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Note 14—Operating Segments We manage our operations through three operating segments: (i) Transportation, (ii) Facilities and (iii) Supply and Logistics. The following table reflects certain financial data for each segment for the periods indicated (in millions):
|  | Transportation |  | Facilities |  | Supply & Logistics |  | Total |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External Customers |  | $ | 147 |  | $ | 126 |  | $ | 8,586 |  | $ | 8,859 |
Intersegment (1) |  | 143 |  | 38 |  | — |  | 181 |
Total revenues of reportable segments |  | $ | 290 |  | $ | 164 |  | $ | 8,586 |  | $ | 9,040 |
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 4 |
Segment profit (2) (3) |  | $ | 128 |  | $ | 86 |  | $ | 151 |  | $ | 365 |
Maintenance capital |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 27 |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External Customers |  | $ | 139 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | 5,901 |  | $ | 6,124 |
Intersegment (1) |  | 120 |  | 37 |  | — |  | 157 |
Total revenues of reportable segments |  | $ | 259 |  | $ | 121 |  | $ | 5,901 |  | $ | 6,281 |
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1 |
Segment profit (2) (3) |  | $ | 130 |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 57 |  | $ | 257 |
Maintenance capital |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 22 |
|  | Transportation |  | Facilities |  | Supply & Logistics |  | Total |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External Customers |  | $ | 288 |  | $ | 244 |  | $ | 16,021 |  | $ | 16,553 |
Intersegment (1) |  | 276 |  | 81 |  | 1 |  | 358 |
Total revenues of reportable segments |  | $ | 564 |  | $ | 325 |  | $ | 16,022 |  | $ | 16,911 |
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5 |
Segment profit (2) (3) |  | $ | 265 |  | $ | 164 |  | $ | 285 |  | $ | 714 |
Maintenance capital |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 52 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External Customers |  | $ | 277 |  | $ | 158 |  | $ | 11,813 |  | $ | 12,248 |
Intersegment (1) |  | 232 |  | 77 |  | 1 |  | 310 |
Total revenues of reportable segments |  | $ | 509 |  | $ | 235 |  | $ | 11,814 |  | $ | 12,558 |
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 2 |
Segment profit (2) (3) |  | $ | 257 |  | $ | 129 |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 536 |
Maintenance capital |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 33 |
(1) Segment revenues and purchases and related costs include intersegment amounts. Intersegment sales are conducted at posted tariff rates, rates similar to those charged to third parties or rates that we believe approximate market rates. For further discussion, see “Analysis of Operating Segments” under Item 7 of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. (2) Supply and logistics segment profit includes interest expense (related to hedged inventory purchases) of $7 million and $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $12 million and $8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. (3) The following table reconciles segment profit to net income attributable to Plains (in millions):
|  | For the Three Months |  | For the Six Months |
|  | Ended June 30, |  | Ended June 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Segment profit |  | $ | 365 |  | $ | 257 |  | $ | 714 |  | $ | 536 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | (63 | ) | (64 | ) | (126 | ) | (131 | )
Interest expense |  | (62 | ) | (62 | ) | (128 | ) | (120 | )
Other income/(expense), net |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | (20 | ) | (1 | )
Income tax expense |  | (9 | ) | — |  | (22 | ) | — |
Net income |  | 233 |  | 133 |  | 418 |  | 284 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | (8 | ) | (2 | ) | (10 | ) | (2 | )
Net income attributable to Plains |  | $ | 225 |  | $ | 131 |  | $ | 408 |  | $ | 282 |

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