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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Organization and Basis of Presentation |
Schedule of Revision of Prior Period Limited Partner and General Partner Income Allocation |
We have presented these changes retrospectively in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, which resulted in the following changes (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2011 |  | June 30, 2011 |
|  | As Previously Reported |  | As Revised |  | As Previously Reported |  | As Revised |
Net Income Attributable to Plains: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Partners |  | $ | 171 |  | $ | 170 |  | $ | 305 |  | $ | 299 |
General Partner |  | 54 |  | 55 |  | 103 |  | 109 |
|  | $ | 225 |  | $ | 225 |  | $ | 408 |  | $ | 408 |

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