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Acquisitions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Acquisitions |
Business acquisition preliminary fair value determination - BP Acquisition |
The preliminary determination of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired is as follows (in millions):
|  |  |  | Average |
|  |  |  | Depreciable |
Description |  | Amount |  | Life (in years) |
Working capital |  | $ | 253 |  | N/A |
Property and equipment |  | 1,067 |  | 5 - 70 |
Linefill |  | 84 |  | N/A |
Long-term inventory |  | 166 |  | N/A |
Intangible assets (contract) |  | 132 |  | 13 |
Goodwill |  | 233 |  | N/A |
Deferred tax liability |  | (233 | ) | N/A |
Environmental liability |  | (14 | ) | N/A |
Other long-term liabilities |  | (5 | ) | N/A |
Total |  | $ | 1,683 |  |  |
Schedule of amortization of the contract under the declining balance method for the five full or partial calendar years |
2012 (1) |  | $ | 39 |
2013 |  | $ | 30 |
2014 |  | $ | 10 |
2015 |  | $ | 8 |
2016 |  | $ | 7 |
2017 |  | $ | 6 |
(1) Estimated amortization is for the period from April 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
Schedule of preliminary allocation of total assets acquired by reportable segment - BP Acquisition |
The following table reflects the preliminary determination of total assets and total net assets by segment as a result of the BP NGL Acquisition (in millions):
|  | Total Assets |  | Total Net Assets |
Transportation |  | $ | 555 |  | $ | 398 |
Facilities |  | 1,061 |  | 787 |
Supply and Logistics |  | 845 |  | 498 |
Total |  | $ | 2,461 |  | $ | 1,683 |
Summary of unaudited pro forma results of operations |
Selected unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, assuming the BP NGL Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2011, are presented below (in millions, except per unit amounts):
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 9,354 |  | $ | 9,185 |  | $ | 29,182 |  | $ | 27,726 |
Net income attributable to Plains |  | $ | 165 |  | $ | 333 |  | $ | 772 |  | $ | 836 |
Limited partner interest in net income attributable to Plains |  | $ | 89 |  | $ | 276 |  | $ | 556 |  | $ | 675 |
Net income per limited partner unit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.27 |  | $ | 0.89 |  | $ | 1.70 |  | $ | 2.21 |
Diluted |  | $ | 0.27 |  | $ | 0.88 |  | $ | 1.69 |  | $ | 2.20 |

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