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Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Total cash distributions paid or to be paid | The following table details the distributions paid during or pertaining to the first three months of 2013, net of reductions to the general partner’s incentive distributions (in millions, except per unit amounts):
|  |  |  | Distributions Paid |  | Distributions |
|  |  |  | Common |  | General Partner |  |  |  | per limited |
Date Declared |  | Date Paid or To Be Paid |  | Units |  | Incentive |  | 2% |  | Total |  | partner unit |
April 8, 2013 |  | May 15, 2013 (1) |  | $ | 195 |  | $ | 86 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 285 |  | $ | 0.5750 |
January 7, 2013 |  | February 14, 2013 |  | $ | 189 |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 274 |  | $ | 0.5625 |
(1) Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 3, 2013, for the period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013.
Schedule of changes in noncontrolling interests in partners' capital | The following table reflects the changes in the noncontrolling interests in partners’ capital (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 509 |  | $ | 524 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 8 |  | 7 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | (12 | ) | (12 | )
Equity compensation expense |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Other |  | 1 |  | — |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments |  | 2 |  | (6 | )
Net deferred gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges |  | (5 | ) | 2 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 504 |  | $ | 516 |

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