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Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 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 nine 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 |
October 1, 2013 |  | November 14, 2013 (1) |  | $ | 206 |  | $ | 95 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 305 |  | $ | 0.6000 |
July 8, 2013 |  | August 14, 2013 |  | $ | 201 |  | $ | 91 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 0.5875 |
April 8, 2013 |  | May 15, 2013 |  | $ | 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 November 1, 2013, for the period July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013.
Schedule of impact of changes in the entity's ownership interest in subsidiary on the entity's capital | The following table sets forth the impact upon net income attributable to Plains giving effect to the changes in our ownership interest in PNG, which is recognized in partners’ capital (in millions):
|  | For the Three Months Ended |  | For the Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Net income attributable to Plains |  | $ | 231 |  | $ | 165 |  | $ | 1,052 |  | $ | 774 |
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in capital from sale of PNG units |  | 2 |  | — |  | 8 |  | — |
Change from net income attributable to Plains and net transfers to the noncontrolling interests |  | $ | 233 |  | $ | 165 |  | $ | 1,060 |  | $ | 774 |
Schedule of changes in noncontrolling interests in partners' capital | The following table reflects the changes in the noncontrolling interests in partners’ capital (in millions):
|  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 509 |  | $ | 524 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 22 |  | 23 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | (37 | ) | (36 | )
Equity-indexed compensation expense |  | 3 |  | 3 |
Distribution equivalent right payments |  | — |  | (1 | )
Issuance of PNG common units |  | 32 |  | — |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments |  | 6 |  | (7 | )
Net deferred loss on cash flow hedges |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 534 |  | $ | 505 |

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