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Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation | 3 Months Ended
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Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation |
Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation | Note 1—Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation Organization Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership formed in 1998. Our operations are conducted directly and indirectly through our primary operating subsidiaries. As used in this Form 10-Q and unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Partnership,” “Plains,” “PAA,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “ours” and similar terms refer to Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and its subsidiaries. We own and operate midstream energy infrastructure and provide logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”), natural gas and refined products. We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. Our business activities are conducted through three operating segments: Transportation, Facilities and Supply and Logistics. See Note 11 for further discussion of our operating segments. Our 2% general partner interest is held by PAA GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, whose sole member is Plains AAP, L.P. (“AAP”), a Delaware limited partnership. In addition to its ownership of PAA GP LLC, AAP also owns all of our incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”). Plains All American GP LLC (“GP LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company, is AAP’s general partner. Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (“PAGP”) is the sole member of GP LLC, and at March 31, 2015, owned an approximate 37% limited partner interest in AAP. GP LLC manages our operations and activities and employs our domestic officers and personnel. Our Canadian officers and personnel are employed by our subsidiary, Plains Midstream Canada ULC (“PMC”). References to our “general partner,” as the context requires, include any or all of PAA GP LLC, AAP and GP LLC. Definitions Additional defined terms are used in this Form 10-Q and shall have the meanings indicated below:
AOCI |  | = |  | Accumulated other comprehensive income / (loss)
Bcf |  | = |  | Billion cubic feet
Btu |  | = |  | British thermal unit
CAD |  | = |  | Canadian dollar
DERs |  | = |  | Distribution equivalent rights
EPA |  | = |  | United States Environmental Protection Agency
FASB |  | = |  | Financial Accounting Standards Board
GAAP |  | = |  | Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
ICE |  | = |  | Intercontinental Exchange
LIBOR |  | = |  | London Interbank Offered Rate
LTIP |  | = |  | Long-term incentive plan
Mcf |  | = |  | Thousand cubic feet
MLP |  | = |  | Master limited partnership
NGL |  | = |  | Natural gas liquids, including ethane, propane and butane
NYMEX |  | = |  | New York Mercantile Exchange
Oxy |  | = |  | Occidental Petroleum Corporation or its subsidiaries
PLA |  | = |  | Pipeline loss allowance
USD |  | = |  | United States dollar
WTI |  | = |  | West Texas Intermediate
Basis of Consolidation and Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PAA and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities that it controls. Investments in entities over which we have significant influence but not control are accounted for by the equity method. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for interim reporting as set forth by the SEC. All adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that in the opinion of management were necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been reflected. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, and certain reclassifications have been made to information from previous years to conform to the current presentation. These reclassifications do not affect net income attributable to PAA. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 should not be taken as indicative of results to be expected for the entire year. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the financial statements issuance date and have been included in the following footnotes where applicable.

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