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The percentage of the cash available for distribution on all trust units for any quarter in excess of the target distribution that is paid for the incentive distributions.

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The proceeds received from the sale of royalty trust units.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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Portion of equity (net assets) in a variable interest entity (VIE) not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the parent entity. That is, this is the portion of equity in a VIE that is attributable to the noncontrolling interest (previously referred to as minority interest).

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Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity
Proceeds from sale of royalty trust units	$ 0	$ 22,119,000
Royalty Trusts
Variable Interest Entity
Percentage of royalty interest conveyed to company at trust termination	50.00%
Percentage of royalty interest sold at trust termination	50.00%
Percentage of subordinated units to total units	25.00%
Percentage of cash available in excess of target distribution paid for incentive distribution	50.00%
Outstanding balance under loan commitment	$ 0		$ 0
Noncontrolling interest	$ 850,200,000		$ 1,300,000,000
Proceeds from sale of royalty trust units		$ 22,100,000
Grey Ranch Plant, L.P
Variable Interest Entity
Beneficial interest owned by Company					50.00%
Company purchase of noncontrolling interest, percentage				50.00%
Grey Ranch Plant Genpar, LLC ("Genpar")
Variable Interest Entity
Beneficial interest owned by Company					50.00%
Company purchase of noncontrolling interest, percentage				50.00%
Percentage ownership of another VIE					1.00%