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Note 2 - Acquisitions 2014 Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Jul. 01, 2014 | Jun. 23, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250 |  | $ 243 |  | $ 1,100 |
Items included in Consolidated Results |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  | $ 292 | $ 282 | $ 275 | $ 263 | $ 190 | $ 150 | $ 133 | $ 127 | 1,112 | [1] | 600 | [1] | 313 | [1]
Total costs and expenses | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (693) |  | (413) |  | (250) |
Net earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  | $ 66 | $ 71 | $ 68 | $ 70 | $ (13) | $ 28 | $ 27 | $ 37 | 275 | [1] | 79 | [1] | 24 | [1]
Allocation of net assets acquired by the unitholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, date of acquisition agreement |  |  |  | Jun. 23, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  | $ 270 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Items included in Consolidated Results |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  | 8 |  |  |
Total costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |  | (15) |  |  |
Net earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  | (7) |  |  |
Phase One | West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  | $ 241 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective date of acquisition |  |  | Jul. 01, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  | $ 214 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity consideration, fair value |  |  | $ 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Phase Two | West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective date of acquisition |  | Sep. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | $ 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Items included in Consolidated Results |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net assets acquired by the unitholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37 |  | 28 |  | 655 |
Common | Phase One | West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity consideration, number of units (units) |  |  | 370,843 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Items included in Consolidated Results |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net assets acquired by the unitholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | 43 |
General Partner | Phase One | West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity consideration, number of units (units) |  |  | 8,856 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity of Predecessors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Items included in Consolidated Results |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of net assets acquired by the unitholders | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (39) |  | $ (29) |  | $ (698) |
[1] | All periods include the historical results of the Predecessors. See Notes 1 and 2 for further discussion.
[2] | Adjusted to include the historical results of the Predecessors. See Notes 1 and 2 for further discussion.

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