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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The table below presents the final purchase price allocation (in millions):
| December 31, 2015
Cash | $ | 32 |
Accounts receivable | 120 |
Prepayments and other | 3 |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,695 |
Intangibles | 1,008 |
Goodwill | 121 |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | 59 |
Other noncurrent assets | 25 |
Accounts payable | (56 | )
Other current liabilities | (53 | )
Other noncurrent liabilities | (5 | )
Noncontrolling interest | (433 | )
Total purchase price | $ | 2,516 |
Acquisition |
Business Acquisition, Financial Information | The following are the results of the West Coast Logistics Assets operations, prior to the West Coast Logistics Assets respective acquisitions’ dates on July 1, 2014 and September 30, 2014, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The results of the West Coast Logistics Assets, subsequent to each respective acquisition date, have been included in TLLP’s consolidated results.
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In millions)
Revenues | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Total costs and expenses | (10 | ) |  | (15 | )
Net loss | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (7 | )
Rockies Natural Gas Business Acquisition |
Acquisition |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information | The unaudited pro forma financial information below reflects adjustments to exclude $8 million of nonrecurring accelerated amortization of certain QEPFS deferred issuance costs and the $33 million of transaction costs as a result of the Rockies Natural Gas Business Acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2014.
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In millions, except per unit amounts)
Revenues | $ | 936 |  |  | $ | 689 |
Net earnings | 101 |  |  | 55 |
Net earnings attributable to partners | 106 |  |  | 105 |
Net earnings per limited partner unit: |  |  |
Common - basic and diluted | $ | 0.77 |  |  | $ | 1.23 |
Subordinated - basic and diluted | $ | 1.13 |  |  | $ | 1.39 |
Northwest Products System |
Acquisition |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information | The amounts presented below have not been adjusted to include the pro forma results of the Rockies Natural Gas Business Acquisition:
| Year Ended December 31, 2013
| (In millions, except per unit amounts)
Revenues | $ | 335 |
Net earnings | 23 |
Net earnings attributable to partners | 84 |
Net earnings per limited partner unit: |
Common - basic | $ | 1.56 |
Common - diluted | $ | 1.56 |
Subordinated - basic and diluted | $ | 1.46 |
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