v3.5.0.2

Segment Disclosures, Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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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
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Affiliate | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 615 |  | $ 497 |  | $ 273 |
Third-party | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 497 |  | 103 |  | 40 |
Total revenues |  | $ 292 | $ 282 | $ 275 | $ 263 | $ 190 | $ 150 | $ 133 | $ 127 | 1,112 | [1] | 600 | [1] | 313 | [1]
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 468 |  | 220 |  | 74 |
Interest and financing costs, net | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (150) |  | (109) |  | (39) |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  | 1 |  | 0 |
Identifiable Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 4,909 |  |  |  | 4,819 |  |  |  | 4,909 |  | 4,819 |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 271 |  | 73 |  | 18 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 296 |  | 250 |  | 86 |
Gathering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89 |  | 105 |  | 88 |
Third-party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250 |  | 30 |  | 2 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 339 |  | 135 |  | 90 |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142 |  | 47 |  | 34 |
Identifiable Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 1,850 |  |  |  | 1,694 |  |  |  | 1,850 |  | 1,694 |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 213 |  | 156 |  | 52 |
Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96 |  | 7 |  | 0 |
Third-party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 182 |  | 16 |  | 0 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 278 |  | 23 |  | 0 |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105 |  | 6 |  | 0 |
Identifiable Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 1,619 |  |  |  | 1,612 |  |  |  | 1,619 |  | 1,612 |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  | 4 |  | 0 |
Terminalling and Transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Affiliate | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 430 |  | 385 |  | 185 |
Third-party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 |  | 57 |  | 38 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 495 |  | 442 |  | 223 |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 221 |  | 167 |  | 40 |
Identifiable Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | 1,419 |  |  |  | 1,406 |  |  |  | 1,419 |  | 1,406 |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 |  | 90 |  | 34 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unallocated general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (54) |  | (39) |  | $ (17) |
Identifiable Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  | $ 21 |  |  |  | $ 107 |  |  |  | $ 21 |  | $ 107 |  |  |
[1] | All periods include the historical results of the Predecessors. See Notes 1 and 2 for further discussion.
[2] | Our Predecessors did not record revenue for transactions with Tesoro in the Terminalling and Transportation segment for assets acquired in the Acquisitions from Tesoro prior to the effective date of each acquisition, except for the RCA tariffs charged to Tesoro on the refined products pipeline included in the acquisition of the West Coast Logistics Assets.

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