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Acquisition and Divestitures Acquisition and Divestitures (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | PRELIMINARY ACQUISITION DATE PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION (in millions)
Inventory | $ | 2 |
Property, plant and equipment | 571 |
Intangibles (a) | 122 |
Goodwill (b) | 10 |
Total purchase price | $ | 705 |
(a) | The intangibles consist of customer contracts with a weighted average amortization period of 10.6 years. Amortization of intangible assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 was $3 million and $7 million, respectively.
(b) | We evaluated several factors that contributed to the amount of goodwill presented above. These factors include the geographic proximity of the acquired assets to existing assets owned by the Partnership along with the improved overall basin logistics efficiencies we can leverage.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. May include but not limited to the following: (a) acquired receivables; (b) contingencies recognized at the acquisition date; and (c) the fair value of noncontrolling interests in the acquiree. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73530397&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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