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Equity (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of partners' capital
CHANGE IN THE CARRYING AMOUNT OF OUR EQUITY (in millions)

 
 
 
Partnership
 
Total
 
Equity of Predecessors (a)
 
Common
 
General Partner
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
$

 
$
1,608

 
$
(66
)
 
$
1,542

Sponsor contributions of assets to the Predecessors
1,781

 

 

 
1,781

Earnings attributable to the Predecessors
15

 

 

 
15

Net earnings attributable to partners

 
180

 
119

 
299

Proceeds from issuance of units, net of issuance costs

 
281

 
6

 
287

Distributions to unitholders and general partner (b)
(33
)
 
(300
)
 
(127
)
 
(460
)
Contributions (c)

 
39

 
2

 
41

Equity offering under ATM Program, net of issuance costs

 
3

 

 
3

Other
5

 
1

 
5

 
11

Balance at September 30, 2017
$
1,768

 
$
1,812

 
$
(61
)
 
$
3,519



(a)
Adjusted to include the historical results of the Predecessors. See Note 1 for further discussion.
(b)
Represents cash distributions declared and paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, relating to the fourth quarter of 2016 through the second quarter of 2017.
(c)
Includes Andeavor and TLGP contributions to the Partnership primarily related to reimbursements for capital spending pursuant predominantly to the Amended Omnibus Agreement and the Carson Assets Indemnity Agreement.

Schedule of quarterly distributions
QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS

Quarter Ended
Quarterly Distribution Per Unit
 
Total Cash Distribution including general partner IDRs (in millions)
 
Date of Distribution
 
Unitholders Record Date
December 31, 2016
$
0.9100

 
$
140

 
February 14, 2017
 
February 3, 2017
March 31, 2017 (a)
0.9400

 
140

 
May 15, 2017
 
May 5, 2017
June 30, 2017 (a)
0.9710

 
147

 
August 14, 2017
 
August 4, 2017
September 30, 2017 (a)(b)
0.9852

 
201

 
November 14, 2017
 
November 3, 2017

(a)
This distribution is net of $12.5 million waived by TLGP on either IDRs or common units for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017, and March 31, 2017.
(b)
This distribution was declared on October 18, 2017 and will be paid on the date of distribution.

On July 25, 2017, WNRL declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.4675 per unit, which was paid on August 18, 2017. The distribution resulted in cash payments of $33 million.
Schedule of Incentive Distributions Made to Managing Members or General Partners by Distribution [Table Text Block]
RECONCILIATION OF GENERAL AND LIMITED PARTNER EARNINGS TO AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED IN EQUITY (in millions)

 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Total general partner’s earnings
$
94

 
$
89

Impact of general partner units and IDRs (a)
40

 

Net earnings attributed to general partner equity
$
134

 
$
89

 
 
 
 
Total limited partners’ earnings on common units
$
220

 
$
153

Impact of general partner units and IDRs (a)
(40
)
 

Net earnings attributed to limited partners’ equity
$
180

 
$
153


(a)
Total general partner earnings and limited partner earnings on common units for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 differ from the amounts recognized in equity as of September 30, 2017. The table above reconciles general and limited earnings calculated using the ownership structure in place after the WNRL Merger and IDR/GP Transaction to amounts recorded to equity as of September 30, 2017 by showing the earnings that were allocated to the general partner’s capital account based on the ownership structure in place for three months ended September 30, 2017.