Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
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| Revenues | $ 656,596 | $ 638,020 | $ 1,987,230 | $ 1,960,890 |
| Costs and expenses: | ||||
| Operating | 169,387 | 172,115 | 484,341 | 475,256 |
| Cost of product sales | 108,757 | 120,510 | 430,727 | 473,781 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 56,627 | 56,228 | 181,028 | 161,726 |
| General and administrative | 51,156 | 47,389 | 149,534 | 147,235 |
| Total costs and expenses | 385,927 | 396,242 | 1,245,630 | 1,257,998 |
| Other operating income (expense) | (379) | 0 | 1,538 | 0 |
| Earnings of non-controlled entities | 50,189 | 53,795 | 122,229 | 130,843 |
| Operating profit | 320,479 | 295,573 | 865,367 | 833,735 |
| Interest expense | 53,750 | 55,133 | 165,322 | 168,535 |
| Interest capitalized | (5,831) | (3,099) | (14,419) | (13,354) |
| Interest income | (648) | (501) | (2,646) | (1,460) |
| Gain on disposition of assets | (2,532) | (353,797) | (28,966) | (353,797) |
| Other (income) expense | 2,602 | 1,694 | 9,222 | 10,299 |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 273,138 | 596,143 | 736,854 | 1,023,512 |
| Provision for income taxes | 100 | 1,609 | 2,450 | 3,659 |
| Net income | $ 273,038 | $ 594,534 | $ 734,404 | $ 1,019,853 |
| Basic net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per share) | $ 1.19 | $ 2.60 | $ 3.21 | $ 4.47 |
| Diluted net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per share) | $ 1.19 | $ 2.60 | $ 3.21 | $ 4.46 |
| Weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding used for basic net income per unit calculation (in dollars per share) | 228,720 | 228,397 | 228,642 | 228,368 |
| Weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding used for diluted net income per unit calculation (in dollars per share) | 228,754 | 228,449 | 228,667 | 228,412 |
| Service [Member] | ||||
| Revenues | $ 506,432 | $ 488,775 | $ 1,473,629 | $ 1,392,960 |
| Product [Member] | ||||
| Revenues | 144,807 | 144,403 | 497,791 | 552,792 |
| Product and Service, Other [Member] | ||||
| Revenues | $ 5,357 | $ 4,842 | $ 15,810 | $ 15,138 |
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