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ACQUISITIONS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the final purchase price allocation:
| Purchase Price Allocation
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Accounts receivable | $ | 4,747 |
Other current assets | 2,359 |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 376,690 |
Intangible assets (a) | 700,000 |
Goodwill (b) | 398,024 |
Other long-term assets, net | 2,199 |
Current liabilities | (22,300 | )
Purchase price allocation, net of cash acquired | $ | 1,461,719 |
(a) | Intangible assets, which consist of customer contracts and relationships, are amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years.
(b) | The goodwill acquired represents the expected benefit from entering new geographic areas and the anticipated opportunities to generate future cash flows from the assets acquired and potential future projects.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The unaudited pro forma information for the three months ended March 31, 2017 presented below combines the historical financial information for Navigator and the Partnership for that period. The information assumes we completed the Navigator Acquisition on January 1, 2017 and the following:
• | we issued approximately 14.4 million common units;
• | we received a contribution from our general partner of $13.6 million to maintain its 2% interest;
• | we issued 15.4 million Series B Preferred Units;
• | we issued $550.0 million of 5.625% senior notes;
• | additional depreciation and amortization that would have been incurred assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets reflected in the purchase price allocation above; and
• | we satisfied Navigator’s outstanding obligations under its revolving credit agreement.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
Revenues | $ | 497,384 |
Net income | $ | 42,448 |
Basic net income per common unit | $ | 0.19 |

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