UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2006


ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware 1-14323 76-0568219
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


  2727 North Loop West, Houston, Texas 77008
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)  

(713) 880-6500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)



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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

On March 8, 2006, Robert G. Phillips, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Products GP, LLC, the general partner of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (or “Enterprise Products Partners”), gave a presentation at the 2006 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference in New York City. Mr. Phillips’ presentation addressed Enterprise Products Partners’ growth strategies, capital spending program and recent financial results. A copy of the presentation (the “Investor Presentation”) is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, interested parties will be able to view the Investor Presentation by visiting Enterprise Products Partners’ website, www.epplp.com. The Investor Presentation will be archived on Enterprise Products Partners’ website for 90 days.

 

Enterprise Products Partners is a North American midstream energy company that provides a wide range of services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (“NGLs”), and crude oil, and an industry leader in the development of pipeline and other midstream infrastructure in the continental United States and deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Enterprise Products Partners conducts substantially all of its business through a wholly owned subsidiary, Enterprise Products Operating L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”).

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “our,” “EPD,” “Enterprise” or the “Company” within the Investor Presentation shall mean Enterprise Products Partners and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to “EPE” refer to Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries, which includes Enterprise Products Partners.

 

References to “GTM” mean Enterprise GTM Holdings L.P., the successor to GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. Also, “GTM merger” refers to the merger of GulfTerra with a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners on September 30, 2004 and the various transactions related thereto.

 

USE OF INDUSTRY TERMS AND OTHER ABBREVIATIONS IN PRESENTATION

 

As used within the Investor Presentation, the following industry terms and other abbreviations have the following meanings:

 

 

Bcf

Billion cubic feet

 

 

Bcf/d

Billion cubic feet per day

 

 

EBITDA

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

 

GOM

Gulf of Mexico

 

 

GP

General partner

 

 

LP

Limited partner

 

 

MAPL

Mid-America Pipeline System, an NGL pipeline system wholly-owned by

 

the Company

 

 

MBPD

Thousand barrels per day

 

 

MLP

Master Limited Partnership

 

 

MMBbls

Million barrels

 

 

MMBOE

Million barrels of oil equivalent

 

 

MMcf/d

Million cubic feet per day

 

 

MTBV

Mont Belvieu, Texas

 

 

Tcf

Trillion cubic feet

 

 

 

 

 

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USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

The Investor Presentation includes references to the non-generally accepted accounting principle (“non-GAAP”) financial measures of gross operating margin, distributable cash flow and EBITDA. To the extent appropriate, this Current Report on Form 8-K provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable historical financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures such as net income, operating income, cash flow from operating activities or any other GAAP measure of liquidity or financial performance.

 

Gross Operating Margin

 

Quarterly and annual gross operating margin amounts (Slide 8). We evaluate segment performance based on the non-GAAP financial measure of gross operating margin. Gross operating margin (either in total or by individual segment) is an important performance measure of the core profitability of our operations. This measure forms the basis of our internal financial reporting and is used by senior management in deciding how to allocate capital resources among business segments. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that our management uses in evaluating segment results. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to total segment gross operating margin is operating income.

 

We define total segment gross operating margin as operating income before: (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) operating lease expenses for which we do not have the payment obligation; (iii) gains and losses on the sale of assets; and (iv) general and administrative expenses. Gross operating margin is exclusive of other income and expense transactions, provision for income taxes, minority interest, cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles and extraordinary charges. Gross operating margin by segment is calculated by subtracting segment operating costs and expenses (net of the adjustments noted above) from segment revenues, with both segment totals before the elimination of intercompany transactions. In accordance with GAAP, intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Our non-GAAP financial measure of total segment gross operating margin should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP operating income.

 

We include earnings from equity method unconsolidated affiliates in our measurement of segment gross operating margin. Our joint ventures with industry partners are a vital component of our business strategy. They are a means by which we conduct our operations to align our interests with those of our customers, which may be a supplier of raw materials to the joint venture or a consumer of products made by the joint venture. This method of operation enables us to achieve favorable economies of scale relative to the level of investment and business risk we assume versus what we could accomplish on a stand-alone basis. Many of these businesses perform supporting or complementary roles to our other business operations. As circumstances dictate, we may increase our ownership interests in such investments, which could result in their subsequent consolidation into our operations.

 

Reconciliations of our non-GAAP quarterly and annual gross operating margin amounts (as shown in the Investor Presentation) to their respective GAAP operating income amounts are presented as Schedule A to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Gross operating margin potential of major growth projects (Slide 22). The Investor Presentation includes forecasts of annual gross operating margin amounts from groups of selected growth capital projects (as defined in the presentation). When used in the context of capital projects, gross operating margin amounts provide us with an indication of the profitability of a project. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that our management uses in evaluating projects.

 

For those assets that we consolidate, we define project gross operating margin as project operating income before depreciation and amortization expense and any allocation of indirect costs and expenses. Project gross operating margin is exclusive of other income and expense transactions, provision for income taxes, minority interest, cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles and extraordinary charges. Project gross operating margin is calculated by subtracting direct project operating costs and expenses (net of the adjustments noted above) from project revenues, with both project totals before the elimination of intercompany transactions. For those assets

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in which we own an equity interest through a joint venture arrangement, we define project gross operating margin as our share of the earnings from such investment.

 

Since project gross operating margin is usually specific to a single asset, it should not be considered as an alternative to consolidated GAAP operating income, which includes all of our operations. In addition, since we do not prepare GAAP financial forecasts at the project level, we are not able to provide reconciliations between project-specific gross operating margin amounts and consolidated operating income, which includes all aspects of our operations.

 

Distributable Cash Flow

 

Quarterly and annual distributable cash flow (Slide 8). We define distributable cash flow as net income or loss plus: (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) operating lease expenses for which we do not have the payment obligation; (iii) cash distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates less equity in the earnings of such unconsolidated affiliates; (iv) the subtraction of sustaining capital expenditures; (v) the addition of losses or subtraction of gains relating to the sale of assets; (vi) cash proceeds from the sale of assets or return of investment from unconsolidated affiliates; (vii) gains or losses on monetization of financial instruments recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income less related amortization of such amount to earnings; (viii) transition support payments received from El Paso related to the GTM merger and (ix) the addition of losses or subtraction of gains relating to other miscellaneous non-cash amounts affecting net income for the period. Sustaining capital expenditures are capital expenditures (as defined by GAAP) resulting from improvements to and major renewals of existing assets. Distributable cash flow is a significant liquidity metric used by our senior management to compare basic cash flows generated by us to the cash distributions we expect to pay our partners. Using this metric, our management can compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned cash distributions.

 

Distributable cash flow is also an important non-GAAP financial measure for our limited partners since it serves as an indicator of our success in providing a cash return on investment. Specifically, this financial measure indicates to investors whether or not we are generating cash flows at a level that can sustain or support an increase in our quarterly cash distribution rate. Distributable cash flow is also a quantitative standard used by the investment community with respect to publicly traded partnerships such as ours because the value of a partnership unit is in part measured by its yield (which in turn is based on the amount of cash distributions a partnership pays to a unitholder). The GAAP measure most directly comparable to distributable cash flow is cash flow from operating activities.

 

Reconciliations of our non-GAAP quarterly and annual distributable cash flow amounts (as shown in the presentation) to their respective GAAP cash flow from operating activities amounts are presented as Schedule B to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Distributable cash flow retained since GTM merger (Slide 7). The Investor Presentation includes a reference to the estimated amount of distributable cash flow (since the GTM merger) that we have reinvested for future growth. This estimate was calculated by summing our quarterly distributable cash flow amounts for the five quarter-period since the GTM merger and deducting the cash distributions we paid to partners with respect to such quarterly periods.

 

Schedule C to this Current Report on Form 8-K presents (i) our calculation of the estimated reinvestment amount for the five-quarter period since the GTM merger was completed and (ii) a reconciliation of the underlying quarterly distributable cash flow amounts to their respective GAAP cash flow from operating activities amounts.

 

EBITDA

 

Quarterly and annual EBITDA amounts (Slide 8). We define EBITDA as net income or loss plus interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense. EBITDA is commonly used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and rating agencies, to assess: (i) the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structures or historical cost basis; (ii) the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest cost and support our indebtedness; (iii) our operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in the midstream energy industry, without regard to financing

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and capital structure; and (iv) the viability of projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities. Because EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income or loss and because these measures may vary among other companies, the EBITDA data presented in the Investor Presentation may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to EBITDA is cash flow from operating activities.

 

Reconciliations of our non-GAAP quarterly and annual EBITDA amounts (as shown in the presentation) to their respective GAAP cash flow from operating activities amounts are presented as Schedule D to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 


PRO FORMA CAPITALIZATION

 

Slide 9 of the Investor Presentation presents our pro forma capitalization at December 31, 2005 after the application of approximately $431 million of net proceeds from our March 2006 equity offering, which closed on March 8, 2006. The pro forma capitalization column reflects (i) a $431 million decrease in long-term debt resulting from the assumed application of all net proceeds to temporarily reduce amounts outstanding under our multi-year revolving credit facility and (ii) a $431 million increase in partners’ equity from the sale of 18,400,000 common units, including a net cash contribution of $8.6 million from our general partner to maintain its proportionate 2% ownership interest.

 

Slide 9 also references our Leverage Ratio, which is a financial measure calculated in accordance with the provisions of our multi-year revolving credit facility. Schedule E presents our calculation of historical and pro forma Leverage Ratio amounts at December 31, 2005 along with a reconciliation of historical Leverage Ratio Cash Flow (a non-GAAP financial measure used to determine the Leverage Ratio) to its closest GAAP counterpart, which is cash flow from operating activities.

 


USE OF CAPITAL PROJECT FINANCIAL FORECAST DATA

 

Slide 22 of the Investor Presentation includes forecasts of annual gross operating margin amounts from groups of selected growth capital projects. Such forecasts are based upon key assumptions that we and our general partner, Enterprise Products GP, LLC, believe are reasonable; however, neither we nor our general partner can give you any assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. You should not put undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Our forecasts of annual gross operating margins from such projects are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected.

 

The key assumptions underlying our forecasts of gross operating margin from such projects are: (i) throughput and processing volumes from producers and other customers will materialize in the amounts and during the periods we estimate; (ii) construction and operation of the underlying assets will not be significantly hampered by weather delays or other natural and economic forces; (iii) costs to construct and operate the underlying assets will be within expected ranges of tolerance; and (iv) project revenues will be realized on a timely basis.

 

We do not intend and have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement such as our forecast of annual gross operating margins from such projects, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

 

Not applicable.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

Not applicable.

 

(c) Shell Company Transactions.

 

Not applicable.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

Exhibit

99.1

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. investor presentation – Master Limited Partnership Conference, March 8, 2006.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

By:

Enterprise Products GP, LLC, as general partner

 

 

 

Date: March 8, 2006

By: ___/s/ Michael A. Creel________________

 

Michael A. Creel

 

 

Executive Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

of Enterprise Products GP, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule A

 

 

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

For the Three Months

 

For the Twelve Months

Gross Operating Margin by Segment (Dollars in 000s, Unaudited)

Ended December 31,

 

Ended December 31,

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

Gross operating margin by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGL Pipelines & Services

$   152,314

 

$   142,466

 

$   579,706

 

$   374,196

 

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

95,302

 

72,049

 

353,076

 

90,977

 

Offshore Pipelines & Services

15,325

 

33,901

 

77,505

 

36,478

 

Petrochemical Services

40,501

 

30,784

 

126,060

 

121,515

Other, non-segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,025

Total segment gross operating margin

303,442

 

279,200

 

1,136,347

 

655,191

Adjustments to reconcile Non-GAAP "Gross Operating Margin"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to GAAP "Operating Income"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deduct depreciation and amortization in operating costs and expenses

(109,400)

 

(99,060)

 

(413,441)

 

(193,734)

 

Deduct operating lease expense paid by EPCO

(528)

 

(885)

 

(2,112)

 

(7,705)

 

Deduct/Add gains (losses) on sales of assets

(254)

 

16,059

 

4,488

 

15,901

 

Deduct general and administrative expenses

(15,611)

 

(20,030)

 

(62,266)

 

(46,659)

Operating Income

$   177,649

 

$   175,284

 

$   663,016

 

$   422,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule B

 

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Twelve Months

Distributable Cash Flow (Dollars in 000s, Unaudited)

 

Ended December 31,

 

Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP "Distributable Cash Flow" to GAAP "Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income" and GAAP "Cash Flow from Operating Activities"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$ 108,424

 

$ 115,354

 

$ 419,508

 

$ 268,261

 

Adjustments to derive Distributable Cash Flow:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(add or subtract as indicated by sign of number):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization in interest expense

 

268

 

635

 

152

 

3,503

 

 

Depreciation and amortization in costs and expenses

 

111,560

 

100,408

 

420,625

 

195,384

 

 

Operating lease expense paid by EPCO, Inc.

 

528

 

885

 

2,112

 

7,705

 

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

2,767

 

3,315

 

8,594

 

9,608

 

 

Monetization of forward-starting interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,405

 

 

Amortization of net gain from forward-starting interest rate swaps

(915)

 

(857)

 

(3,602)

 

(857)

 

 

Provision for non-cash asset impairment charge

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

4,114

 

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

excluding minority interest portion

 

4,208

 

 

 

4,208

 

(8,443)

 

 

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

15

 

(10,563)

 

(14,548)

 

(52,787)

 

 

Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates

 

8,670

 

13,447

 

56,058

 

68,027

 

 

Loss (gain) on sale of assets

 

254

 

(16,059)

 

(4,488)

 

(15,901)

 

 

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

1,526

 

6,772

 

44,746

 

6,882

 

 

Sustaining capital expenditures

 

(29,380)

 

(21,314)

 

(92,158)

 

(37,315)

 

 

Changes in fair market value of financial instruments

 

 

 

(77)

 

122

 

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Return of investment from Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

related to refinancing of its project debt

 

 

 

 

 

47,500

 

 

 

 

GulfTerra distributable cash flow for third quarter of 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,402

 

 

El Paso transition support payments

 

3,750

 

4,500

 

17,250

 

4,500

Distributable Cash Flow

 

211,675

 

196,544

 

906,079

 

540,493

 

Adjustments to Distributable Cash Flow to derive Cash Flow from Operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities (add or subtract as indicated by sign of number):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest portion of cumulative effect of change in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accounting principle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,338)

 

 

Monetization of forward-starting interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,405)

 

 

Amortization of net gain from forward-starting interest rate swaps

 

915

 

857

 

3,602

 

857

 

 

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

(1,526)

 

(6,772)

 

(44,746)

 

(6,882)

 

 

Sustaining capital expenditures

 

29,380

 

21,314

 

92,158

 

37,315

 

 

Return of investment from Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

related to refinancing of its project debt

 

 

 

 

 

(47,500)

 

 

 

 

GulfTerra distributable cash flow for third quarter of 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(68,402)

 

 

El Paso transition support payments

 

(3,750)

 

(4,500)

 

(17,250)

 

(4,500)

 

 

Minority interest in total

 

2,574

 

1,281

 

5,760

 

8,128

 

 

Net effect of changes in operating accounts

 

47,807

 

146,801

 

(266,395)

 

(93,725)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

$ 287,075

 

$ 355,525

 

$ 631,708

 

$ 391,541

 

 

 

 

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Schedule C

 

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Fiscal Quarters since GTM Merger *

Distributable Cash Flow (Dollars in 000s, Unaudited)

4Q04

1Q05

2Q05

3Q05

4Q05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP "Distributable Cash Flow" to GAAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Cash Flow from Operating Activities"

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

$ 355,525

$ 164,246

$ (46,409)

$ 226,796

$ 287,075

Adjustments to reconcile Distributable Cash Flow to Cash Flow from

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities (add or subtract as indicated by sign of number):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustaining capital expenditures

(21,314)

(15,550)

(21,293)

(25,935)

(29,380)

 

 

Proceeds from sale of assets

6,772

42,158

109

953

1,526

 

 

Amortization of net gain from forward-starting interest rate swaps

(857)

(886)

(896)

(905)

(915)

 

 

Minority interest in earnings not included in calculation of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributable Cash Flow

(1,281)

(1,945)

(380)

(861)

(2,574)

 

 

Net effect of changes in operating accounts not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

included in calculation of distributable cash flow

(146,801)

58,920

237,353

17,929

(47,807)

 

 

Return of investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

47,500

 

 

 

 

El Paso transition support payments

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

3,750

Distributable cash flow

196,544

251,443

220,484

222,477

211,675

Less amounts paid to partners with respect to such period

(162,687)

(176,066)

(181,624)

(187,107)

(193,160)

Estimate of reinvested distributable cash flow **

$ 33,857

$ 75,377

$ 38,860

$ 35,370

$ 18,515

 

*

The GTM Merger was completed on September 30, 2004.

** The total reinvested distributable cash flow for the five quarters presented is approximately $202 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule D

 

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Twelve Months

EBITDA (Dollars in 000s, Unaudited)

 

Ended December 31,

 

Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP "EBITDA" to GAAP "Net Income" and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP "Cash Flow from Operating Activities”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$ 108,424

 

$ 115,354

 

$ 419,508

 

$ 268,261

 

Additions to net income to derive EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (including related amortization)

 

59,852

 

58,784

 

230,549

 

155,740

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

4,404

 

1,055

 

8,362

 

3,761

 

 

Depreciation and amortization in costs and expenses

 

111,560

 

100,408

 

420,625

 

195,384

EBITDA

 

284,240

 

275,601

 

1,079,044

 

623,146

 

Adjustments to EBITDA to derive Cash Flow from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(add or subtract as indicated by sign of number):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(59,852)

 

(58,784)

 

(230,549)

 

(155,740)

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

(4,404)

 

(1,055)

 

(8,362)

 

(3,761)

 

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

4,208

 

 

 

4,208

 

(10,781)

 

 

Equity in loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates

 

15

 

(10,563)

 

(14,548)

 

(52,787)

 

 

Amortization in interest expense

 

268

 

635

 

152

 

3,503

 

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

2,767

 

3,315

 

8,594

 

9,608

 

 

Provision for non-cash asset impairment charge

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

4,114

 

 

Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates

 

8,670

 

13,447

 

56,058

 

68,027

 

 

Operating lease expense paid by EPCO

 

528

 

885

 

2,112

 

7,705

 

 

Other expenses paid by EPCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

2,574

 

1,281

 

5,760

 

8,128

 

 

Loss (gain) on sale of assets

 

254

 

(16,059)

 

(4,488)

 

(15,901)

 

 

Changes in fair market value of financial instruments

 

 

(77)

 

122

 

5

 

 

Net effect of changes in operating accounts

 

47,807

 

146,801

 

(266,395)

 

(93,725)

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

 

$ 287,075

 

$ 355,525

 

$ 631,708

 

$ 391,541





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