ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. - Quarter Report: 2018 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

OR

  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___  to  ___.

Commission file number:  1-14323

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes    No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes    No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes    No 

There were 2,175,951,128 common units of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. outstanding at the close of business on July 31, 2018.  Our common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “EPD.”

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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions)

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

 (Dollars in millions, except per unit amounts)

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in millions)

  

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in millions)

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED EQUITY

(See Note 8 for Unit History, Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income (Loss) and Noncontrolling Interests)

(Dollars in millions)

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

With the exception of per unit amounts, or as noted within the context of each disclosure,

the dollar amounts presented in the tabular data within these disclosures are

stated in millions of dollars.

KEY REFERENCES USED IN THESE

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Enterprise” or “Enterprise Products Partners” are intended to mean the business and operations of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  References to “EPO” mean Enterprise Products Operating LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise, and its consolidated subsidiaries, through which Enterprise Products Partners L.P. conducts its business.  Enterprise is managed by its general partner, Enterprise Products Holdings LLC (“Enterprise GP”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dan Duncan LLC, a privately held Texas limited liability company.

The membership interests of Dan Duncan LLC are owned by a voting trust, the current trustees (“DD LLC Trustees”) of which are: (i) Randa Duncan Williams, who is also a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Enterprise GP; (ii) Richard H. Bachmann, who is also a director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Enterprise GP; and (iii) Dr. Ralph S. Cunningham.  Ms. Duncan Williams and Mr. Bachmann also currently serve as managers of Dan Duncan LLC along with W. Randall Fowler, who is also a director and President of Enterprise GP.

References to “EPCO” mean Enterprise Products Company, a privately held Texas corporation, and its privately held affiliates.  A majority of the outstanding voting capital stock of EPCO is owned by a voting trust, the current trustees (“EPCO Trustees”) of which are:  (i) Ms. Duncan Williams, who serves as Chairman of EPCO; (ii) Dr. Cunningham, who serves as Vice Chairman of EPCO; and (iii) Mr. Bachmann, who serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of EPCO.  Ms. Duncan Williams and Mr. Bachmann also currently serve as directors of EPCO along with Mr. Fowler, who is also the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of EPCO. EPCO, together with its privately held affiliates, owned approximately 32% of our limited partner interests at June 30, 2018.

  

References to “TEPPCO” mean TEPPCO Partners, L.P. prior to its merger with one of our wholly owned subsidiaries in October 2009.

 

 

Note 1.  Partnership Organization and Basis of Presentation

We are a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership, the common units of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “EPD.”  We were formed in April 1998 to own and operate certain natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) related businesses of EPCO and are a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, petrochemicals and refined products. 

We conduct substantially all of our business through EPO and are owned 100% by our limited partners from an economic perspective.  Enterprise GP manages our partnership and owns a non-economic general partner interest in us.  We, Enterprise GP, EPCO and Dan Duncan LLC are affiliates under the collective common control of the DD LLC Trustees and the EPCO Trustees.  Like many publicly traded partnerships, we have no employees.  All of our management, administrative and operating functions are performed by employees of EPCO pursuant to an administrative services agreement (the “ASA”) or by other service providers.  See Note 15 for information regarding related party matters.

Our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full year of 2018.  In our opinion, the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary for fair presentation.  Although we believe the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate and make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017  (the “2017 Form 10-K”) filed with the SEC on February 28, 2018.

Note 2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Apart from those matters noted below, there have been no changes in our significant accounting policies since those reported under Note 2 of the 2017 Form 10-K.

For periods through December 31, 2017, we accounted for our revenue streams using Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605, Revenue Recognition.  Under ASC 605, we recognized revenue when all of the following criteria were met: (i) persuasive evidence of an exchange arrangement existed between us and the counterparty (e.g., published tariffs), (ii) delivery of products or the rendering of services had occurred, (iii) the price of the products or the fee for services was fixed or determinable and (iv) collectibility of the amount owed by the counterparty was reasonably assured.

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using a modified retrospective approach that applied the new revenue recognition standard to existing contracts at the implementation date and any future revenue contracts.   As such, our consolidated revenues and related financial information for periods prior to January 1, 2018 were not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with ASC 605.   We did not record a cumulative effect adjustment upon initially applying ASC 606 since there was no impact on partners’ equity upon adoption; however, the extent of our revenue-related disclosures has increased under the new standard.

Due to the large number of individual contracts that were in effect at the implementation date of ASC 606, we evaluated our contracts using a portfolio approach based on the types of products sold or services rendered within our business segments.  There are no material differences in the amount or timing of revenues recognized under ASC 606 when compared to ASC 605.

The core principle of ASC 606 is that a company should recognize revenue in a manner that fairly depicts the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration the company expects to receive for those goods or services.  We apply this core principle by following five key steps outlined in ASC 606: (i) identify the contract; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. Each of these steps involves management judgment and an analysis of the contract’s material terms and conditions.

Substantially all of our revenues are accounted for under ASC 606; however, to a limited extent, some revenues are accounted for under other guidance such as ASC 840, Leases, ASC 845, Nonmonetary Transactions or ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities.

Under ASC 606, we recognize revenue when or as we satisfy our performance obligation to the customer.  In situations where we have recognized revenue, but have a conditional right to consideration (based on something other than the passage of time) from the customer, we recognize unbilled revenue (a contract asset) on our consolidated balance sheet.  Unbilled revenue is reclassified to accounts receivable when we have an unconditional right of payment from the customer. Payments received from customers in advance of the period in which we satisfy a performance obligation are recorded as deferred revenue (a contract liability) on our consolidated balance sheet.

Our revenue streams are derived from the sale of products and providing midstream services.  Revenues from the sale of products are recognized at a point in time, which represents the transfer of control (and the satisfaction of our performance obligation under the contract) to the customer.  From that point forward, the customer is able to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all the benefits from, its use of the products.  With respect to midstream services (e.g., interruptible transportation), we satisfy our performance obligations over time and recognize revenues when the services are provided and the customer receives the benefits based on an output measure of volumes redelivered.  We believe this measure is a faithful depiction of the transfer of control for midstream services since there is (i) an insignificant period of time between the receipt of customers’ volumes and their subsequent redelivery, and (ii) it is not possible to individually track and differentiate customers’ inventories as they traverse our facilities.  For stand-ready performance obligations (e.g., a storage capacity reservation contract), we recognize revenues over time on a straight-line basis as time elapses over the term of the contract. We believe that these approaches accurately depict the transfer of benefits to the customer.

Customers are invoiced for product purchases or services rendered when we have an unconditional right to consideration under the associated contract. The consideration we are entitled to invoice may be either fixed, variable or a combination of both.  Examples of fixed consideration would be fixed payments from customers under take-or-pay arrangements, storage capacity reservation agreements and firm transportation contracts. Variable consideration represents payments from customers that are based on factors that fluctuate (or vary) based on volumes, prices or both. Examples of variable consideration include interruptible transportation agreements, market-indexed product sales contracts and the value of NGLs we retain under natural gas processing agreements.  The terms of our billings are typical of the industry for the products we sell.

Under certain midstream service agreements, customers are required to provide a minimum volume over an agreed-upon period with a provision that allows the customer to make-up any volume shortfalls over an agreed-upon period (referred to as shipper “make-up rights”).  Revenue pursuant to such agreements is initially deferred and subsequently recognized when either the make-up rights are exercised, the likelihood of the customer exercising the rights becomes remote, or we are otherwise released from the performance obligation.

Customers may contribute funds to us to help offset the construction costs related to pipeline construction activities and production well tie-ins.   Under ASC 605, these amounts were accounted for as contributions in aid of construction costs (“CIACs”) and netted against property, plant and equipment.   Under ASC 606, these receipts are recognized as additional service revenues over the term of the associated midstream services provided to the customer.

As a practical expedient, for those contracts under which we have the ability to invoice the customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of the performance obligation completed to date, we recognize revenue as we have the right to invoice.

See Note 9 regarding our new revenue disclosures.

We adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash, in the fourth quarter of 2017 and applied this ASU retrospectively to the periods presented in our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.  As a result, the decrease in restricted cash of $319.1 million was excluded from net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the amounts shown in the Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.

Restricted cash represents amounts held in segregated bank accounts by our clearing brokers as margin in support of our commodity derivative instruments portfolio and related physical purchases and sales of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil and refined products.  Additional cash may be restricted to maintain our commodity derivative instruments portfolio as prices fluctuate or margin requirements change.  The balance of restricted cash at June 30, 2018 consisted of initial margin requirements of $51.4 million and variation margin requirements of $232.2 million. The initial margin requirements will be returned to us as the related derivative instruments are settled.  See Note 14 for information regarding our derivative instruments and hedging activities.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASC 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which requires substantially all leases (with the exception of leases with a term of one year or less) to be recorded on the balance sheet using a method referred to as the right-of-use (“ROU”) asset approach. We will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2019 and apply it to (i) all new leases entered into after January 1, 2019 and (ii) all existing lease contracts as of January 1, 2019 through a cumulative adjustment to equity.  In accordance with this approach, our consolidated operating expenses for periods prior to January 1, 2019 will not be revised.

The new standard introduces two lease accounting models, which result in a lease being classified as either a “finance” or “operating” lease on the basis of whether the lessee effectively obtains control of the underlying asset during the lease term.  A lease would be classified as a finance lease if it meets one of five classification criteria, four of which are generally consistent with current lease accounting guidance.  By default, a lease that does not meet the criteria to be classified as a finance lease will be deemed an operating lease.  Regardless of classification, the initial measurement of both lease types will result in the balance sheet recognition of a ROU asset representing a company’s right to use the underlying asset for a specified period of time and a corresponding lease liability.  The lease liability will be recognized at the present value of the future lease payments, and the ROU asset will equal the lease liability adjusted for any prepaid rent, lease incentives provided by the lessor, and any indirect costs.

The subsequent measurement of each type of lease varies.  Leases classified as a finance lease will be accounted for using the effective interest method.  Under this approach, a lessee will amortize the ROU asset (generally on a straight-line basis in a manner similar to depreciation) and the discount on the lease liability (as a component of interest expense).  Leases classified as an operating lease will result in the recognition of a single lease expense amount that is recorded on a straight-line basis (or another systematic basis, if more appropriate).

We are in the process of reviewing our lease agreements in light of the new guidance.  We anticipate that ASC 842 will result in changes to the way our operating leases are recorded, presented and disclosed in our consolidated financial statements.

Our minimum payment obligations under operating leases with terms in excess of one year totaled $430.0 million at June 30, 2018 (undiscounted). Upon adoption, we expect to recognize a ROU asset and a corresponding lease liability based on the present value of such obligations.  Based on current estimates, we expect that the total of ROU assets we would recognize under ASC 842 will account for less than 1% of total consolidated assets. Likewise, the corresponding lease liabilities would account for less than 1% of total consolidated liabilities.

Note 3.  Inventories

Our inventory amounts by product type were as follows at the dates indicated:

Due to fluctuating commodity prices, we recognize lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments when the carrying value of our available-for-sale inventories exceeds their net realizable value.  The following table presents our total cost of sales amounts and lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments for the periods indicated:

Note 4.  Property, Plant and Equipment

The historical costs of our property, plant and equipment and related accumulated depreciation balances were as follows at the dates indicated:

In March 2018, we acquired the remaining 50% member interest of our Delaware Processing joint venture, which resulted in the consolidation of approximately $200 million of property, plant and equipment.  See Note 11 for information regarding this recent acquisition.

In April 2018, we acquired 65-acres of waterfront property on the Houston Ship Channel for approximately $85.2 million, all of which was recorded as land.  The purchase price consisted of $55.2 million in cash with the balance funded through 1,223,242 newly-issued Enterprise common units.  The land is located immediately to the east of our Enterprise Hydrocarbons Terminal (“EHT”) and is expected to facilitate future expansion projects at EHT.

The following table summarizes our depreciation expense and capitalized interest amounts for the periods indicated:

Asset Retirement Obligations

Property, plant and equipment at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 includes $50.1 million and $39.9 million, respectively, of asset retirement costs capitalized as an increase in the associated long-lived asset.  The following table presents information regarding our asset retirement obligations, or AROs, since January 1, 2018:

Note 5.  Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

The following table presents our investments in unconsolidated affiliates by business segment at the dates indicated.  We account for these investments using the equity method.

In March 2018, we acquired the remaining 50% membership interest in our Delaware Processing joint venture.  See Note 11 for information regarding this recent acquisition.

In May 2018, we and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“Energy Transfer” or “ETP”) formed Old Ocean Pipeline, LLC to facilitate the resumption of full service on the Old Ocean natural gas pipeline owned by Energy Transfer.  The 24-inch diameter Old Ocean Pipeline originates in Maypearl, Texas in Ellis County and extends south approximately 240 miles to Sweeny, Texas in Brazoria County.  Energy Transfer serves as operator of the pipeline.

The following table presents our equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates by business segment for the periods indicated:

Summarized Combined Financial Information of Unconsolidated Affiliates

Combined results of operations data for the periods indicated for our unconsolidated affiliates are summarized in the following table (all data presented on a 100 percent basis):

Note 6.  Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Identifiable Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes our intangible assets by business segment at the dates indicated:

The following table presents the amortization expense of our intangible assets by business segment for the periods indicated:

The following table presents our forecast of amortization expense associated with existing intangible assets for the periods indicated:

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction.  There has been no change in our goodwill amounts since those reported in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Note 7.  Debt Obligations

The following table presents our consolidated debt obligations (arranged by company and maturity date) at the dates indicated:

The following table presents the range of interest rates and weighted-average interest rates paid on our consolidated variable-rate debt during the six months ended June 30, 2018:

The following table presents contractually scheduled maturities of our consolidated debt obligations outstanding at June 30, 2018 for the next five years, and in total thereafter:

Parent-Subsidiary Guarantor Relationships

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. acts as guarantor of the consolidated debt obligations of EPO, with the exception of the remaining debt obligations of TEPPCO.  If EPO were to default on any of its guaranteed debt, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. would be responsible for full and unconditional repayment of that obligation.

Increase in Amount Authorized under Commercial Paper Program

In June 2018, EPO increased the aggregate principal amount of short-term notes that it could issue (and have outstanding at any time) under its commercial paper program from $2.5 billion to $3.0 billion.  All commercial paper notes issued under the program are senior unsecured obligations of EPO that are unconditionally guaranteed by Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Issuance of $2.0 Billion of Senior Notes and $700 Million of Junior Subordinated Notes in February 2018

In February 2018, EPO issued $2.7 billion aggregate principal amount of notes comprised of (i) $750 million principal amount of senior notes due February 15, 2021 (“Senior Notes TT”), (ii) $1.25 billion principal amount of senior notes due February 15, 2048 (“Senior Notes UU”) and (iii) $700 million principal amount of junior subordinated notes due February 15, 2078 (“Junior Subordinated Notes F”).

Net proceeds from these offerings were used by EPO for the temporary repayment of amounts outstanding under its commercial paper program, general company purposes, and the redemption of all $682.7 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its Junior Subordinated Notes B.

Senior Notes TT were issued at 99.946% of their principal amount and have a fixed-rate interest rate of 2.80% per year.  Senior Notes UU were issued at 99.865% of their principal amount and have a fixed-rate interest rate of 4.25% per year.  Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has guaranteed the senior notes through an unconditional guarantee on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis.

The Junior Subordinated Notes F are redeemable at EPO’s option, in whole or in part, on one or more occasions, on or after February 15, 2028 at 100% of their principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.375% per year through February 14, 2028.  Beginning February 15, 2028, the Junior Subordinated Notes F will bear interest at a floating rate based on a three-month LIBOR rate plus 2.57%, reset quarterly.  Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has guaranteed the Junior Subordinated Notes F through an unconditional guarantee on an unsecured and subordinated basis.

Redemption of Junior Subordinated Notes B

In March 2018, EPO redeemed all of the $682.7 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its Junior Subordinated Notes B at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

Lender Financial Covenants

We were in compliance with the financial covenants of our consolidated debt agreements at June 30, 2018.

Letters of Credit

At June 30, 2018, EPO had $86.4 million of letters of credit outstanding primarily related to our commodity hedging activities.

Note 8.  Equity and Distributions

Partners’ Equity

The following table summarizes changes in the number of our limited partner common units outstanding from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018:

The net cash proceeds we received from the issuance of common units during the six months ended June 30, 2018 were used to temporarily reduce amounts outstanding under EPO’s commercial paper program and revolving credit facilities and for general company purposes.

We may issue additional equity and debt securities to assist us in meeting our future liquidity requirements, including those related to capital spending.

Universal shelf registration statement.  We have a universal shelf registration statement (the “2016 Shelf”) on file with the SEC which allows Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and EPO (each on a standalone basis) to issue an unlimited amount of equity and debt securities, respectively.  EPO issued $2.7 billion of senior and junior subordinated notes in February 2018 using the 2016 Shelf (see Note 7).

At-the-Market (“ATM”) program.  We have a registration statement on file with the SEC covering the issuance of up to $2.54 billion of our common units in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions and other factors at the time of such offerings in connection with our ATM program.  Pursuant to this program, we may sell common units under an equity distribution agreement between Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and certain broker-dealers from time-to-time by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions through the NYSE at market prices, in block transactions or as otherwise agreed to with the broker-dealer parties to the agreement.  

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we did not issue any common units under the ATM program.  During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we issued 20,857,006 common units under this program for aggregate gross cash proceeds of $577.3 million, resulting in total net cash proceeds of $571.8 million.

After taking into account the aggregate sales price of common units sold under the ATM program in periods prior to fiscal 2018, we have the capacity to issue additional common units under the ATM program up to an aggregate sales price of $2.54 billion.

Distribution reinvestment plan.  We have a registration statement on file with the SEC in connection with our distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”).  The DRIP provides unitholders of record and beneficial owners of our common units a voluntary means by which they can increase the number of our common units they own by reinvesting the quarterly cash distributions they receive from us into the purchase of additional new common units.

We issued a total of 9,608,839 common units under our DRIP during the six months ended June 30, 2018, which generated net cash proceeds of $253.7 million.  Privately held affiliates of EPCO reinvested $100 million through the DRIP during the six months ended June 30, 2018 (this amount being a component of the net cash proceeds presented).  During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we issued 6,802,889 common units under our DRIP, which generated net cash proceeds of $178.9 million.  After taking into account the number of common units issued under the DRIP through June 30, 2018, we have the capacity to issue an additional 71,108,301 common units under this plan.

Privately held affiliates of EPCO reinvested an additional $106 million through the DRIP in connection with the distribution paid in August 2018.

Employee unit purchase plan.  In addition to the DRIP, we have registration statements on file with the SEC in connection with our employee unit purchase plan (“EUPP”).  We issued 268,251 common units under our EUPP during the six months ended June 30, 2018, which generated net cash proceeds of $7.3 million.  During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we issued 232,792 common units under our EUPP, which generated net cash proceeds of $6.4 million.  After taking into account the number of common units issued under the EUPP through June 30, 2018, we may issue an additional 5,492,560 common units under this plan.

Common units issued in connection with employee compensation.  In February 2018, the dollar value of  discretionary employee bonus payments with respect to the year ended December 31, 2017 (less any retirement plan deductions and withholding taxes) was remitted through the issuance of an equivalent value of newly issued Enterprise common units under EPCO’s 2008 Enterprise Products Long-Term Incentive Plan (Third Amendment and Restatement) (“2008 Plan”).  We issued 1,443,586 common units, which had a value of $39.1 million, in connection with the employee bonus payments.  The compensation expense associated with this issuance of common units was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2017.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables present the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as reported on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at the dates indicated:

The following table presents reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) into net income during the periods indicated:

For information regarding our interest rate and commodity derivative instruments, see Note 14.

Cash Distributions

The following table presents Enterprise’s declared quarterly cash distribution rates per common unit with respect to the quarter indicated:

The payment of any quarterly cash distribution is subject to Board approval and management’s evaluation of our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in connection with such payment.  Management currently expects to recommend to the Board the following additional quarterly cash distributions through the end of 2018 (with respect to each quarter presented): $0.4325, third quarter of 2018; and $0.4350, fourth quarter of 2018.

Noncontrolling Interests

In June 2018, pursuant to an option agreement, an affiliate of Western Gas Partners, LP (“Western”) acquired a noncontrolling 20% equity interest in our subsidiary, Whitethorn Pipeline Company LLC (“Whitethorn”), for approximately $189.6 million in cash.  Whitethorn owns the Midland-to-ECHO pipeline, which originates at our Midland, Texas terminal and extends 416 miles to our Sealy, Texas facility. This amount is a component of contributions from noncontrolling interests as presented on our Unaudited Condensed Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

In January 2018, we announced a project to construct, own and operate an ethylene export facility, the location of which was subsequently determined to be at our Morgan’s Point facility on the Houston Ship Channel. Navigator Ethylene Terminals LLC holds a noncontrolling 50% equity interest in our consolidated subsidiary, Enterprise Navigator Ethylene Terminal LLC, that owns the export facility, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Other

In May 2018, Apache Corporation (“Apache”) executed a long-term supply agreement with us whereby Apache would sell all of its NGL production from the Alpine High discovery to Enterprise.  Alpine High is a major hydrocarbon resource located in the Delaware Basin that encompasses rich natural gas (i.e., gas that has a high NGL content), dry natural gas and oil-bearing horizons.  In conjunction with the long-term NGL supply agreement, we granted Apache an option to acquire up to a 33% equity interest in our subsidiary that owns the Shin Oak NGL Pipeline, which is currently under construction and expected to be placed into service during the first quarter of 2019.  The option is exercisable once the pipeline is placed into commercial service.

Note 9.  Revenues

We classify our revenues into sales of products and midstream services.  Product sales relate primarily to our various marketing activities whereas midstream services represent our other integrated businesses (i.e., gathering, processing, transportation, fractionation, storage and terminaling).  The following table presents our revenues by business segment, and further by revenue type, for the periods indicated: