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Net Income Per Class A Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Net Income Per Class A Share Net Income Per Class A Share
 
Basic net income per Class A share is determined by dividing net income attributable to PAGP by the weighted average number of Class A shares outstanding during the period. Our Class B and Class C shares do not share in the earnings of the Partnership; accordingly, basic and diluted net income per Class B and Class C share has not been presented.
 
Diluted net income per Class A share is determined by dividing net income attributable to PAGP by the diluted weighted average number of Class A shares outstanding during the period. For purposes of calculating diluted net income per Class A share, both the net income attributable to PAGP and the diluted weighted average number of Class A shares outstanding consider the impact of possible future exchanges of AAP units and the associated Class B shares into our Class A shares. In addition, the calculation of the diluted weighted average number of Class A shares outstanding considers the effect of potentially dilutive awards under the Plains GP Holdings, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “PAGP LTIP”).
 
Exchanges of potentially dilutive AAP units are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period and the incremental income attributable to PAGP resulting from the assumed exchanges is representative of the incremental income that would have been attributable to PAGP if the assumed exchanges occurred on that date. See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding exchanges of AAP units. PAGP LTIP awards that are deemed to be dilutive are reduced by a hypothetical share repurchase based on the remaining unamortized fair value, as prescribed by the treasury stock method in guidance issued by the FASB. See Note 17 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding PAGP LTIP awards.

On a weighted-average basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the possible exchange of 35 million and 36 million AAP units, respectively, would not have had a dilutive effect on basic net income per Class A share. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, our PAGP LTIP awards were dilutive; however, this did not change the presentation of diluted weighted average Class A shares outstanding or diluted net income per Class A share.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per Class A share (in millions, except per share data):
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20252024
Basic and Diluted Net Income per Class A Share
Net income attributable to PAGP$84 $42 
Basic and diluted weighted average Class A shares outstanding198 197 
Basic and diluted net income per Class A share$0.42 $0.21