Condensed Consolidating Financial Information, Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 556.6	$ 646.5	$ 1,207.2	$ 1,453.2
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion			774.9	651.0
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(110.2)	(50.3)	(199.4)	(106.8)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates			265.5	157.1
Net effect of changes in operating accounts and other operating activities			(146.6)	(282.6)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities			1,901.6	1,871.9
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction costs			(1,630.2)	(1,172.5)
Proceeds from asset sales and insurance recoveries			5.9	113.2
Other investing activities			(165.0)	(495.6)
Cash used in investing activities			(1,789.3)	(1,554.9)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements			13,838.3	4,182.8
Repayments of debt			(12,905.0)	(3,161.3)
Cash distributions paid to partners			(1,437.3)	(1,288.4)
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			(3.4)	(1.2)
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests			(24.8)	(19.7)
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests			22.0	4.0
Net cash proceeds from issuance of common units			944.1	223.3
Cash contributions from owners			0.0	0.0
Other financing activities			(69.5)	(71.4)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			364.4	(131.9)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			476.7	185.1
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance			74.4	56.9
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	551.1	242.0	551.1	242.0
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income	(563.5)	(638.1)	(1,200.3)	(1,437.4)
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion			0.0	0.0
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	563.1	637.9	1,199.4	1,436.9
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates			(1,493.2)	(1,346.5)
Net effect of changes in operating accounts and other operating activities			0.9	0.5
Net cash flows provided by operating activities			(1,493.2)	(1,346.5)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction costs			0.0	0.0
Proceeds from asset sales and insurance recoveries			0.0	0.0
Other investing activities			940.4	221.3
Cash used in investing activities			940.4	221.3
Financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements			0.0	0.0
Repayments of debt			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to partners			1,493.2	1,346.5
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests			0.0	0.0
Net cash proceeds from issuance of common units			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from owners			(940.4)	(221.3)
Other financing activities			0.0	0.0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			552.8	1,125.2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			0.0	0.0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance			0.0	0.0
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Subsidiary Issuer (EPO) [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income	562.2	636.8	1,197.7	1,434.6
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion			66.2	74.9
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(643.2)	(700.2)	(1,270.9)	(1,407.0)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates			1,231.3	1,829.3
Net effect of changes in operating accounts and other operating activities			(104.8)	(334.9)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities			1,119.5	1,596.9
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction costs			(436.3)	(166.8)
Proceeds from asset sales and insurance recoveries			2.5	3.8
Other investing activities			(579.0)	(1,155.2)
Cash used in investing activities			(1,012.8)	(1,318.2)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements			13,838.3	4,182.8
Repayments of debt			(12,905.0)	(3,161.3)
Cash distributions paid to partners			(1,493.2)	(1,346.5)
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests			0.0	0.0
Net cash proceeds from issuance of common units			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from owners			940.4	221.3
Other financing activities			(18.7)	(18.2)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			361.8	(121.9)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			468.5	156.8
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance			18.7	28.4
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	487.2	185.2	487.2	185.2
Other Subsidiaries (Non-guarantor) [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income	646.2	735.3	1,292.0	1,480.6
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion			708.9	576.3
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(106.4)	(75.9)	(198.0)	(161.7)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates			203.4	137.9
Net effect of changes in operating accounts and other operating activities			(53.1)	56.5
Net cash flows provided by operating activities			1,953.2	2,089.6
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction costs			(1,193.9)	(1,005.7)
Proceeds from asset sales and insurance recoveries			3.4	109.4
Other investing activities			(49.9)	(443.7)
Cash used in investing activities			(1,240.4)	(1,340.0)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements			0.0	0.0
Repayments of debt			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to partners			(1,193.2)	(1,829.8)
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests			(0.8)	0.0
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests			22.4	0.0
Net cash proceeds from issuance of common units			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from owners			463.5	1,107.3
Other financing activities			0.0	0.0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(708.1)	(722.5)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			4.7	27.1
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance			70.4	49.5
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	75.1	76.6	75.1	76.6
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income	569.1	646.9	1,220.4	1,454.1
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion			774.9	651.0
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(110.2)	(50.3)	(199.4)	(106.8)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates			265.5	157.1
Net effect of changes in operating accounts and other operating activities			(154.4)	(277.8)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities			1,907.0	1,877.6
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction costs			(1,630.2)	(1,172.5)
Proceeds from asset sales and insurance recoveries			5.9	113.2
Other investing activities			(165.0)	(495.6)
Cash used in investing activities			(1,789.3)	(1,554.9)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements			13,838.3	4,182.8
Repayments of debt			(12,905.0)	(3,161.3)
Cash distributions paid to partners			(1,493.2)	(1,346.5)
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests			(24.8)	(19.7)
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests			22.0	4.0
Net cash proceeds from issuance of common units			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from owners			940.4	221.3
Other financing activities			(18.7)	(18.2)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			359.0	(137.6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			476.7	185.1
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance			74.4	56.9
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	551.1	242.0	551.1	242.0
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member] \| Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income	(639.3)	(725.2)	(1,269.3)	(1,461.1)
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion			(0.2)	(0.2)
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	639.4	725.8	1,269.5	1,461.9
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates			(1,169.2)	(1,810.1)
Net effect of changes in operating accounts and other operating activities			3.5	0.6
Net cash flows provided by operating activities			(1,165.7)	(1,808.9)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction costs			0.0	0.0
Proceeds from asset sales and insurance recoveries			0.0	0.0
Other investing activities			463.9	1,103.3
Cash used in investing activities			463.9	1,103.3
Financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements			0.0	0.0
Repayments of debt			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to partners			1,193.2	1,829.8
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests			(24.0)	(19.7)
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests			(0.4)	4.0
Net cash proceeds from issuance of common units			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from owners			(463.5)	(1,107.3)
Other financing activities			0.0	0.0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			705.3	706.8
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			3.5	1.2
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance			(14.7)	(21.0)
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	(11.2)	(19.8)	(11.2)	(19.8)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Guarantor) [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income	551.0	637.7	1,187.1	1,436.5
Reconciliation of net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion			0.0	0.0
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(563.1)	(637.9)	(1,199.4)	(1,436.9)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates			1,493.2	1,346.5
Net effect of changes in operating accounts and other operating activities			6.9	(5.3)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities			1,487.8	1,340.8
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction costs			0.0	0.0
Proceeds from asset sales and insurance recoveries			0.0	0.0
Other investing activities			(940.4)	(221.3)
Cash used in investing activities			(940.4)	(221.3)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements			0.0	0.0
Repayments of debt			0.0	0.0
Cash distributions paid to partners			(1,437.3)	(1,288.4)
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			(3.4)	(1.2)
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests			0.0	0.0
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests			0.0	0.0
Net cash proceeds from issuance of common units			944.1	223.3
Cash contributions from owners			0.0	0.0
Other financing activities			(50.8)	(53.2)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(547.4)	(1,119.5)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			0.0	0.0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance			0.0	0.0
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets. Net of nonrefundable contributions recorded as contributions in aid of construction (CIAC) and are amortized as a reduction of the depreciation expense associated with the contributed asset.

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