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Acquisitions and Divestitures Copano Energy, L.L.C. Acquisition (Details) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2013 mi
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Miles of pipeline | 73,000
Copano Energy LLC [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Miles of pipeline | 6,900
Processeing capacity | 1,000,000,000
Treating capacity | 315,000,000
PIPELINE [Member] | Copano Energy LLC [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Transportation Capacity | 2,700,000,000
Copano Energy LLC [Member] | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price | 5.0
Business acquisition, purchase price, percent share-based | 100.00%
Business acquisition, share-for-share exchange rate | 45.63%

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- Definition The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141 -Paragraph 51 -Subparagraph d -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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