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Reportable Segments (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 4,047,000,000 | $ 3,060,000,000 |
Total segment depreciation, depletion and amortization | (496,000,000) | (415,000,000) |
Total segment amortization of excess cost of investments | (10,000,000) | (9,000,000) |
General and administrative expenses(c) | (172,000,000) | (140,000,000) |
Unallocable Interest Expense Net Of Interest Income | (450,000,000) | (409,000,000) |
Unallocable income tax expense | (191,000,000) | (187,000,000) |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | 0 | (2,000,000) |
Net income | 601,000,000 | 656,000,000 |
Assets | 76,054,000,000 |  | 75,185,000,000
Gain on Sale of Investments | 0 | 225,000,000 |
Natural Gas Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,557,000,000 | 1,755,000,000 |
Segment earnings before DD&A | 1,071,000,000 | 899,000,000 |
Assets | 51,927,000,000 |  | 52,357,000,000
CO2 [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 483,000,000 | 429,000,000 |
Segment earnings before DD&A | 363,000,000 | 342,000,000 |
Assets | 4,734,000,000 |  | 4,708,000,000
Products Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 534,000,000 | 454,000,000 |
Segment earnings before DD&A | 208,000,000 | 185,000,000 |
Assets | 6,801,000,000 |  | 6,648,000,000
Terminals [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 391,000,000 | 337,000,000 |
Segment earnings before DD&A | 214,000,000 | 186,000,000 |
Assets | 7,938,000,000 |  | 6,888,000,000
Kinder Morgan Canada [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 69,000,000 | 72,000,000 |
Segment earnings before DD&A | 48,000,000 | 193,000,000 |
Assets | 1,621,000,000 |  | 1,677,000,000
All Other Segments [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
Segment earnings before DD&A | 7,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
Assets | 559,000,000 |  | 568,000,000
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 4,042,000,000 | 3,052,000,000 |
Segment earnings before DD&A | 1,911,000,000 | 1,809,000,000 |
Assets | 73,580,000,000 |  | 72,846,000,000
Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Assets | 2,474,000,000 |  | 2,339,000,000
Unallocated [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 9,000,000 | 9,000,000 |
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Natural Gas Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 4,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | (4,000,000) | (1,000,000) |
Express Pipeline System [Member] | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] | Kinder Morgan Canada [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Gain on Sale of Investments |  | $ 141,000,000 |

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