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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following summarized unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement information for the three months ended March 31, 2013, assumes that KMP’s acquisitions of (i) APT, (ii) Copano and (iii) the Goldsmith Landreth oil field unit had occurred as of January 1, 2013. We prepared the following summarized unaudited pro forma financial results for comparative purposes only. The summarized unaudited pro forma financial results may not be indicative of the results that would have occurred if these acquisitions had been completed as of January 1, 2013, or the results that will be attained in the future. Amounts presented below are in millions, except for the per share amounts:
| Pro Forma
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
| (Unaudited)
Revenues |  | $ | 3,610 |
Income from Continuing Operations |  | 630 |
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax |  | (2 | )
Net Income |  | 628 |
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests |  | (356 | )
Net Income Attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. |  | 272 |
Diluted Earnings per Class P Share |  | $ | 0.26 |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] | APT acquisition [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block] | As of March 31, 2014 , KMP’s preliminary purchase price allocation related to the APT acquisition, as adjusted to date, is as follows (in millions). The evaluation of the assigned fair values is ongoing and subject to adjustment.
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation: |
Current assets | $ | 2 |
Property, plant and equipment | 887 |
Goodwill | 68 |
Other assets | 3 |
Total assets acquired | 960 |
Cash consideration | $ | 960 |

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