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Acquisitions and Divestitures Other (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |
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May 03, 2013 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Copano Energy LLC [Member] | May 01, 2013 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Copano Energy LLC [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member] Copano Energy LLC [Member] | May 03, 2013 Common Units [Member] Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Copano Energy LLC [Member] | May 01, 2013 Common Units [Member] Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Copano Energy LLC [Member] | Jun. 02, 2013 Legado Resources [Member] Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Goldsmith-Landreth Field Unit [Member] | May 31, 2013 Legado Resources [Member] Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Goldsmith-Landreth Field Unit [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 5,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable, Percent of Transaction Unit for Unit |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable,Unit for Unit Exchange Ratio |  |  |  |  | 0.4563 |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares |  |  |  | 43,371,210 |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable |  |  |  | 3,733,000,000 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Share Price |  |  |  |  | $ 86.08 |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Goodwill |  |  | (260,000,000) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 298,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  | 280,000,000 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Long-Term Asset Retirement Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000

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