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Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 1969 Rare Metals Inc. [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Lower Passaic River Study Area [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] | Aug. 06, 2013 Roosevelt Irrigation District v. Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc., Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. , U.S. District Court, Arizona [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] SFPP Phoenix Terminal [Member] Unfavorable Regulatory Action [Member] KMEP and SFPP [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Roosevelt Irrigation District v. Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc., Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. , U.S. District Court, Arizona [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] SFPP Phoenix Terminal [Member] Unfavorable Regulatory Action [Member] KMEP and SFPP [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Paulsboro, New Jersey Liquids Terminal [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] SFPP Phoenix Terminal [Member] GATX Terminals Corporation (n/k/a KMLT) [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 PHMSA Inspection of Carteret Terminal [Member] Settled [Member] GATX Terminals Corporation (n/k/a KMLT) [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division - Essex County, Docket No. L-9868-05 [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [Member] Newark Bay Complex [Member] Occidental Chemical Corporation [Member] | Dec. 31, 2000 Portland Harbor Superfund Site, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon [Member] Environmental Protection Agency [Member] Allocation Process Negotiations and Awaiting Record of Decision [Member] GATX Terminals Corporation (n/k/a KMLT) [Member] Terminals | Mar. 31, 2014 Portland Harbor Superfund Site, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon [Member] Environmental Protection Agency [Member] Allocation Process Negotiations and Awaiting Record of Decision [Member] GATX Terminals Corporation (n/k/a KMLT) [Member] Parties Terminals | Apr. 09, 2013 Environmental Issue [Member] California Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, Case No. NC041463 [Member] Settled [Member] Los Angeles Marine Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles [Member] Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals, LLC [Member] | Aug. 31, 2007 Environmental Issue [Member] United States District Court, Southern District of California, case number 07CV1883WCAB [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] Mission Valley Terminal Facility [Member] Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Environmental Issue [Member] United States District Court, Southern District of California, case number 07CV1883WCAB [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] Mission Valley Terminal Facility [Member] Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] | Nov. 08, 2013 Environmental Issue [Member] Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (Docket No. 60-999) [Member] Parish of Plaquemines, Louisiana [Member] Bastian Bay, Buras, Empire and Fort Jackson oil and gas fields of Plaquemines Parish [Member] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC [Member] | Jul. 24, 2013 Environmental Issue [Member] Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Litigation [Member] Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East [Member] TGP and SNG [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Environmental Issue [Member] Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Notice of Alleged Violations [Member] Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection [Member] TGP's 300 Line Project [Member] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC [Member] | Apr. 09, 2013 Lease Agreements [Member] Environmental Issue [Member] California Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, Case No. NC041463 [Member] Settled [Member] Los Angeles Marine Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles [Member] Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals, LLC [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Various Shippers [Member] Reparations [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] California Public Utilities Commission [Member] Regulated Operation [Member] Unfavorable Regulatory Action [Member] SFPP [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] Lower Passaic River Study Area [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] Lower Passaic River Study Area [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Preferred alternative [Member] Lower Passaic River Study Area [Member] Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation, Number of Third Party Defendants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Time Length Over which Damage Occurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Liquid Terminals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Parties Involved In Site Cleanup Allocation Negotiations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Percent of Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Renewal Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 175,000,000 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 170,000,000 | 365,000,000 |  |  | 1,500,000 |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 70 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation, Environmental Settlement Amount, Percentage of Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Uranium Mines |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Remediation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 365,000,000 | 3,200,000,000 | 1,700,000,000
Number of Facilities |  |  |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies | 366,000,000 | 378,000,000 |  | 200,000,000 | 208,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental recoveries receivable | $ 14,000,000 | $ 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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