v2.4.0.8

Risk Management Credit Risks (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2014 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] notches | Mar. 31, 2014 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] One notch credit downgrade [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Two notch credit downgrade [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Commodity [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Commodity [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member] External Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member] Commodity [Member]
Credit Derivatives [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 167,000,000
Additional Collateral, Aggregate Fair Value |  | $ 0 | $ 25,000,000 |  |  | $ 0 |
Number of Credit Rating Notches | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |

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