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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of net benefit (credit) cost for our pension and other postretirement benefit (OPEB) plans, not including plans associated with KMP’s subsidiary, SFPP, and KMP’s foreign operations, are as follows (in millions):

	Pension Benefits								OPEB
	Three Months Ended March 31,								Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014				2013				2014				2013
Service cost	$	7			$	6			$	—			$	—
Interest cost	27				23				7				5
Expected return on assets	(43		)		(44		)		(6		)		(5		)
Amortization of prior service credits	—				—				(1		)		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	—				—				—				1
Settlement gain(a)	—				(3		)		—				—
Net benefit (credit) cost	$	(9	)		$	(18	)		$	—			$	1

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(a) Reflects the gain recognized upon the February 2013 settlement of our obligations under the El Paso Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

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-Section 50

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