v2.4.0.8
Reportable Segments (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 4,047,000,000 $ 3,060,000,000  
Total segment depreciation, depletion and amortization (496,000,000) (415,000,000)  
Total segment amortization of excess cost of investments (10,000,000) (9,000,000)  
General and administrative expenses(c) (172,000,000) (140,000,000)  
Unallocable Interest Expense Net Of Interest Income (450,000,000) (409,000,000)  
Unallocable income tax expense (191,000,000) (187,000,000)  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 0 (2,000,000)  
Net income 601,000,000 656,000,000  
Assets 76,054,000,000   75,185,000,000
Gain on Sale of Investments 0 225,000,000  
Natural Gas Pipelines [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 2,557,000,000 1,755,000,000  
Segment earnings before DD&A 1,071,000,000 899,000,000  
Assets 51,927,000,000   52,357,000,000
CO2 [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 483,000,000 429,000,000  
Segment earnings before DD&A 363,000,000 342,000,000  
Assets 4,734,000,000   4,708,000,000
Products Pipelines [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 534,000,000 454,000,000  
Segment earnings before DD&A 208,000,000 185,000,000  
Assets 6,801,000,000   6,648,000,000
Terminals [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 391,000,000 337,000,000  
Segment earnings before DD&A 214,000,000 186,000,000  
Assets 7,938,000,000   6,888,000,000
Kinder Morgan Canada [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 69,000,000 72,000,000  
Segment earnings before DD&A 48,000,000 193,000,000  
Assets 1,621,000,000   1,677,000,000
All Other Segments [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 4,000,000 4,000,000  
Segment earnings before DD&A 7,000,000 4,000,000  
Assets 559,000,000   568,000,000
Operating Segments [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 4,042,000,000 3,052,000,000  
Segment earnings before DD&A 1,911,000,000 1,809,000,000  
Assets 73,580,000,000   72,846,000,000
Corporate [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Assets 2,474,000,000   2,339,000,000
Unallocated [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 9,000,000 9,000,000  
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Natural Gas Pipelines [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 4,000,000 1,000,000  
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues (4,000,000) (1,000,000)  
Express Pipeline System [Member] | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] | Kinder Morgan Canada [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Gain on Sale of Investments   $ 141,000,000