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Acquisitions and Related Transactions Acquisitions (2014 Narrative) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Apr. 30, 2015 shares | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares | Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares | Mar. 21, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Feb. 28, 2014 shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares | Oct. 01, 2014 | Aug. 29, 2014 USD ($) | Jan. 10, 2014 shares
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ 382,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,899,000,000 | $ 7,705,000,000 | $ 7,415,000,000 | $ 6,083,000,000 | $ 7,744,000,000 | $ 8,473,000,000 | $ 9,423,000,000 | $ 8,564,000,000 | 30,102,000,000 | $ 34,204,000,000 | $ 52,639,000,000 |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (760,000,000) | $ 41,000,000 | $ 424,000,000 | $ 336,000,000 | $ (138,000,000) | $ 238,000,000 | $ 772,000,000 | $ 221,000,000 | 41,000,000 | 1,093,000,000 | 1,124,000,000 |  |  |
Number of Regency Common Units to be Issued in Acquisition Per Share | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 1.02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MACS Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 768,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PVR Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 956,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | 166,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eagle Rock Midstream Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 903,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 556,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 4,000,000 | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lake Charles LNG Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Redeemed | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regency Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  |  | 258,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Susser Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 875,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  |  | 23,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Stores |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 630 |
Dealer-operated [Member] | MACS Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Stores |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |
Company-operated [Member] | MACS Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Stores |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110 |  |
Susser [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive Distribution Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,320,000,000 |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105,000,000 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |
Sunoco LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Sale of Units |  | $ 213,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 405,000,000 |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sale of Units | shares |  | 5,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,100,000 |  |  |
Regency [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a less than wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |
Regency [Member] | PVR Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27.82 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of business |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regency [Member] | Eagle Rock Midstream Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
ETP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive Distribution Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
7.60% Senior Notes, due February 1, 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.60%
8.25% Senior Notes, due November 14, 2029 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.25%
8.375% Senior Notes due June 1, 2019 [Member] | Regency [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 499,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 499,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.375% |  |  |  |  |
Panhandle [Member] | Regency [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a less than wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,400,000
Panhandle [Member] | ETP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,300,000
Class F Units [Member] | Panhandle [Member] | Regency [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a less than wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,300,000

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