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Acquisitions and Related Transactions Acquisitions (2015 Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions, gallons in Billions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) gallons shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ |  | $ 382 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dropdown of Sunoco LLC Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage |  |  |  | 31.58% |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ |  |  |  | $ 816 |  |  |  |
Gallons of motor fuel distributed | gallons |  |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ |  |  |  | $ 775 |  |  |  |
Equity Issued in Business Combination, Fair Value Disclosure | $ |  |  |  | $ 41 |  |  |  |
Dropdown of Susser [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ |  |  | $ 970 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable | $ |  |  | $ 970 |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco LP Exchange [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares | shares |  |  | 31,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
IDR Subsidies | $ |  |  | $ 35 |  |  |  |  |
Term of IDR Subsidy |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Bakken Pipeline Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class I Distributions | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 55 | $ 30 |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 879 |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Redeemed | shares |  |  |  |  | 46,200,000 |  |  |
Regency Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Number Of Share Received In Exchange Of Each Share | shares |  |  |  | 0.6186 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 258,300,000 |  |  |  |
Relinquishment of Incentive Distributions | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 320 |
Dakota Access and ETCOC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Susser [Member] | Dropdown of Susser [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Sale of Units | $ |  |  | $ 213 |  |  |  |  | $ 405
Sunoco LP [Member] | Dropdown of Susser [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction | shares |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco GP [Member] | Sunoco LP Exchange [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Parent Company [Member] | Bakken Pipeline Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  | 45.00% |  |  |
Bakken Holdings Company LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Class I Units [Member] | Bakken Pipeline Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Units | shares |  |  |  |  | 100 | 100 |  |
Class B Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  | 9,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A Units [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member] | Dropdown of Susser [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction | shares |  |  | 79,308 |  |  |  |  |
Class H Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Units | shares |  |  |  |  | 50,200,000 | 50,200,000 |  |
Allocation of Profits, Losses and Other by Sunoco, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90.05% |
Class H Units [Member] | Bakken Pipeline Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocation of Profits, Losses and Other by Sunoco, Percent |  |  |  |  | 90.05% | 90.05% |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Redeemed | shares |  |  |  |  | 30,800,000 |  |  |
ETP [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member] | Dropdown of Susser [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction | shares |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
ETP [Member] | Bakken Holdings Company LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Relinquishment, Years 2 through 5 [Member] | Regency Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Relinquishment of Incentive Distributions | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 60 |
Relinquishment, Year 1 [Member] | Regency Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Relinquishment of Incentive Distributions | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80 |
ETP Subsidiaries [Member] | Regency Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 23,300,000 |  |  |  |
ETP Series A Preferred Units [Member] | Regency Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |

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