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Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ 520 | $ 1,012 | $ 994
Less: Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest | (487) | (176) | 371
Income from continuing operations, net of noncontrolling interest | 1,007 | 1,188 | 623
Less: General Partner’s interest in income from continuing operations | 3 | 3 | 2
Convertible Unitholders’ interest in income | 8 | 0 | 0
Less: Class D Unitholder’s interest in income from continuing operations | 0 | 3 | 2
Income from continuing operations available to Limited Partners | 996 | 1,182 | 619
Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation of subsidiaries, distributions to Class D Unitholder and Convertible Units | 8 | 3 | (2)
Diluted income from continuing operations available to Limited Partners | $ 1,004 | $ 1,185 | $ 617
Weighted average limited partner units | 1,045.5 | 1,062.8 | 1,088.6
Basic income from continuing operations per Limited Partner unit | $ 0.95 | $ 1.11 | $ 0.57
Basic income (loss) from discontinued operations per Limited Partner unit | $ (0.01) | $ 0.00 | $ 0.01
Dilutive effect of unconverted unit awards and Convertible Units | 33.1 | 1.6 | 2.2
Weighted average limited partner units, assuming dilutive effect of unvested unit awards | 1,078.6 | 1,064.4 | 1,090.8
Diluted income from continuing operations per Limited Partner unit | $ 0.93 | $ 1.11 | $ 0.57
Diluted income (loss) from discontinued operations per Limited Partner unit | $ (0.01) | $ 0.00 | $ 0.01

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