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Acquisitions and Related Transactions Acquisitions (2016 Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions, barrels in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Feb. 28, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) barrels | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Aug. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 382,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 53,253,000,000 |  |  | $ 46,784,000,000 |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,489,000,000 |  |  | 4,896,000,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,170,000,000 |  |  | 5,485,000,000 | $ 5,871,000,000
PennTex Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 446,000,000 |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 627,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill(1) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177,000,000 |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 606,000,000 |  |  |
Vitol Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 760,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude Oil Terminal, Capacity, Bbls | barrels |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash received |  |  |  | $ 769,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Working Capital |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |  | 286,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  | 313,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 251,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bakken Equity Sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco Retail to Sunoco LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,230,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
SunVit Pipeline LLC [Member] | Vitol Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco LP [Member] | Emerge Energy Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 78,000,000 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,000,000 |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 171,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco LP [Member] | Convenience Stores [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 55,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 114,000,000 |  |  |  |
Goodwill(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,000,000 |  |  |  |
Bakken Holdings Company LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Permian Express Partners LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | ETP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  | 3.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC [Member] | ETP and Sunoco Logistics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dakota Access and ETCOC [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Phillips 66 Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dakota Access and ETCOC [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Bakken Pipeline Investments LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ETP [Member] | Bakken Holdings Company LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco Logistics [Member] | Bakken Holdings Company LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bakken Pipeline Investments LLC [Member] | Bakken Holdings Company LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |
Bakken Pipeline [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Phillips 66 Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bakken Pipeline [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | ETP and Sunoco Logistics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 38.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bakken Pipeline [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | MarEn Bakken Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  | 36.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco, LLC [Member] | ETP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68.42% |  |  |  |  |  |
Legacy Sunoco, Inc. [Member] | ETP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bakken Project $2.50 billion Credit Facility due August 2019 [Member] | Bakken Pipeline [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Bakken Project $2.50 billion Credit Facility due August 2019 [Member] | Bakken Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  | $ 0 |
[1] | (1) None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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