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Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Future Relinquishments of Incentive Distribution Rights [Table Text Block] | ETE agreed to relinquish its right to the following amounts of incentive distributions in future periods:
|  | Total Year
2017 |  | $ | 626 |
2018 |  | 138 |
2019 |  | 128 |
Each year beyond 2019 |  | 33 |
Change In ETE Common Units | The change in ETE Common Units during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Number of Common Units, beginning of period | 1,044.8 |  |  | 1,077.5 |  |  | 1,119.8 |
Conversion of Class D Units to ETE Common Units | — |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | — |
Repurchase of common units under buyback program | — |  |  | (33.6 | ) |  | (42.3 | )
Issuance of common units | 2.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Number of Common Units, end of period | 1,046.9 |  |  | 1,044.8 |  |  | 1,077.5 |
ETE Series A Preferred Units
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Number of Series A Convertible Preferred Units, beginning of period | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Units | 329.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Number of Series A Convertible Preferred Units, end of period | 329.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table presents the components of AOCI, net of tax:
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Available-for-sale securities | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (5 | ) |  | (4 | )
Actuarial gain related to pensions and other postretirement benefits | 7 |  |  | 8 |
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, net | 4 |  |  | — |
Subtotal | 8 |  |  | 4 |
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest | (8 | ) |  | (4 | )
Total AOCI included in partners’ capital, net of tax | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The table below sets forth the tax amounts included in the respective components of other comprehensive income (loss):
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Available-for-sale securities | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (2 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 3 |  |  | 4 |
Actuarial loss relating to pension and other postretirement benefits | — |  |  | 7 |
Total | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Parent Company [Member] |
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | Our distributions declared with respect to our common units during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 were as follows:
Quarter Ended |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Rate
December 31, 2013 |  | February 7, 2014 |  | February 19, 2014 |  | $ | 0.1731 |
March 31, 2014 |  | May 5, 2014 |  | May 19, 2014 |  | 0.1794 |
June 30, 2014 |  | August 4, 2014 |  | August 19, 2014 |  | 0.1900 |
September 30, 2014 |  | November 3, 2014 |  | November 19, 2014 |  | 0.2075 |
December 31, 2014 |  | February 6, 2015 |  | February 19, 2015 |  | 0.2250 |
March 31, 2015 |  | May 8, 2015 |  | May 19, 2015 |  | 0.2450 |
June 30, 2015 |  | August 6, 2015 |  | August 19, 2015 |  | 0.2650 |
September 30, 2015 |  | November 5, 2015 |  | November 19, 2015 |  | 0.2850 |
December 31, 2015 |  | February 4, 2016 |  | February 19, 2016 |  | 0.2850 |
March 31, 2016 (1) |  | May 6, 2016 |  | May 19, 2016 |  | 0.2850 |
June 30, 2016 (1) |  | August 8, 2016 |  | August 19, 2016 |  | 0.2850 |
September 30, 2016 (1) |  | November 7, 2016 |  | November 18, 2016 |  | 0.2850 |
December 31, 2016 (1) |  | February 7, 2017 |  | February 21, 2017 |  | 0.2850 |
ETP [Member] |
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | ETP’s distributions declared during the periods presented below were as follows:
Quarter Ended |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Rate
December 31, 2013 |  | February 7, 2014 |  | February 14, 2014 |  | $ | 0.6133 |
March 31, 2014 |  | May 5, 2014 |  | May 15, 2014 |  | 0.6233 |
June 30, 2014 |  | August 4, 2014 |  | August 14, 2014 |  | 0.6367 |
September 30, 2014 |  | November 3, 2014 |  | November 14, 2014 |  | 0.6500 |
December 31, 2014 |  | February 6, 2015 |  | February 13, 2015 |  | 0.6633 |
March 31, 2015 |  | May 8, 2015 |  | May 15, 2015 |  | 0.6767 |
June 30, 2015 |  | August 6, 2015 |  | August 14, 2015 |  | 0.6900 |
September 30, 2015 |  | November 5, 2015 |  | November 16, 2015 |  | 0.7033 |
December 31, 2015 |  | February 8, 2016 |  | February 16, 2016 |  | 0.7033 |
March 31, 2016 |  | May 6, 2016 |  | May 16, 2016 |  | 0.7033 |
June 30, 2016 |  | August 8, 2016 |  | August 15, 2016 |  | 0.7033 |
September 30, 2016 |  | November 7, 2016 |  | November 14, 2016 |  | 0.7033 |
December 31, 2016 |  | February 7, 2017 |  | February 14, 2017 |  | 0.7033 |
Sunoco Logistics [Member] |
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | Sunoco Logistics Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash Distributions declared by Sunoco Logistics during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 were as follows:
Quarter Ended |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Rate
December 31, 2013 |  | February 10, 2014 |  | February 14, 2014 |  | $ | 0.3312 |
March 31, 2014 |  | May 9, 2014 |  | May 15, 2014 |  | 0.3475 |
June 30, 2014 |  | August 8, 2014 |  | August 14, 2014 |  | 0.3650 |
September 30, 2014 |  | November 7, 2014 |  | November 14, 2014 |  | 0.3825 |
December 31, 2014 |  | February 9, 2015 |  | February 13, 2015 |  | 0.4000 |
March 31, 2015 |  | May 11, 2015 |  | May 15, 2015 |  | 0.4190 |
June 30, 2015 |  | August 10, 2015 |  | August 14, 2015 |  | 0.4380 |
September 30, 2015 |  | November 9, 2015 |  | November 13, 2015 |  | 0.4580 |
December 31, 2015 |  | February 8, 2016 |  | February 12, 2016 |  | 0.4790 |
March 31, 2016 |  | May 9, 2016 |  | May 13, 2016 |  | 0.4890 |
June 30, 2016 |  | August 8, 2016 |  | August 12, 2016 |  | 0.5000 |
September 30, 2016 |  | November 9, 2016 |  | November 14, 2016 |  | 0.5100 |
December 31, 2016 |  | February 7, 2017 |  | February 14, 2017 |  | 0.5200 |
Sunoco LP [Member] |
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | Sunoco LP Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash Distributions declared by Sunoco LP subsequent to our acquisition on August 29, 2014 were as follows:
Quarter Ended |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Rate
September 30, 2014 |  | November 18, 2014 |  | November 28, 2014 |  | $ | 0.5457 |
December 31, 2014 |  | February 17, 2015 |  | February 27, 2015 |  | 0.6000 |
March 31, 2015 |  | May 19, 2015 |  | May 29, 2015 |  | 0.6450 |
June 30, 2015 |  | August 18, 2015 |  | August 28, 2015 |  | 0.6934 |
September 30, 2015 |  | November 17, 2015 |  | November 27, 2015 |  | 0.7454 |
December 31, 2015 |  | February 5, 2016 |  | February 16, 2016 |  | 0.8013 |
March 31, 2016 |  | May 6, 2016 |  | May 16, 2016 |  | 0.8173 |
June 30, 2016 |  | August 5, 2016 |  | August 15, 2016 |  | 0.8255 |
September 30, 2016 |  | November 7, 2016 |  | November 15, 2016 |  | 0.8255 |
December 31, 2016 |  | February 13, 2017 |  | February 21, 2017 |  | 0.8255 |
Series A Convertible Preferred Units [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | Our distributions declared with respect to our Convertible Unit during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:
Quarter Ended |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Rate
March 31, 2016 |  | May 6, 2016 |  | May 19, 2016 |  | $ | 0.1100 |
June 30, 2016 |  | August 8, 2016 |  | August 19, 2016 |  | 0.1100 |
September 30, 2016 |  | November 7, 2016 |  | November 18, 2016 |  | 0.1100 |
December 31, 2016 |  | February 7, 2017 |  | February 21, 2017 |  | 0.1100 |
PennTex [Member] |
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | PennTex Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash PennTex is required by its partnership agreement to distribute a minimum quarterly distribution of $0.2750 per unit at the end of each quarter. Distributions declared during the periods presented were as follows:
Quarter Ended |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Rate
September 30, 2016 |  | November 7, 2016 |  | November 14, 2016 |  | $ | 0.2950 |
December 31, 2016 |  | February 7, 2017 |  | February 14, 2017 |  | 0.2950 |

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