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Consolidated Statement Of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | General Partner [Member] | Limited Partner [Member] | Class D Units [Member] | Series A Convertible Preferred Units [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | $ 16,279 | $ (3) | $ 1,066 | $ 6 | $ 0 | $ 9 | $ 15,201
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to partners | (821) | (2) | (817) | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (1,905) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,905)
Subsidiary unit transactions | Subsidiary units issued in certain acquisitions [Member] | 5,815 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,604
Subsidiary unit transactions | Subsidiary units issued to Parent [Member] | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99
Subsidiary unit transactions | Subsidiary units issued for cash [Member] | 3,057 | 0 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2,907
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests | Lake Charles LNG Transaction [Member] | 0 | 2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (482)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests | (319) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (319)
Capital contributions received from noncontrolling interest | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139
Non-cash compensation expense, net of units tendered by employees for tax withholdings | 65 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 51
Other, net | (3) | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (33)
Units repurchased under buyback program | (1,000) | 0 | (1,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | (117) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (14) | (103)
Net income | 1,124 | 2 | 629 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 491
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 22,314 | (1) | 648 | 22 | 0 | (5) | 21,650
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to partners | (1,090) | (3) | (1,084) | (3) | 0 | 0 | 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (2,335) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,335)
Subsidiary unit transactions | 3,889 | 1 | (524) | (1) | 0 | 0 | 4,415
Capital contributions received from noncontrolling interest | 875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 875
Non-cash compensation expense, net of units tendered by employees for tax withholdings | 70 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62
Other, net | (149) | 0 | (118) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (31)
Units repurchased under buyback program | (1,064) | 0 | (1,064) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Issuance of common units | 0 | 0 | 7 | (7) | 0 | 0 | 0
Acquisition and disposition of noncontrolling interest | (65) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (65)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55
Net income | 1,093 | 3 | 1,183 | 3 | 0 | 0 | (96)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | 23,598 | (2) | (952) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 24,530
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to partners | (1,022) | (3) | (1,019) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (2,795) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,795)
Distributions reinvested | 0 | 0 | (173) | 0 | 173 | 0 | 0
Subsidiary unit transactions | Subsidiary units issued in certain acquisitions [Member] | 307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307
Subsidiary unit transactions | Subsidiary units issued for cash [Member] | 2,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,559
Capital contributions received from noncontrolling interest | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236
Non-cash compensation expense, net of units tendered by employees for tax withholdings | 52 | 0 | 0 | (22) | 0 | 0 | 74
Other, net | 43 | (1) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14
Issuance of common units | 37 | 0 | 39 |  | (2) | 0 | 0
Acquisition and disposition of noncontrolling interest | (779) | 0 | (779) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Partners' Capital Account, Acquisitions | (236) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
Net income | 41 | 3 | 983 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (954)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 22,517 | $ (3) | $ (1,871) | $ 0 | $ 180 | $ 0 | $ 24,211

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