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Redeemable Preferred Units	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Preferred Units, Preferred Partners' Capital Account [Abstract]
Redeemable Preferred Units	ETP CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED UNITS: The ETP Convertible Preferred Units were mandatorily redeemable on September 2, 2029 for $35 million plus all accrued but unpaid distributions and interest thereon and are reflected as long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. The ETP Convertible Preferred Units are entitled to a preferential quarterly cash distribution of $0.445 per ETP Preferred Unit if outstanding on the record dates of ETP’s common unit distributions. In January 2017, ETP repurchased all of its 1.9 million outstanding ETP Convertible Preferred Units for cash in the aggregate amount of $53 million.

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