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Equity (Quarterly Distributions Of Available Cash) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended																						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017		Sep. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2017		Mar. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016		Sep. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2016		Mar. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Date of Record	Feb. 08, 2018		Nov. 07, 2017		Aug. 07, 2017		May 10, 2017
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distribution Date	Feb. 14, 2018		Nov. 14, 2017		Aug. 15, 2017		May 16, 2017
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit	$ 0.5650		$ 0.5650		$ 0.5500		$ 0.5350
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions																							$ 1,010	$ 1,022	$ 1,090
Parent Company [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Date of Record	Feb. 08, 2018	[1]	Nov. 07, 2017	[1]	Aug. 07, 2017	[1]	May 10, 2017	[1]	Feb. 07, 2017	[1]	Nov. 07, 2016	[1]	Aug. 08, 2016	[1]	May 06, 2016	[1]	Feb. 04, 2016		Nov. 05, 2015	Aug. 06, 2015	May 08, 2015	Feb. 06, 2015
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distribution Date	Feb. 20, 2018	[1]	Nov. 20, 2017	[1]	Aug. 21, 2017	[1]	May 19, 2017	[1]	Feb. 21, 2017	[1]	Nov. 18, 2016	[1]	Aug. 19, 2016	[1]	May 19, 2016	[1]	Feb. 19, 2016		Nov. 19, 2015	Aug. 19, 2015	May 19, 2015	Feb. 19, 2015
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit	$ 0.3050	[1]	$ 0.2950	[1]	$ 0.2850	[1]	$ 0.2850	[1]	$ 0.2850	[1]	$ 0.2850	[1]	$ 0.2850	[1]	$ 0.2850	[1]	$ 0.2850	[1]	$ 0.2850	$ 0.2650	$ 0.2450	$ 0.2250
ETP [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit									$ 0.7033		$ 0.7033		$ 0.7033		$ 0.7033		$ 0.7033		$ 0.7033	$ 0.6900	$ 0.6767	$ 0.6633
Sunoco LP [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Date of Record	Feb. 06, 2018		Nov. 07, 2017		Aug. 07, 2017		May 09, 2017		Feb. 13, 2017		Nov. 07, 2016		Aug. 05, 2016		May 06, 2016		Feb. 05, 2016		Nov. 17, 2015	Aug. 18, 2015	May 19, 2015	Feb. 17, 2015
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distribution Date	Feb. 14, 2018		Nov. 14, 2017		Aug. 15, 2017		May 16, 2017		Feb. 21, 2017		Nov. 15, 2016		Aug. 15, 2016		May 16, 2016		Feb. 16, 2016		Nov. 27, 2015	Aug. 28, 2015	May 29, 2015	Feb. 27, 2015
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit	$ 0.8255		$ 0.8255		$ 0.8255		$ 0.8255		$ 0.8255		$ 0.8255		$ 0.8255		$ 0.8173		$ 0.8013		$ 0.7454	$ 0.6934	$ 0.6450	$ 0.6000
Sunoco Logistics [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit									$ 0.5200		$ 0.5100		$ 0.5000		$ 0.4890		$ 0.4790		$ 0.4580	$ 0.4380	$ 0.4190	$ 0.4000
Series A Convertible Preferred Units [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Date of Record	Feb. 08, 2018		Nov. 07, 2017		Aug. 07, 2017		May 10, 2017		Feb. 07, 2017		Nov. 07, 2016		Aug. 08, 2016		May 06, 2016
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distribution Date	Feb. 20, 2018		Nov. 20, 2017		Aug. 21, 2017		May 19, 2017		Feb. 21, 2017		Nov. 18, 2016		Aug. 19, 2016		May 19, 2016
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit	$ 0.1100		$ 0.1100		$ 0.1100		$ 0.1100		$ 0.1100		$ 0.1100		$ 0.1100		$ 0.1100
Preferred Units [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Date of Record	Feb. 01, 2018
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distribution Date	Feb. 15, 2018
Series A Preferred Units [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit	$ 15.451
Series B Preferred Units [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit	$ 16,378,000
Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							0.0750
Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							.4375
First Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							up to $0.0833
First Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							$0.4375 to $0.503125
Second Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							above $0.0833 up to $0.0958
Second Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							$0.503125 to $0.546875
Third Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							above $0.0958 up to $0.2638
Third Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							$0.546875 to $0.656250
Thereafter [Member] | ETP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							above $0.2638
Thereafter [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Distribution Payment Targets																							Above $0.656250
IDRs [Member] | Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	0.00%																						0.00%
IDRs [Member] | Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	100.00%																						100.00%
IDRs [Member] | First Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	0.00%																						0.00%
IDRs [Member] | First Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	100.00%																						100.00%
IDRs [Member] | Second Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	13.00%																						13.00%
IDRs [Member] | Second Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	85.00%																						85.00%
IDRs [Member] | Third Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	35.00%																						35.00%
IDRs [Member] | Third Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	75.00%																						75.00%
IDRs [Member] | Thereafter [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	48.00%																						48.00%
IDRs [Member] | Thereafter [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	50.00%																						50.00%
Limited Partner [Member]
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions																							$ 1,008	$ 1,019	$ 1,084
Limited Partner [Member] | Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	100.00%																						100.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	0.00%																						0.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | First Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	100.00%																						100.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | First Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	0.00%																						0.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | Second Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	87.00%																						87.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | Second Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	15.00%																						15.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | Third Target Distribution [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	65.00%																						65.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | Third Target Distribution [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	25.00%																						25.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | Thereafter [Member] | ETP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	52.00%																						52.00%
Limited Partner [Member] | Thereafter [Member] | Sunoco LP [Member]
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions	50.00%																						50.00%
[1] Certain common unitholders elected to participate in a plan pursuant to which those unitholders elected to forego their cash distributions on all or a portion of their common units for a period of up to nine quarters commencing with the distribution for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and, in lieu of receiving cash distributions on these common units for each such quarter, each said unitholder received Convertible Units (on a one-for-one basis for each common unit as to which the participating unitholder elected be subject to this plan) that entitled them to receive a cash distribution of up to $0.11 per Convertible Unit. See additional information below.

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