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Acquisitions Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018
Current assets held for sale		$ 28	$ 0
Impairment losses		50		$ 0
Revenues		13,121		11,882
Retail Fuel Outlets					97
Sunoco LP [Member]
Impairment losses		47
Sunoco LP [Member] | ETE Merger [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction | shares			2,263,158
Sunoco GP [Member] | ETE Merger [Member]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			100.00%
USAC [Member] | ETE Merger [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction | shares			12,466,912
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			100.00%
Lake Charles LNG [Member] | ETE Merger [Member]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			100.00%
Energy Transfer LNG Export LLC, ET Crude Oil Terminals LLC, & ETC Illinois LLC [Member] | ETE Merger [Member]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			60.00%
7-Eleven [Member]
Revenues	$ 199
Trade Receivables Held-for-sale, Reconciliation to Cash Flow, Period Increase (Decrease)		$ 782		$ 612
Portfolio optimization plan [Member]
Retail Fuel Outlets					97
Sold [Member]
Retail Fuel Outlets					51
Under contract [Member]
Retail Fuel Outlets					1
Currently being marketed [Member]
Retail Fuel Outlets					4
7-Eleven Transaction [Member]
Retail Fuel Outlets					32
West Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico [Member]
Retail Fuel Outlets					207
West Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico [Member] | 7-Eleven Transaction [Member]
Retail Fuel Outlets					9
IDRs [Member] | ETE Merger [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction | shares			1,168,205,710

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