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Regulatory Matters, Commitments, Contingencies And Environmental Liabilities Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Document Period End Date				Sep. 30, 2019
Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value		$ 61,000,000		$ 61,000,000			$ 55,000,000
Amounts recorded in balance sheets for contingencies and current litigation not disclosed		0		0
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies		$ 322,000,000		$ 322,000,000			$ 337,000,000
Civil penalties	$ 12,600,000
PES [Member]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		7.40%
Notes Receivable, Related Parties						$ 75,000,000
Sunoco, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number		5		5
Payments for Environmental Liabilities		$ 16,000,000	$ 17,000,000	$ 31,000,000	$ 32,000,000
Williams [Member]
Loss on Contract Termination for Default				410,000,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value				10,000,000,000
Rover Pipeline LLC [Member]
Proposed Environmental Penalty				2,600,000
SPLP [Member]
Proposed Environmental Penalty				5,400,000
SPLP and Mid-Valley Pipeline [Member]
Proposed Environmental Penalty				1,000,000
ET [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value				8,500,000
Legal Fees				$ 4,500,000
Sunoco [Member]
Site Contingency, Number of Sites Needing Remediation		38		38
Compensatory Damages [Member]
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount		$ 319,000,000		$ 319,000,000
Final Judgement [Member]
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount		536,000,000		536,000,000
Expense Reimbursement [Member]
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount		1,000,000		1,000,000
Disgorgement [Member]
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount		$ 595,000,000		$ 595,000,000

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