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Equity (Quarterly Distributions Of Available Cash) (Details) - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  | $ 0.3050 | $ 0.3050 | $ 0.3050 |  | $ 0.3050 | $ 0.3050 | $ 0.3050 |  | $ 0.3050 |  | $ 0.3050 | $ 0.3050 | [1] | $ 0.2950 | [1] | $ 0.2850 | [1] | $ 0.2850 | [1] | $ 0.2850 | [1]
USAC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  | 0.5250 | 0.5250 | 0.5250 |  | 0.5250 | 0.5250 | 0.5250 |  | 0.5250 |  | 0.5250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunoco LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  | 0.8255 | 0.8255 | 0.8255 |  | 0.8255 | $ 0.8255 | 0.8255 |  | 0.8255 |  | 0.8255 | 0.8255 |  | 0.8255 |  | 0.8255 |  | 0.8255 |  | 0.8255 |
Series A Convertible Preferred Units [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.1100 | 0.1100 |  | $ 0.1100 |  | $ 0.1100 |  | $ 0.1100 |  | $ 0.11 |
Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $0.4375 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $0.4375 to $0.503125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $0.503125 to $0.546875 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $0.546875 to $0.656250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | Above $0.656250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IDRs [Member] | Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | —% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IDRs [Member] | First Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | —% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IDRs [Member] | Second Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IDRs [Member] | Third Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IDRs [Member] | Thereafter [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Partner [Member] | Minimum Quarterly Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Partner [Member] | First Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Partner [Member] | Second Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Partner [Member] | Third Target Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Partner [Member] | Thereafter [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Payment Targets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit | [2] | 31.2500 | 0 | 31.2500 |  | 0 | $ 31.2500 | 0 |  | 31.2500 |  |  | 15.4510 | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit | [2] | 33.1250 | 0 | 33.1250 |  | 0 | 33.1250 | 0 |  | 33.1250 |  |  | 16.3780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series C Preferred Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  | 0.4609 | 0.4609 | 0.4609 |  | 0.4609 | 0.4609 | 0.4609 |  | 0.5634 | [3] |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series D Preferred Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  | 0.4766 | 0.4766 | 0.4766 |  | 0.4766 | 0.4766 | 0.5931 | [3] | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series E Preferred Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  | $ 0.4750 | $ 0.4750 | $ 0.5806 | [3] | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[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 ET Series A Convertible Preferred 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 unit. See additional information below.
[2] | (1) ETO Series A Preferred Units and ETO Series B Preferred Unit distributions are paid on a semi-annual basis.
[3] | * Represent prorated initial distributions. Prorated initial distributions on the recently issued ETO Series F Preferred Units and ETO Series G Preferred Units will be payable in May 2020.

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