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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Operations And Organization (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Operations And Organization (Narrative) (Details)	Oct. 31, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Jul. 30, 2019 shares
Limited Partner interest in the Partnership, percentage			99.90%
Sunoco LP [Member]
Incentive Distribution Rights			100.00%
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.			28,500,000
USAC [Member]
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.		39,700,000		46,100,000
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest			100.00%
ETE Merger [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	1,460,000,000
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	1.28
ETE Merger [Member] \| Sunoco LP [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	2,263,158	2,263,158
ETE Merger [Member] \| Sunoco GP [Member]
Limited Partner interest in the Partnership, percentage	100.00%	100.00%
ETE Merger [Member] \| USAC [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	12,466,912	12,466,912
Limited Partner interest in the Partnership, percentage	100.00%	100.00%
ETE Merger [Member] \| Lake Charles LNG [Member]
Limited Partner interest in the Partnership, percentage	100.00%	100.00%
ETE Merger [Member] \| Energy Transfer LNG Export LLC, ET Crude Oil Terminals LLC, & ETC Illinois LLC [Member]
Limited Partner interest in the Partnership, percentage	60.00%	60.00%
IDRs [Member] \| ETE Merger [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	1,168,205,710
General Partner [Member] \| ETE Merger [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	18,448,341
ETO [Member] \| ETE Merger [Member] \| Sunoco LP [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	2,874,275	2,874,275
ETO [Member] \| ETE Merger [Member] \| Sunoco GP [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	42,812,389	42,812,389
ETO [Member] \| ETE Merger [Member] \| USAC [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	16,134,903	16,134,903
ETO [Member] \| ETE Merger [Member] \| Lake Charles LNG [Member]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	37,557,815	37,557,815