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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (EnLink [Member])	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible asset useful life	10 years
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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible asset useful life	20 years

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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