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Debt (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Letters of credit	Jun. 30, 2012 Prior PNG senior unsecured credit agreement	Jun. 30, 2012 PNG senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in August 2016	Dec. 31, 2011 Terminated PAA senior unsecured 364-day revolving credit agreement	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior secured hedged inventory facility scheduled to mature in August 2013	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior secured hedged inventory debt facility scheduled to mature in August 2014
Debt
Borrowing capacity	$ 400	$ 250	$ 350	$ 1,200	$ 850	$ 1,400
Increased borrowing capacity amount over the original facility	250
Period for activation of credit facility				6 months
Tenure of credit facility				364 days
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 550			$ 1,900
Extension period			1 year			1 year

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Additional borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

This element represents the tenure of the line of credit facility.

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- Definition

Represents the number of year extensions of the revolving credit facility.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



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