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Debt (Details 3) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 31, 2013 PAA senior secured hedged inventory facility | Dec. 31, 2013 PAA senior secured hedged inventory facility | Dec. 31, 2013 PAA senior secured hedged inventory facility Letters of credit | Dec. 31, 2013 PAA senior secured hedged inventory facility Minimum extension | Dec. 31, 2013 PNG senior unsecured credit facility | Dec. 31, 2012 PNG senior unsecured credit facility | Aug. 31, 2013 PAA senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in August 2018 | Dec. 31, 2013 PAA senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in August 2018 | Dec. 31, 2013 PAA senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in August 2018 Minimum extension | Dec. 31, 2013 PNG GO Bond term loans | Dec. 31, 2012 PNG GO Bond term loans loan | Dec. 31, 2012 PNG Term Loan One | Dec. 31, 2012 PNG Term Loan Two
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  | $ 1,400,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  | $ 1,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | 1,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility extensions available |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Maturity date extension | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Extension period | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition period |  | 9 months |  |  |  |  |  | 9 months |  |  |  |  |
Threshold for acquisition period qualification |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Coverage ratio of debt-to-EBITDA, maximum |  | 5.00 |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  |  |
Ratio of debt-to-EBITDA during acquisition period, maximum |  | 5.50 |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50 |  |  |  |  |
Basis Variable interest rate used |  | Eurocurrency Rate or the Base Rate |  |  | Eurodollar Rate or the Base Rate |  |  | Eurocurrency Rate, the Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate |  |  |  |  |
Term Loans, amounts outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000
Number of term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Amount that may be utilized for future tax-exempt debt issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |

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