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Debt (Details 2) (USD $)						9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Apr. 23, 2014 Treasury locks entered into in anticipation of issuance of 4.70% senior notes due 2044	Sep. 30, 2014 Letters of credit	Dec. 31, 2013 Letters of credit	Sep. 30, 2014 Commercial Paper Program	Oct. 20, 2014 Commercial Paper Program Subsequent Event	Sep. 30, 2014 Credit agreements and commercial paper program	Sep. 30, 2013 Credit agreements and commercial paper program	Aug. 31, 2014 PAA senior secured hedged inventory facility	Aug. 31, 2014 PAA senior unsecured revolving credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 PAA senior notes	Dec. 31, 2013 PAA senior notes	Sep. 30, 2014 PAA senior notes Level 2	Dec. 31, 2013 PAA senior notes Level 2	Sep. 30, 2014 4.70% senior notes due June 2044	Apr. 23, 2014 4.70% senior notes due June 2044	Sep. 30, 2014 3.60% senior notes due November 2024	Sep. 09, 2014 3.60% senior notes due November 2024
Debt
Debt instrument face value										$ 8,200,000,000	$ 6,700,000,000				$ 700,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument fair value												8,800,000,000	7,200,000,000
Extension period								1 year	1 year
Total borrowings						55,600,000,000	12,700,000,000
Total repayments						56,300,000,000	13,200,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit		66,000,000	41,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent)														4.70%	4.70%	3.60%	3.60%
Percentage of face value at which senior notes are sold															99.734%		99.842%
Notional amount of derivatives	250,000,000
Maximum aggregate borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000	$ 3,000,000,000

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