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Inventory, Linefill and Base Gas and Long-term Inventory (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory-related disclosures |  |  |
Charge related to the write-down of inventory | $ 289 us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown | $ 7 us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown | $ 128 us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown
Gains on derivative instruments | 160 us-gaap_DerivativeGainOnDerivative |  |
Gain on sales of linefill and base gas | 8 paa_GainLossOnSaleOfLinefillAndBaseGas | 7 paa_GainLossOnSaleOfLinefillAndBaseGas | 19 paa_GainLossOnSaleOfLinefillAndBaseGas
Cash received for sales of linefill and base gas | 24 paa_CashReceivedRelatedToSalesOfLinefillAndBaseGas | 40 paa_CashReceivedRelatedToSalesOfLinefillAndBaseGas | 65 paa_CashReceivedRelatedToSalesOfLinefillAndBaseGas
Inventory by category |  |  |
Inventory | 891 us-gaap_InventoryNet | 1,065 us-gaap_InventoryNet |
Linefill and base gas | 930 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas | 798 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas |
Long-term inventory | 186 us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent | 251 us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent |
Total | 2,007 paa_InventoryCurrentAndNoncurrent | 2,114 paa_InventoryCurrentAndNoncurrent |
Crude oil |  |  |
Inventory by category |  |  |
Inventory | 304 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 540 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Linefill and base gas | 744 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 679 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Long-term inventory | 136 us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 202 us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Inventory, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 6,465,000 paa_InventoryVolumesCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 6,951,000 paa_InventoryVolumesCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Linefill and base gas, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 11,810,000 paa_InventoryVolumesLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 10,966,000 paa_InventoryVolumesLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Long-term inventory, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 2,582,000 paa_InventoryVolumesNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 2,498,000 paa_InventoryVolumesNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Inventory, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 47.02 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 77.69 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Linefill and base gas, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 63.00 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 61.92 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
Long-term inventory, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 52.67 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember | 80.86 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = us-gaap_CrudeOilMember |
NGL |  |  |
Inventory by category |  |  |
Inventory | 454 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 352 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Linefill and base gas | 52 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 62 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Long-term inventory | 50 us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 49 us-gaap_InventoryNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Inventory, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 13,553,000 paa_InventoryVolumesCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 8,061,000 paa_InventoryVolumesCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Linefill and base gas, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 1,212,000 paa_InventoryVolumesLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 1,341,000 paa_InventoryVolumesLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Long-term inventory, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 1,681,000 paa_InventoryVolumesNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 1,161,000 paa_InventoryVolumesNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Inventory, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 33.50 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 43.67 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Linefill and base gas, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 42.90 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 46.23 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Long-term inventory, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 29.74 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember | 42.20 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitNoncurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NGLMember |
Natural gas |  |  |
Inventory by category |  |  |
Inventory | 102 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember | 150 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember |
Linefill and base gas | 134 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember | 57 paa_LinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember |
Inventory, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 32,317,000 paa_InventoryVolumesCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember | 40,505,000 paa_InventoryVolumesCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember |
Linefill and base gas, Volumes (in barrels or in Mcf) | 28,612,000 paa_InventoryVolumesLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember | 16,615,000 paa_InventoryVolumesLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember |
Inventory, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 3.16 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember | 3.70 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitCurrent / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember |
Linefill and base gas, Price/Unit of measure (in dollars per unit) | 4.68 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember | 3.43 paa_InventoryWeightedAveragePricePerUnitLinefillAndBaseGas / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_NaturalGasMember |
Other |  |  |
Inventory by category |  |  |
Inventory | $ 31 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_OtherInventoryMember | $ 23 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = paa_OtherInventoryMember |

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