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Other Assets, Net (Detail 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Cost | 676 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross | $ 674 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated amortization | (310)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization | (254)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net | 366 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet | 420 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Estimated amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years |  |
2015 | 52 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths |
2016 | 44 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo |
2017 | 41 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree |
2018 | 36 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour |
2019 | 33 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive |
Customer contracts and relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Cost | 593 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 591 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Accumulated amortization | (288)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | (237)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Net | 305 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 354 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Customer contracts and relationships | Minimum |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 1 year |
Customer contracts and relationships | Maximum |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 20 years |
Property tax abatement |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Cost | 38 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_PropertyTaxAbatementMember | 38 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_PropertyTaxAbatementMember
Accumulated amortization | (18)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_PropertyTaxAbatementMember | (14)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_PropertyTaxAbatementMember
Net | 20 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_PropertyTaxAbatementMember | 24 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_PropertyTaxAbatementMember
Property tax abatement | Minimum |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 7 years |
Property tax abatement | Maximum |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 13 years |
Other agreements |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Cost | 37 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_OtherAgreementsMember | 37 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_OtherAgreementsMember
Accumulated amortization | (4)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_OtherAgreementsMember | (3)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_OtherAgreementsMember
Net | 33 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_OtherAgreementsMember | 34 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_OtherAgreementsMember
Other agreements | Minimum |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 25 years |
Other agreements | Maximum |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 70 years |
Emission reduction credits |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Cost | 8 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_EmissionReductionCreditsMember | 8 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_EmissionReductionCreditsMember
Net | 8 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_EmissionReductionCreditsMember | $ 8 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = paa_EmissionReductionCreditsMember

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