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Derivatives and Risk Management Activities (Details 3) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 Forward exchange contracts that exchange CAD for USD at the rate USD 1.00 to CAD 1.16 maturing in 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Forward exchange contracts that exchange CAD for USD at the rate USD 1.00 to CAD 1.16 maturing in 2015 CAD | Dec. 31, 2014 Forward exchange contracts that exchange USD for CAD at the rate USD 1.00 to CAD 1.12 maturing in 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Forward exchange contracts that exchange USD for CAD at the rate USD 1.00 to CAD 1.12 maturing in 2015 CAD
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Currency Exchange Rate Risk Hedging: |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivatives | $ 460 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = paa_ForeignExchangeForwardContractsThatExchangeCanadianDollarsForUSDollarsAtAverageRateDisclosedMaturingIn2015Member | 535 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = paa_ForeignExchangeForwardContractsThatExchangeCanadianDollarsForUSDollarsAtAverageRateDisclosedMaturingIn2015Member | $ 345 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = paa_ForeignExchangeForwardContractsThatExchangeUSDollarsForCanadianDollarsAtAverageRateDisclosedMaturingIn2015Member | 387 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = paa_ForeignExchangeForwardContractsThatExchangeUSDollarsForCanadianDollarsAtAverageRateDisclosedMaturingIn2015Member
Average exchange rate |  | 1.16 us-gaap_DerivativeAverageForwardExchangeRate1 / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = paa_ForeignExchangeForwardContractsThatExchangeCanadianDollarsForUSDollarsAtAverageRateDisclosedMaturingIn2015Member |  | 1.12 us-gaap_DerivativeAverageForwardExchangeRate1 / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = paa_ForeignExchangeForwardContractsThatExchangeUSDollarsForCanadianDollarsAtAverageRateDisclosedMaturingIn2015Member

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