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Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Interest expense, Capitalized interest | $ 48 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | $ 38 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | $ 36 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Property and equipment, gross | 14,178 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | 12,473 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross |
Accumulated depreciation | (1,906)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (1,654)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment |
Property and equipment, net | 12,272 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 10,819 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
Depreciation expense | 319 us-gaap_Depreciation | 259 us-gaap_Depreciation | 222 us-gaap_Depreciation
Impairments of long-lived assets | 10 us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges | 20 us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges | 168 us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges
Pipelines and related facilities |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 7,003 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_PipelinesMember | 6,113 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_PipelinesMember |
Pipelines and related facilities | Minimum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 10 years |  |
Pipelines and related facilities | Maximum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 70 years |  |
Storage, terminal and rail facilities |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 4,853 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = paa_StorageTerminalAndRailFacilitiesMember | 4,704 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = paa_StorageTerminalAndRailFacilitiesMember |
Storage, terminal and rail facilities | Minimum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 30 years |  |
Storage, terminal and rail facilities | Maximum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 70 years |  |
Trucking equipment and other |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 198 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = paa_TruckingEquipmentAndOtherMember | 150 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = paa_TruckingEquipmentAndOtherMember |
Trucking equipment and other | Minimum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 3 years |  |
Trucking equipment and other | Maximum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 15 years |  |
Construction in progress |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 1,545 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | 1,008 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember |
Office property and equipment |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 156 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember | 125 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember |
Office property and equipment | Minimum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 2 years |  |
Office property and equipment | Maximum |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 50 years |  |
Land and other |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | $ 423 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = paa_LandAndOtherMember | $ 373 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = paa_LandAndOtherMember |

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