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

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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