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Partners' Capital and Distributions - Subsidiary Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Aug. 15, 2023 | Aug. 14, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | Feb. 15, 2023 | Feb. 14, 2023 | Jan. 31, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 322 | $ 264 | $ 646 | $ 500
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | 270 | 222 | 542 | 423
Cash Distribution | Noncontrolling Interests | Consolidated Joint Venture Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73 | 62 | 151 | 121
AAP | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  |  | $ 13 |  | $ 13 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to PAGP |  |  | 52 |  | 52 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions paid to limited partners |  |  | $ 65 |  | $ 65 |  |  |  |  |
AAP | Cash Distribution | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | $ 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to PAGP |  | 52 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions paid to limited partners |  | $ 64 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Permian JV | Cash Distribution | Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53 | 58 | 111 | 112
Cactus II | Cash Distribution | Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  | 29 |
Red River | Cash Distribution | Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | $ 4 | 11 | $ 9
Series B Preferred Units | PAA | Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount accrued to distributions payable |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10 |  | $ 10 |
Series B Preferred Units | PAA | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount (usd per unit) |  |  | $ 22.18 | $ 22.27 |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount |  |  | $ 18 | $ 18 |  |  |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred Units | PAA | Cash Distribution | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount (usd per unit) | $ 24.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount | $ 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units | PAA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution rate reset, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.85% |  |  |  |
Quarterly distributions per unit (usd per unit) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.615 |  |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units | PAA | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount (usd per unit) |  |  | $ 0.585 |  | $ 0.525 |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount |  |  | $ 42 |  | $ 37 |  |  |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units | PAA | Cash Distribution | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount (usd per unit) |  | $ 0.615 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount |  | $ 44 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | PAA | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  | $ 187 |  | $ 187 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions per common unit, paid (usd per unit) |  |  | $ 0.2675 |  | $ 0.2675 |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | PAA | Cash Distribution | Public |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  | $ 122 |  | $ 122 |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | PAA | Cash Distribution | AAP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  | $ 65 |  | $ 65 |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | PAA | Cash Distribution | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  | $ 187 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions per common unit, paid (usd per unit) |  | $ 0.2675 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | PAA | Cash Distribution | Forecast | Public |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  | $ 123 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | PAA | Cash Distribution | Forecast | AAP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  | $ 64 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PAA | Common Units and Series A Preferred Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.00% |  | 69.00% |
PAA | Series B Preferred Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
AAP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.00% |  | 19.00% |
Permian JV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  | 35.00% |
Cactus II |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  | 30.00% |
Red River |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  | 33.00% |

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