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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  | 24 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 28, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Jan. 03, 2012 Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. [Member] | Jan. 03, 2012 Odyssey Pipeline L.L.C. [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Less Than [Member] | Dec. 31, 2009 Less Than [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. [Member] | Jul. 31, 2010 DG Marine [Member] | Nov. 30, 2010 CHOPS [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 SEKCO [Member] | Dec. 28, 2010 General Partners [Member] | Dec. 28, 2010 Limited Partners [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. [Member] Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. [Member] Odyssey Pipeline L.L.C. [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. [Member] SEKCO [Member] mi in | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Pipelines And Related Assets [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Marine Vessels [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Machinery And Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Transportation Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Building And Improvements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Pipelines And Related Assets [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Marine Vessels [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Machinery And Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Transportation Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Building And Improvements [Member] | Nov. 23, 2010 Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company [Member] mi | Nov. 30, 2010 Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company [Member] CHOPS [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company [Member] Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. [Member] CHOPS [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company [Member] Minimum [Member] in | Dec. 31, 2012 Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company [Member] Maximum [Member] in
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Percentage of interest In joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Percentage of equity interest |  |  |  |  | 28.00% | 29.00% |  |  |  | 49.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  | 36.00% | 71.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pipeline length, in miles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 380 |  |  |  |
Pipeline diameter, in inches |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 | 30
Consolidated subsidiaries percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General Partners' interest percentage | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.01% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 20 years | 10 years | 3 years | 3 years | 15 years | 25 years | 20 years | 7 years | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of remainder of net income after allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 98.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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