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Organization And Basis Of Presentation And Consolidation (Details) $ in Billions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 segment | Jul. 24, 2015 USD ($) platform
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Limited Partners' ownership percentage | 100.00% |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment | 5 |
Enterprise Offshore Acquisition |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs | $ |  | $ 1.5
Number of Hubs | platform |  | 6

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- Definition The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 272 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055 + Details
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