Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Quarterly Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ 292 | $ 282 | $ 275 | $ 263 | $ 190 | $ 150 | $ 133 | $ 127 | $ 1,112 | [1] | $ 600 | [1] | $ 313 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Operating and maintenance expenses | 132 | 113 | 111 | 99 | 108 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 455 | [1] | 313 | [1] | 188 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 102 | 105 | 104 | 103 | 30 | 55 | 42 | 54 | 414 | [1] | 181 | [1] | 57 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) | 64 | 70 | 67 | 69 | (15) | 27 | 25 | 36 | 270 | [1] | 73 | [1] | 18 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Limited partners’ interest in net earnings (loss) | $ 46 | $ 53 | $ 50 | $ 50 | $ (25) | $ 20 | $ 26 | $ 35 | $ 199 | [1] | $ 56 | [1] | $ 68 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) per limited partner unit: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common - basic (dollars per unit) | $ 0.49 | [2] | $ 0.62 | [2] | $ 0.60 | [2] | $ 0.63 | [2] | $ (0.34) | [2] | $ 0.33 | [2] | $ 0.45 | [2] | $ 0.64 | [2] | $ 2.33 | [2] | $ 0.96 | [2] | $ 1.48 | |||||
| Common - diluted (dollars per unit) | $ 0.49 | [2] | $ 0.62 | [2] | $ 0.60 | [2] | $ 0.63 | [2] | (0.34) | [2] | 0.33 | [2] | 0.45 | [2] | 0.64 | [2] | 2.33 | [2] | 0.96 | [2] | 1.47 | |||||
| Subordinated - basic and diluted (dollars per unit) | $ 0.00 | [2] | $ 0.00 | [2] | $ 0.45 | [2] | $ 0.64 | [2] | $ 0.00 | $ 0.62 | [2] | $ 1.35 | ||||||||||||||
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