DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Narrative (Details) bbl in Millions |
9 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
bbl
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
bbl
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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| Derivative [Line Items] | |||
| Margin deposit | $ 1,500,000 | $ 0 | $ 1,500,000 |
| Interest rate swaps | Cash Flow Hedges | |||
| Derivative [Line Items] | |||
| Interest rate swaps interest rate received | receive a rate based on three-month USD LIBOR | ||
| Notional amount of forward-starting interest rate swaps | $ 600,000,000 | $ 600,000,000.0 | $ 600,000,000 |
| Commodity contracts | |||
| Derivative [Line Items] | |||
| Notional amount of commodity contracts, volume (in barrels) | bbl | 5.9 | 8.0 |