Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 02, 2014
Document Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001012569
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		318,500,491