Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues - related parties:
Total revenue - related parties			$ 73.3		$ 775.1	$ 698.4
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties			857.1		1,874.0	1,487.1
Accounts receivable - related parties:
Total accounts receivable - related parties			2.5		43.5
Accounts payable - related parties:
Total accounts payable - related parties			127.1		211.6
Distributions:
Total distributions			750.2		701.5	581.5
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Operating costs and expenses			765.7		1,765.0	1,365.2
General and administrative expenses			91.4		109.0	121.9
Relationship with Affiliates [Abstract]
Operating lease expenses paid by EPCO			0		0.3	0.7
Goodwill related to acquisitions						89.4	[1],[2]
Enterprise [Member]
Distributions:
Total distributions			750.2		701.5	344.1
Holdings [Member]
Distributions:
Total distributions			0		0	237.4
EPCO and affiliates [Member]
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties			816.9		722.7	712.5
Accounts payable - related parties:
Total accounts payable - related parties			102.4		108.3
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Operating costs and expenses			719.4		611.6	588.5
General and administrative expenses			97.5		111.1	124.0
Relationship with Affiliates [Abstract]
Number of Units (in units)			339,130,881	[3]
Percentage of Total Units Outstanding (in hundredths)			37.50%
Enterprise common units pledged as security (in units)			62,500,000
Cash paid for railcars associated with retained leases	5.4
Operating lease expenses paid by EPCO					0.3	0.7
Common units issued to EPCO in exchange for equity interests in trucking business (in units)		523,306
Historical basis of net assets exchanged		37.8
Goodwill related to acquisitions						5.5
EPCO and affiliates [Member] | Class B units [Member]
Relationship with Affiliates [Abstract]
Number of Units (in units)			4,520,431
Energy Transfer Equity and subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues - related parties:
Total revenue - related parties			0		573.2	490.5
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties			0		1,101.5	724.4
Accounts receivable - related parties:
Total accounts receivable - related parties			0		28.4
Accounts payable - related parties:
Total accounts payable - related parties			0		92.6
Other unconsolidated affiliates [Member]
Revenues - related parties:
Total revenue - related parties			73.3		201.9	207.9
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties			40.2		49.8	50.2
Accounts receivable - related parties:
Total accounts receivable - related parties			2.5		15.1
Accounts payable - related parties:
Total accounts payable - related parties			24.7		10.7
Other unconsolidated affiliates [Member] | Evangeline [Member]
Revenues - related parties:
Total revenue - related parties			42.9		166.1	174.5
Other unconsolidated affiliates [Member] | K/D/S Promix, LLC [Member]
Revenues - related parties:
Total revenue - related parties			7.8		18.3	13.1
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties			27.4		44.9	35.6
Other unconsolidated affiliates [Member] | Centennial Pipeline LLC [Member]
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties					2.8	8.9
Other unconsolidated affiliates [Member] | Seaway Crude Pipeline Company [Member]
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties			18.1		1.4	4.5
Other unconsolidated affiliates [Member] | White River Hub, LLC [Member]
Costs and expenses - related parties:
Total costs and expenses - related parties			6.6		6.7	6.0
Other unconsolidated affiliates [Member] | Other investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues - related parties:
Total revenue - related parties			$ 19.4		$ 13.0	$ 11.5

[1] Amount presented for Petrochemical & Refined Products Services includes $5.5 million of goodwill that was part of the drop down of trucking assets from EPCO (see Note 15).

[2] We attribute these goodwill amounts to our ability to leverage the acquired businesses with our existing asset base to create future business opportunities.

[3] Includes 4,520,431 Class B units.