Condensed Consolidating Financial Information, Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 20.4		$ 58.3
Accounts receivable - trade, net	4,350.9		4,501.8
Accounts receivable - related parties	2.5		43.5
Inventories	1,088.4		1,111.7
Prepaid and other current assets	380.9		353.4
Total current assets	5,843.1		6,068.7
Property, plant and equipment, net	24,846.4		22,191.6	19,332.9
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	1,394.6		1,859.6
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11)	1,566.8		1,656.2	1,841.7
Goodwill	2,086.8		2,092.3	2,107.7	2,018.3	[1]
Other assets	196.7		256.7
Total assets	35,934.4		34,125.1
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	1,546.6	[2]	500.0
Accounts payable - trade	764.5		773.0
Accounts payable - related parties	127.1		211.6
Accrued product payables	4,476.2		5,047.1
Accrued interest	300.8		288.1
Other current liabilities	540.5		612.6
Total current liabilities	7,755.7		7,432.4
Long-term debt	14,655.2		14,029.4
Deferred tax liabilities	22.5		91.2
Other long-term liabilities	205.0		352.8
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	13,187.7		12,113.4
Noncontrolling interests	108.3		105.9
Total equity	13,296.0		12,219.3	11,900.8	10,473.1
Total liabilities and equity	35,934.4		34,125.1
Subsidiary Issuer (EPO) [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	4.3		48.2
Accounts receivable - trade, net	1,585.2		1,599.4
Accounts receivable - related parties	180.5		141.1
Inventories	853.6		943.6
Prepaid and other current assets	154.9		216.8
Total current assets	2,778.5		2,949.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,673.6		1,477.5
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	28,454.4		27,060.0
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11)	78.5		142.4
Goodwill	458.9		458.9
Other assets	126.0		146.4
Total assets	33,569.9		32,234.3
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	1,516.7		500.0
Accounts payable - trade	226.7		205.6
Accounts payable - related parties	1,584.2		2,407.2
Accrued product payables	1,851.8		2,141.0
Accrued interest	300.1		287.1
Other current liabilities	266.5		298.1
Total current liabilities	5,746.0		5,839.0
Long-term debt	14,640.2		13,975.1
Deferred tax liabilities	5.1		22.2
Other long-term liabilities	15.6		155.3
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	13,163.0		12,242.7
Noncontrolling interests	0		0
Total equity	13,163.0		12,242.7
Total liabilities and equity	33,569.9		32,234.3
Other Subsidiaries (Non-guarantor) [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	28.0		21.3
Accounts receivable - trade, net	2,768.7		2,913.2
Accounts receivable - related parties	1,372.8		2,155.5
Inventories	235.6		170.5
Prepaid and other current assets	231.8		152.6
Total current assets	4,636.9		5,413.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,170.8		20,723.7
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	1,846.9		8,266.7
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11)	1,488.3		1,527.4
Goodwill	1,627.9		1,633.4
Other assets	71.4		107.5
Total assets	32,842.2		37,671.8
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	29.9		0
Accounts payable - trade	549.8		578.6
Accounts payable - related parties	92.9		71.9
Accrued product payables	2,628.4		2,912.4
Accrued interest	0.7		1.0
Other current liabilities	280.0		321.8
Total current liabilities	3,581.7		3,885.7
Long-term debt	15.0		54.3
Deferred tax liabilities	17.7		67.1
Other long-term liabilities	189.4		197.5
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	28,963.7		28,799.8
Noncontrolling interests	74.7		4,667.4
Total equity	29,038.4		33,467.2
Total liabilities and equity	32,842.2		37,671.8
EPO and Subsidiaries Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(12.1)		(11.2)
Accounts receivable - trade, net	(3.0)		(10.8)
Accounts receivable - related parties	(1,550.8)		(2,252.0)
Inventories	(0.8)		(2.4)
Prepaid and other current assets	(5.8)		(16.0)
Total current assets	(1,572.5)		(2,292.4)
Property, plant and equipment, net	2.0		(9.6)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(28,906.7)		(33,467.1)
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11)	0		(13.6)
Goodwill	0		0
Other assets	(0.9)		2.8
Total assets	(30,478.1)		(35,779.9)
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	0		0
Accounts payable - trade	(12.1)		(11.2)
Accounts payable - related parties	(1,550.6)		(2,267.5)
Accrued product payables	(4.0)		(6.3)
Accrued interest	0		0
Other current liabilities	(5.8)		(7.4)
Total current liabilities	(1,572.5)		(2,292.4)
Long-term debt	0		0
Deferred tax liabilities	(0.9)		2.8
Other long-term liabilities	0		0
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	(28,961.1)		(28,946.4)
Noncontrolling interests	56.4		(4,543.9)
Total equity	(28,904.7)		(33,490.3)
Total liabilities and equity	(30,478.1)		(35,779.9)
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	20.2		58.3
Accounts receivable - trade, net	4,350.9		4,501.8
Accounts receivable - related parties	2.5		44.6
Inventories	1,088.4		1,111.7
Prepaid and other current assets	380.9		353.4
Total current assets	5,842.9		6,069.8
Property, plant and equipment, net	24,846.4		22,191.6
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	1,394.6		1,859.6
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11)	1,566.8		1,656.2
Goodwill	2,086.8		2,092.3
Other assets	196.5		256.7
Total assets	35,934.0		34,126.2
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	1,546.6		500.0
Accounts payable - trade	764.4		773.0
Accounts payable - related parties	126.5		211.6
Accrued product payables	4,476.2		5,047.1
Accrued interest	300.8		288.1
Other current liabilities	540.7		612.5
Total current liabilities	7,755.2		7,432.3
Long-term debt	14,655.2		14,029.4
Deferred tax liabilities	21.9		92.1
Other long-term liabilities	205.0		352.8
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	13,165.6		12,096.1
Noncontrolling interests	131.1		123.5
Total equity	13,296.7		12,219.6
Total liabilities and equity	35,934.0		34,126.2
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Guarantor) [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	0.2		0
Accounts receivable - trade, net	0		0
Accounts receivable - related parties	(0.6)		(1.1)
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid and other current assets	0		0
Total current assets	(0.4)		(1.1)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0		0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	13,188.0		12,114.5
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11)	0		0
Goodwill	0		0
Other assets	0.2		0
Total assets	13,187.8		12,113.4
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	0		0
Accounts payable - trade	0.1		0
Accounts payable - related parties	0		0
Accrued product payables	0		0
Accrued interest	0		0
Other current liabilities	0		0
Total current liabilities	0.1		0
Long-term debt	0		0
Deferred tax liabilities	0		0
Other long-term liabilities	0		0
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	13,187.7		12,113.4
Noncontrolling interests	0		0
Total equity	13,187.7		12,113.4
Total liabilities and equity	13,187.8		12,113.4
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	0		0
Accounts receivable - trade, net	0		0
Accounts receivable - related parties	0.6		0
Inventories	0		0
Prepaid and other current assets	0		0
Total current assets	0.6		0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0		0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(13,188.0)		(12,114.5)
Intangible assets, net: (see Note 11)	0		0
Goodwill	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Total assets	(13,187.4)		(12,114.5)
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	0		0
Accounts payable - trade	0		0
Accounts payable - related parties	0.6		0
Accrued product payables	0		0
Accrued interest	0		0
Other current liabilities	(0.2)		0.1
Total current liabilities	0.4		0.1
Long-term debt	0		0
Deferred tax liabilities	0.6		(0.9)
Other long-term liabilities	0		0
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	(13,165.6)		(12,096.1)
Noncontrolling interests	(22.8)		(17.6)
Total equity	(13,188.4)		(12,113.7)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (13,187.4)		$ (12,114.5)

[1] The total carrying amount of goodwill at January 1, 2010 is net of $1.3 million of accumulated impairment charges incurred prior to 2010. No goodwill impairment charges were recorded during the three years ended December 31, 2012.

[2] We expect to refinance the current maturities of our debt obligations at or prior to their maturity.