Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Enterprise Products Partners L P
Entity Central Index Key	0001061219
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		910,781,527
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Class B units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,520,431