Condensed Consolidating Financial Information, Statements of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	$ 11,383.1	$ 11,252.5
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	10,420.4	10,467.2
General and administrative costs	49.5	46.3
Total costs and expenses (see Note 11)	10,469.9	10,513.5
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	44.5	9.9
Operating income	957.7	748.9
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(195.9)	(186.5)
Other, net	(0.1)	58.7
Total other expense, net	(196.0)	(127.8)
Income before income taxes	761.7	621.1
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(6.4)	34.4
Net income	755.3	655.5
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.8)	(4.2)
Net income attributable to entity	753.5	651.3
Subsidiary Issuer (EPO) [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	7,355.5	7,639.8
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	7,143.9	7,409.8
General and administrative costs	4.7	15.4
Total costs and expenses (see Note 11)	7,148.6	7,425.2
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	746.7	594.5
Operating income	953.6	809.1
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(195.3)	(185.6)
Other, net	0.1	0.1
Total other expense, net	(195.2)	(185.5)
Income before income taxes	758.4	623.6
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(5.1)	27.0
Net income	753.3	650.6
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to entity	753.3	650.6
Other Subsidiaries (Non-guarantor) [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	7,440.4	7,158.5
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	6,689.2	6,603.6
General and administrative costs	44.6	30.7
Total costs and expenses (see Note 11)	6,733.8	6,634.3
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	51.2	78.4
Operating income	757.8	602.6
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(0.6)	(0.9)
Other, net	(0.2)	58.6
Total other expense, net	(0.8)	57.7
Income before income taxes	757.0	660.3
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(1.0)	7.4
Net income	756.0	667.7
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.5)	(44.4)
Net income attributable to entity	755.5	623.3
EPO and Subsidiaries Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	(3,412.8)	(3,545.8)
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	(3,412.7)	(3,546.2)
General and administrative costs	0	0
Total costs and expenses (see Note 11)	(3,412.7)	(3,546.2)
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(753.4)	(663.0)
Operating income	(753.5)	(662.6)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Total other expense, net	0	0
Income before income taxes	(753.5)	(662.6)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	0	0
Net income	(753.5)	(662.6)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2.0)	39.7
Net income attributable to entity	(755.5)	(622.9)
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	11,383.1	11,252.5
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	10,420.4	10,467.2
General and administrative costs	49.3	46.1
Total costs and expenses (see Note 11)	10,469.7	10,513.3
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	44.5	9.9
Operating income	957.9	749.1
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(195.9)	(186.5)
Other, net	(0.1)	58.7
Total other expense, net	(196.0)	(127.8)
Income before income taxes	761.9	621.3
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(6.1)	34.4
Net income	755.8	655.7
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2.5)	(4.7)
Net income attributable to entity	753.3	651.0
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Guarantor) [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	0	0
General and administrative costs	0.2	0.2
Total costs and expenses (see Note 11)	0.2	0.2
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	753.7	651.5
Operating income	753.5	651.3
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Total other expense, net	0	0
Income before income taxes	753.5	651.3
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	0	0
Net income	753.5	651.3
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to entity	753.5	651.3
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Revenues	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	0	0
General and administrative costs	0	0
Total costs and expenses (see Note 11)	0	0
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(753.7)	(651.5)
Operating income	(753.7)	(651.5)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Total other expense, net	0	0
Income before income taxes	(753.7)	(651.5)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(0.3)	0
Net income	(754.0)	(651.5)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.7	0.5
Net income attributable to entity	$ (753.3)	$ (651.0)