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Earnings Per Unit (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
BASIC EARNINGS PER UNIT    
Net income attributable to limited partners $ 636.1us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 798.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Undistributed earnings allocated and cash payments on phantom unit awards (2.2)us-gaap_ParticipatingSecuritiesDistributedAndUndistributedEarningsLossBasic [1] (1.5)us-gaap_ParticipatingSecuritiesDistributedAndUndistributedEarningsLossBasic [1]
Net income available to common unitholders 633.9epd_NetIncomeAvailableToCommonUnitholders 797.3epd_NetIncomeAvailableToCommonUnitholders
Basic weighted-average number of common units outstanding (in units) 1,926.4us-gaap_WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstanding 1,828.0us-gaap_WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstanding
Basic earnings per unit (in dollars per unit) $ 0.33us-gaap_NetIncomeLossPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnitBasicNetOfTax $ 0.44us-gaap_NetIncomeLossPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnitBasicNetOfTax
DILUTED EARNINGS PER UNIT    
Net income attributable to limited partners $ 636.1us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 798.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Diluted weighted-average number of units outstanding:    
Distribution-bearing common units (in units) 1,926.4us-gaap_WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstandingDiluted 1,828.0us-gaap_WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstandingDiluted
Designated Units (in units) 35.4epd_IncrementalCommonSharesTemporarilyWaiveCashDistributions 45.1epd_IncrementalCommonSharesTemporarilyWaiveCashDistributions
Phantom units (in units) 4.5us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights [1] 1.6us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights [1]
Incremental option units (in units) 0.4us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants 1.2us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants
Total (in units) 1,966.7us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 1,875.9us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Diluted earnings per unit (in dollars per unit) $ 0.32us-gaap_NetIncomeLossNetOfTaxPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnitDiluted $ 0.43us-gaap_NetIncomeLossNetOfTaxPerOutstandingLimitedPartnershipUnitDiluted
[1] Each phantom unit award includes a DER, which entitles the recipient to receive cash payments equal to the product of the number of phantom unit awards and the cash distribution per unit paid to our common unitholders. Cash payments made in connection with DERs are nonforfeitable. As a result, the phantom units are considered participating securities for purposes of computing basic earnings per unit. Phantom unit awards were first issued in February 2014.