Condensed Consolidating Financial Information, Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 34.9	$ 74.4
Accounts receivable - trade, net	2,569.9	3,823.0
Accounts receivable - related parties	1.2	2.8
Inventories	1,038.1	1,014.2
Derivative assets	258.6	226.0
Prepaid and other current assets	410.3	350.3
Total current assets	4,313.0	5,490.7
Property, plant and equipment, net	32,034.7	29,881.6	$ 26,946.6
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	2,628.5	3,042.0
Intangible assets, net	4,037.2	4,302.1	1,462.2
Goodwill	5,745.2	4,300.2	2,080.0	$ 2,086.8
Other assets	193.4	184.4
Total assets	48,952.0	47,201.0
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	1,863.9	2,206.4
Accounts payable - trade	860.1	773.8
Accounts payable - related parties	84.1	118.9
Accrued product payables	2,484.4	3,853.3
Accrued liability related to EFS Midstream acquisition	993.2	0.0
Accrued interest	352.1	335.5
Other current liabilities	528.8	585.8
Total current liabilities	7,166.6	7,873.7
Long-term debt	20,826.7	19,157.4
Deferred tax liabilities	46.1	66.6
Other long-term liabilities	$ 411.5	$ 411.1
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	$ 20,295.1	$ 18,063.2
Noncontrolling interests	206.0	1,629.0
Total equity	20,501.1	19,692.2	$ 15,440.4	$ 13,296.0
Total liabilities and equity	48,952.0	47,201.0
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	0.0	0.0
Accounts receivable - trade, net	0.0	0.0
Accounts receivable - related parties	(0.2)	(4.0)
Inventories	0.0	0.0
Derivative assets	0.0	0.0
Prepaid and other current assets	0.0	0.8
Total current assets	(0.2)	(3.2)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0.0	0.0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(20,540.2)	(18,287.5)
Intangible assets, net	0.0	0.0
Goodwill	0.0	0.0
Other assets	0.0	0.0
Total assets	(20,540.4)	(18,290.7)
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	0.0	0.0
Accounts payable - trade	0.0	0.0
Accounts payable - related parties	(0.2)	(4.0)
Accrued product payables	0.0	0.0
Accrued liability related to EFS Midstream acquisition	0.0
Accrued interest	0.0	0.0
Other current liabilities	0.0	0.0
Total current liabilities	(0.2)	(4.0)
Long-term debt	0.0	0.0
Deferred tax liabilities	2.7	4.1
Other long-term liabilities	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	$ (20,514.3)	$ (18,263.7)
Noncontrolling interests	(28.6)	(27.1)
Total equity	(20,542.9)	(18,290.8)
Total liabilities and equity	(20,540.4)	(18,290.7)
Subsidiary Issuer (EPO) [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	14.4	18.7
Accounts receivable - trade, net	811.3	1,128.5
Accounts receivable - related parties	59.0	158.8
Inventories	786.9	831.8
Derivative assets	150.4	102.0
Prepaid and other current assets	168.3	435.7
Total current assets	1,990.3	2,675.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,859.8	2,871.7
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	38,655.0	36,937.5
Intangible assets, net	721.2	2,527.3
Goodwill	459.5	1,956.1
Other assets	280.2	139.3
Total assets	45,966.0	47,107.4
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	1,863.8	2,206.4
Accounts payable - trade	375.3	216.6
Accounts payable - related parties	885.3	1,226.5
Accrued product payables	997.7	1,570.0
Accrued liability related to EFS Midstream acquisition	0.0
Accrued interest	352.0	335.4
Other current liabilities	178.7	130.8
Total current liabilities	4,652.8	5,685.7
Long-term debt	20,811.4	19,142.5
Deferred tax liabilities	3.4	4.9
Other long-term liabilities	$ 14.5	$ 10.9
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	$ 20,483.9	$ 22,263.4
Noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Total equity	20,483.9	22,263.4
Total liabilities and equity	45,966.0	47,107.4
Other Subsidiaries (Non-guarantor) [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	71.1	70.4
Accounts receivable - trade, net	1,755.8	2,698.2
Accounts receivable - related parties	795.4	1,114.6
Inventories	251.4	182.8
Derivative assets	108.2	124.0
Prepaid and other current assets	249.1	222.3
Total current assets	3,231.0	4,412.3
Property, plant and equipment, net	28,173.5	26,912.0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	4,067.3	3,556.4
Intangible assets, net	3,330.7	1,292.4
Goodwill	5,285.7	1,721.4
Other assets	47.9	45.8
Total assets	44,136.1	37,940.3
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	0.1	0.0
Accounts payable - trade	535.1	571.4
Accounts payable - related parties	62.3	173.3
Accrued product payables	1,489.3	2,287.9
Accrued liability related to EFS Midstream acquisition	993.2
Accrued interest	0.1	0.7
Other current liabilities	357.1	763.7
Total current liabilities	3,437.2	3,797.0
Long-term debt	15.3	14.9
Deferred tax liabilities	40.8	58.5
Other long-term liabilities	$ 286.9	$ 180.8
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	$ 40,297.2	$ 33,820.9
Noncontrolling interests	58.7	68.2
Total equity	40,355.9	33,889.1
Total liabilities and equity	44,136.1	37,940.3
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	34.9	74.4
Accounts receivable - trade, net	2,569.9	3,823.0
Accounts receivable - related parties	1.4	6.8
Inventories	1,038.1	1,014.2
Derivative assets	258.6	226.0
Prepaid and other current assets	410.3	349.5
Total current assets	4,313.2	5,493.9
Property, plant and equipment, net	32,034.7	29,881.6
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	2,628.5	3,042.0
Intangible assets, net	4,037.2	4,302.1
Goodwill	5,745.2	4,300.2
Other assets	192.9	184.4
Total assets	48,951.7	47,204.2
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	1,863.9	2,206.4
Accounts payable - trade	859.8	773.2
Accounts payable - related parties	84.1	118.9
Accrued product payables	2,484.4	3,853.3
Accrued liability related to EFS Midstream acquisition	993.2
Accrued interest	352.1	335.5
Other current liabilities	528.8	585.8
Total current liabilities	7,166.3	7,873.1
Long-term debt	20,826.7	19,157.4
Deferred tax liabilities	43.4	62.5
Other long-term liabilities	$ 166.4	$ 191.4
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	$ 20,514.3	$ 18,263.7
Noncontrolling interests	234.6	1,656.1
Total equity	20,748.9	19,919.8
Total liabilities and equity	48,951.7	47,204.2
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member] | Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(50.6)	(14.7)
Accounts receivable - trade, net	2.8	(3.7)
Accounts receivable - related parties	(853.0)	(1,266.6)
Inventories	(0.2)	(0.4)
Derivative assets	0.0	0.0
Prepaid and other current assets	(7.1)	(308.5)
Total current assets	(908.1)	(1,593.9)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1.4	97.9
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(40,093.8)	(37,451.9)
Intangible assets, net	(14.7)	482.4
Goodwill	0.0	622.7
Other assets	(135.2)	(0.7)
Total assets	(41,150.4)	(37,843.5)
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	0.0	0.0
Accounts payable - trade	(50.6)	(14.8)
Accounts payable - related parties	(863.5)	(1,280.9)
Accrued product payables	(2.6)	(4.6)
Accrued liability related to EFS Midstream acquisition	0.0
Accrued interest	0.0	(0.6)
Other current liabilities	(7.0)	(308.7)
Total current liabilities	(923.7)	(1,609.6)
Long-term debt	0.0	0.0
Deferred tax liabilities	(0.8)	(0.9)
Other long-term liabilities	$ (135.0)	$ (0.3)
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	$ (40,266.8)	$ (37,820.6)
Noncontrolling interests	175.9	1,587.9
Total equity	(40,090.9)	(36,232.7)
Total liabilities and equity	(41,150.4)	(37,843.5)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Guarantor) [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	0.0	0.0
Accounts receivable - trade, net	0.0	0.0
Accounts receivable - related parties	0.0	0.0
Inventories	0.0	0.0
Derivative assets	0.0	0.0
Prepaid and other current assets	0.0	0.0
Total current assets	0.0	0.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0.0	0.0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	20,540.2	18,287.5
Intangible assets, net	0.0	0.0
Goodwill	0.0	0.0
Other assets	0.5	0.0
Total assets	20,540.7	18,287.5
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt	0.0	0.0
Accounts payable - trade	0.3	0.6
Accounts payable - related parties	0.2	4.0
Accrued product payables	0.0	0.0
Accrued liability related to EFS Midstream acquisition	0.0
Accrued interest	0.0	0.0
Other current liabilities	0.0	0.0
Total current liabilities	0.5	4.6
Long-term debt	0.0	0.0
Deferred tax liabilities	0.0	0.0
Other long-term liabilities	$ 245.1	$ 219.7
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Partners' and other owners' equity	$ 20,295.1	$ 18,063.2
Noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Total equity	20,295.1	18,063.2
Total liabilities and equity	$ 20,540.7	$ 18,287.5