Condensed Consolidating Financial Information, Statement of Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	$ 620.9	$ 629.0
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(9.0)	(14.5)
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	611.9	614.5
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	(611.3)	(615.2)
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1.2	1.2
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	(610.1)	(614.0)
Subsidiary Issuer (EPO) [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	655.2	621.9
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	655.2	621.9
Other Subsidiaries (Non-guarantor) [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	630.1	637.8
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.3)	0.3
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	628.8	638.1
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	620.3	629.7
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(10.2)	(15.7)
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	610.1	614.0
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member] | Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	(665.0)	(630.0)
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(8.9)	(16.0)
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	(673.9)	(646.0)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Guarantor) [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	611.9	614.5
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	$ 611.9	$ 614.5