Business Segments, Gross Operating Margin (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Business Segments [Abstract]
Operating income		$ 5,035.1	$ 6,078.7	$ 5,408.6
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to total segment gross operating margin (addition or subtraction indicated by sign):
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense in operating costs and expenses		1,961.5	1,848.3	1,687.0
Asset impairment and related charges in operating costs and expenses		890.6	132.7	50.5
Net gains attributable to asset sales in operating costs and expenses		(4.4)	(5.7)	(28.7)
General and administrative costs		219.6	211.7	208.3
Non-refundable payments received from shippers attributable to make-up rights	[1]	119.3	47.0	21.5
Subsequent recognition of revenues attributable to make-up rights	[2]	(33.6)	(22.9)	(56.2)
Total segment gross operating margin		$ 8,188.1	$ 8,289.8	$ 7,291.0

[1] Since make-up rights entail a future performance obligation by the pipeline to the shipper, these receipts are recorded as deferred revenue for GAAP purposes; however, these receipts are included in gross operating margin in the period of receipt since they are nonrefundable to the shipper.

[2] As deferred revenues attributable to make-up rights are subsequently recognized as revenue under GAAP, gross operating margin must be adjusted to remove such amounts to prevent duplication since the associated non-refundable payments were previously included in gross operating margin.