Equity-Based Awards, Profits Interest Awards (Details) - Profits Interest Awards [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares
EPD 2018 Unit IV [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee partnership liquidation threshold (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares	$ 29.02
Incremental cost due to plan modification	$ 13
Vesting period	30 days
Partnership common units contributed by EPCO Holdings (in units) | shares	6,400,000
Class A capital base	$ 173	[1]
Class A preference return | $ / shares	$ 0.4325
Estimated fair value of profits interest awards	$ 14	[2]
Unrecognized Compensation Expense [Abstract]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 10	[3]
Recognition period for total unrecognized compensation cost	9 months 18 days
Estimated Grant Date Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Expected life of award from grant date	5 years 10 months 24 days
EPD 2018 Unit IV [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated Grant Date Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate	0.20%
Expected distribution yield	6.50%
Expected unit price volatility	22.00%
EPD 2018 Unit IV [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated Grant Date Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate	4.90%
Expected distribution yield	8.40%
Expected unit price volatility	39.00%
EPCO Unit II [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee partnership liquidation threshold (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares	$ 29.02
Incremental cost due to plan modification	$ 3
Vesting period	30 days
Partnership common units contributed by EPCO Holdings (in units) | shares	1,600,000
Class A capital base	$ 43	[1]
Class A preference return | $ / shares	$ 0.4325
Estimated fair value of profits interest awards	$ 3	[2]
Unrecognized Compensation Expense [Abstract]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 0	[3]
Recognition period for total unrecognized compensation cost	9 months 18 days
Estimated Grant Date Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Expected life of award from grant date	5 years 10 months 24 days
EPCO Unit II [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated Grant Date Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate	0.20%
Expected distribution yield	6.30%
Expected unit price volatility	22.00%
EPCO Unit II [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated Grant Date Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate	4.90%
Expected distribution yield	8.40%
Expected unit price volatility	36.00%

[1] Represents the fair market value of the Partnership’s common units contributed to each Employee Partnership at the applicable contribution date.

[2] Represents the total fair value of the profits interest awards awarded to the Class B limited partners of each Employee Partnership irrespective of how such costs will be allocated between us and EPCO and its privately held affiliates.  The fair value is as of the plan modification date.

[3] Represents our expected share of the unrecognized compensation cost at December 31, 2023, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 0.8 years.