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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
employee
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]            
Entity number of employees   0       0
Regulatory charge resulting from Tax Reform (Note 1)   $ 206,547,000 $ 0 $ 0    
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]            
Reserve for rate refund, Current         $ 0  
Reserve for rate refund, Noncurrent         0  
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Regulatory debits   4,857,000 3,510,000 2,550,000    
Regulatory assets     34,900,000   22,747,000  
Capitalized Interest Costs, Including Allowance for Funds Used During Construction [Abstract]            
Allowance for funds used during construction, debt   300,000 400,000 500,000    
Allowance for funds used during construction, equity   1,104,000 953,000 1,099,000    
Interest Payments [Abstract]            
Cash payments for interest, net of interest capitalized   31,900,000 38,500,000 45,300,000    
Levelized depreciation [Member]            
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Regulatory debits   4,900,000 3,500,000 $ 2,600,000    
Regulatory assets     21,849,000   16,149,000  
Asset retirement obligation [Member]            
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Regulatory assets     78,500,000   82,200,000  
Negative salvage [Member]            
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Regulatory assets     $ (78,500,000)   $ (82,200,000)  
Operating Expense [Member]            
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]            
Regulatory charge resulting from Tax Reform (Note 1)   206,547,000        
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member]            
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]            
Regulatory charge resulting from Tax Reform (Note 1)   $ 5,700,000        
Minimum [Member]            
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]            
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Percent   21.00%        
Maximum [Member]            
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]            
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Percent   35.00%        
Financial Repositioning [Member]            
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]            
Parent, general partner ownership percentage 2.00%          
Parent, limited partner ownership percentage 74.00%          
Storage Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Depreciaton rates   1.60% 1.60% 1.60%    
Storage Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Depreciaton rates   2.76% 2.76% 2.76%    
Transmission Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Depreciaton rates   2.80% 2.80% 2.80%    
Transmission Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Depreciaton rates   6.97% 6.97% 6.97%