Price Risk Management Assets And Liabilities Table - Outstanding Commodity-Related Derivatives (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 barrels	Dec. 31, 2013 barrels
Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Crude Oil [Member] | Future [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(81,000)	103,000
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Power [Member] | Call Option [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	54,400	103,200
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Power [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	343,775	351,050
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Power [Member] | Future [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(57,744)	(772,476)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Power [Member] | Options - Puts [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(54,400)	(52,800)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Crude Oil [Member] | Future [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	0	(30,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Refined Products [Member] | Future [Member]
Notional Volume	(243,000)	(280,000)
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	2,882,500	(487,500)
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Swing Swaps IFERC [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	0	1,937,500
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	920,000	9,457,500
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Options - Puts [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	5,000,000	0
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2017
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Swing Swaps IFERC [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2016
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2019
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Swing Swaps IFERC [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | NGL [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(1,602,800)	(1,133,600)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | WTI Crude Oil [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Notional Volume	(1,715,000)	(521,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas Liquids [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Notional Volume	(439,000)	(438,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Refined Products [Member] | Future [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(7,182,500)	570,000
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Swing Swaps IFERC [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	17,790,000	(9,690,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(8,067,500)	(8,195,000)
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | Regency [Member]
Notional Volume	(13,289,000)	(24,455,000)
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Forward Physical Contracts [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(9,325,164)	5,668,559
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Propane [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Notional Volume	(44,562,000)	(52,122,000)
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | NGL [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | WTI Crude Oil [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2016
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas Liquids [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Refined Products [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Swing Swaps IFERC [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2016
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2019	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Forward Physical Contracts [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Propane [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2015
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | NGL [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | WTI Crude Oil [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas Liquids [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Refined Products [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Swing Swaps IFERC [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives		2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Forward Physical Contracts [Member] | ETP [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Mark-To-Market Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Propane [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | Regency [Member]
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(24,197,500)	(7,352,500)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(24,197,500)	(50,530,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Hedged Item - Inventory (MMBtu) [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	24,197,500	50,530,000
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2015	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | NGL [Member] | Forwards Swaps [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(255,000)	(780,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(460,000)	(1,825,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014
Non Trading [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Swaps/Futures [Member] | ETP [Member]
Notional Volume	(3,220,000)	(12,775,000)
Maximum Term Of Commodity Derivatives	2014	2014