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Acquisitions Acquisitions Subsequent to December 31, 2014 (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 13, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 09, 2015 acre bbl
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 17,801us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt	$ 12,393us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt	$ 14,755us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Hiland Partners, LP [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				3,058
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				1,715
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities				1,343
Subsequent Event [Member] \| KMI's acquisition of Royal Vopak assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred					158
Number of terminals					3
Number of Real Estate Properties					1
Area of Real Estate Property						36
Storage Capacity						1,069,500
Bridge Loan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt				$ 368
North Carolina [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| KMI's acquisition of Royal Vopak assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of terminals					2
North Wilmington, North Carolina [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| KMI's acquisition of Royal Vopak assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of terminals					1
South Wilmington, North Carolina [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| KMI's acquisition of Royal Vopak assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of terminals					1