Description of Business (Details) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
LDC Disposal [Member]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price	$ 1.04
Holdco [Member] \| ETE [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest	60.00%
Holdco [Member] \| ETP [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest	100.00%

The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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