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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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	Mar. 25, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Feb. 19, 2014	Jun. 24, 2013
NOTE PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTY					1,090,000,000		$ 1,090,000,000	$ 0
Merger related expenses	19,000,000	77,000,000
Net gain due to curtailment of postretirement employee benefit plans		15,000,000
Intangible asset, estimated useful life			17 years 6 months
Business Combination, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price	3,913,000,000
ETE Merger [Member]
Business Acquisition Units Acquired	56,982,160
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	3,010,000,000
Citrus Merger [Member]
Percentage owned by equity investment					50.00%		50.00%
Merger amount, in cash	1,900,000,000
Business Acquisition Units Acquired	2,300,000
Business Combination, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price	2,000,000,000
ETE [Member] \| Holdco Transaction [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest				60.00%
Regency [Member]
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a less than wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.								31,400,000	31,400,000
ETP [Member]
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.								2,200,000
NOTE PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTY					1,090,000,000		1,090,000,000	0		1,090,000,000
ETP [Member] \| Holdco Transaction [Member]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest				40.00%	100.00%
7.60% Senior Notes, due February 1, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											7.60%
8.25% Senior Notes, due November 14, 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											8.25%
Regency 4.50% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								4.50%
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value								600,000,000
Class F Units [Member] \| Regency [Member]
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a less than wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.								6,300,000	6,300,000
SUGS Contribution [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred						463,000,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition						30,000,000
New England Gas Company [Member]
Proceeds from sale of MGE assets, net of transaction costs							40,000,000
Noncash or Part Noncash Divestiture, Amount of Consideration Received							20,000,000
Missouri Gas Energy
Proceeds from sale of MGE assets, net of transaction costs					975,000,000