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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFF. - Schedule of Equity Methold Investments(Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Revenue $ 4,951us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue $ 2,521us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue $ 2,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue  
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Extraordinary Items (17)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems 55us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems 30us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems  
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Net Income (Loss) $ (142)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss $ 27us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss $ 34us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss  
Regency [Member]        
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a less than wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. 31.4ete_NumberofcommonunitsofasubsidiarypartnershipthatareheldbyalessthanwhollyownedsubsidiaryoftheParent.
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Class F Units [Member] | Regency [Member]        
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Number of common units of a subsidiary partnership that are held by a less than wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. 6.3ete_NumberofcommonunitsofasubsidiarypartnershipthatareheldbyalessthanwhollyownedsubsidiaryoftheParent.
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