SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Cash Flow [Table Text Block]

	Year ended
	December 31, 2015									December 31, 2014
	As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated			As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated
Net income (loss)	$	125		$	(20	)	$	105		$	(3	)	$	(36	)	$	(39	)
Deferred income taxes	14			17			31			(139		)	31			(108		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(69		)	3			(66		)	192			5			197

Other Current Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Accrued capital expenditures	$	21	$	15
Accrued property taxes	5		9
Other	29		32
Total other current liabilities	$	55	$	56

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Non-cash investing and financing activities and supplemental cash flow information are as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2015			2014		2013
Non-cash investing activities:
Contribution from affiliate	$	—		$	376	$	—
Note receivable issued in exchange for investment in ETP	(1,369		)	—		—
Settlement of affiliate liability	793			—		—
Supplemental cash flow information:
Accrued capital expenditures	$	21		$	15	$	13
Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized	76			75		142
Cash received for interest on note receivable from affiliate	16			—		—

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

		December 31,
	Lives in Years	2015			2014
Land and improvements		$	8		$	8
Buildings and improvements	6 – 22	340			340
Pipelines and equipment	5 – 46	2,387			2,353
Natural gas storage facilities	5 – 46	329			323
Vehicles	5	24			23
Right of way	36 – 40	23			23
Furniture and fixtures	5 – 12	34			33
Linepack		57			57
Other	2 – 19	99			192
Construction work in progress		37			43
Total property, plant and equipment		3,338			3,395
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(286		)	(269		)
Net property, plant and equipment		$	3,052		$	3,126

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the components of inventory:

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Natural gas (1)	$	98	$	105
Materials and supplies	15		14
	$	113	$	119

⁽¹⁾  Natural gas volumes held for operations at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were 43.2 TBtu and 34.3 TBtu, respectively.

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the relative contribution to the Company’s total operating revenue from continuing operations of each customer that comprised at least 10% of its operating revenues:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Customer A(1)	—	%	—	%	10	%
Customer B(2)	—		—		22
Customer C	11		11		6
Customer D	10		—		—
Other top 10 customers	28		40		20
Remaining customers	51		49		42
Total percentage	100	%	100	%	100	%

⁽¹⁾  SUGS, which was deconsolidated on April 30, 2013, had contracted to sell its entire owned or controlled output of NGL equity volumes to Customer A. Pricing for the NGL equity volumes sold to Customer A throughout the contract period was OPIS pricing based at Mont Belvieu, Texas delivery points.

⁽²⁾  Customer B is the sole customer of Lake Charles LNG, which was deconsolidated effective January 1, 2014.

MarchJune2015Restatement [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2015							June 30, 2015
	(unaudited)							(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated
Accounts payable to related parties	$	33	$	6		$	39	$	29	$	5		$	34
Total current liabilities	198		6			204		207		5			212
Deferred income taxes	1,511		31			1,542		1,528		6			1,534
Partners' capital	2,957		(37		)	2,920		2,951		(11		)	2,940
Total partners' capital	2,957		(37		)	2,920		2,952		(11		)	2,941

SeptemberDecember2015Restatement [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2015							December 31, 2015
	(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated
Accounts payable to related parties	$	57	$	6		$	63	$	99	$	26		$	125
Total current liabilities	238		6			244		273		26			299
Deferred income taxes	722		57			779		695		30			725
Partners' capital	2,874		(62		)	2,812		2,937		(56		)	2,881
Total partners' capital	2,875		(62		)	2,813		2,939		(56		)	2,883

MarchJune2014Restatement [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2014							June 30, 2014
	(unaudited)							(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated
Accounts payable to related parties	$	467	$	—		$	467	$	451	$	1		$	452
Total current liabilities	776		—			776		726		1			727
Deferred income taxes	1,469		(2		)	1,467		1,461		6			1,467
Partners' capital	2,926		2			2,928		2,915		(7		)	2,908
Total partners' capital	2,928		2			2,930		2,917		(7		)	2,910

SeptemberDecember2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2014							December 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated
Accounts payable to related parties	$	462	$	1		$	463	$	38	$	5		$	43
Total current liabilities	687		1			688		237		5			242
Deferred income taxes	1,452		6			1,458		1,508		31			1,539
Partners' capital	2,925		(7		)	2,918		2,925		(36		)	2,889
Total partners' capital	2,927		(7		)	2,920		2,925		(36		)	2,889

QTDMarch2015.2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Prior Year Income [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2015						March 31, 2014
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment		As Restated		As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	12	$	—	$	12	$	106		$	(2	)	$	104
Income (loss) from continuing operations	31		—		31		(35		)	2			(33		)
Net income (loss)	31		—		31		(35		)	2			(33		)
Income (loss) attributable to partners	31		—		31		(41		)	2			(39		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	31		—		31		(36		)	2			(34		)

QTDJune2015.2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Prior Year Income [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended
	June 30, 2015								June 30, 2014
	(unaudited)								(unaudited)
	As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	25		$	(25	)	$	—	$	14	$	9		$	23
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(6		)	25			19		16		(9		)	7
Net income (loss)	(6		)	25			19		16		(9		)	7
Income (loss) attributable to partners	(6		)	25			19		16		(9		)	7
Comprehensive income (loss)	(6		)	25			19		16		(9		)	7

YTDJune2015.2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Prior Year Income [Table Text Block]

	Six months ended
	June 30, 2015							June 30, 2014
	(unaudited)							(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	37	$	(25	)	$	12	$	120		$	7		$	127
Income (loss) from continuing operations	25		25			50		(19		)	(7		)	(26		)
Net income (loss)	25		25			50		(19		)	(7		)	(26		)
Income (loss) attributable to partners	25		25			50		(25		)	(7		)	(32		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	26		25			51		(20		)	(7		)	(27		)

QTDSeptember2015.2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Prior Year Income [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended
	September 30, 2015								September 30, 2014
	(unaudited)								(unaudited)
	As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported		Adjustment		As Restated
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	(28	)	$	51		$	23	$	8	$	—	$	8
Income (loss) from continuing operations	76			(51		)	25		23		—		23
Net income (loss)	76			(51		)	25		23		—		23
Income (loss) attributable to partners	76			(51		)	25		23		—		23
Comprehensive income (loss)	76			(51		)	25		23		—		23

YTDSeptember2015.2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Prior Year Income [Table Text Block]

	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2015							September 30, 2014
	(unaudited)							(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	9	$	26		$	35	$	128		$	7		$	135
Income (loss) from continuing operations	101		(26		)	75		4			(7		)	(3		)
Net income (loss)	101		(26		)	75		4			(7		)	(3		)
Income (loss) attributable to partners	101		(26		)	75		(2		)	(7		)	(9		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	102		(26		)	76		3			(7		)	(4		)

QTDDecember2015.2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Prior Year Income [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended
	December 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
	(unaudited)							(unaudited)
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	23	$	(6	)	$	17	$	18		$	29		$	47
Income (loss) from continuing operations	24		6			30		(7		)	(29		)	(36		)
Net income (loss)	24		6			30		(7		)	(29		)	(36		)
Income (loss) attributable to partners	24		6			30		(7		)	(29		)	(36		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	25		6			31		(9		)	(29		)	(38		)

YTDDecember2015.2014 [Member]

Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]

Restatement to Prior Year Income [Table Text Block]

	Year ended
	December 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Restated		As Reported			Adjustment			As Restated
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	32	$	20		$	52	$	146		$	36		$	182
Income (loss) from continuing operations	125		(20		)	105		(3		)	(36		)	(39		)
Net income (loss)	125		(20		)	105		(3		)	(36		)	(39		)
Income (loss) attributable to partners	125		(20		)	105		(9		)	(36		)	(45		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	127		(20		)	107		(6		)	(36		)	(42		)