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Miles Of Pipeline

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Short-Term financing which is expected to be paid back relatively quickly, such as by a subsequent longer-term loan. Also called swing loan or bridge financing.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The amount of early contract termination fees included in liabilities subject to compromise.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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General (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended										3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
General (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014 segment mi	Mar. 01, 2013 EPNG and EP Midstream [Member]	Mar. 01, 2013 EPNG [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 El Paso Natural Gas Company and El Paso Midstream Investment Company LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member] Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 El Paso LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Kinder Morgan Management, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Replacement Facility [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Eurodollar [Member] Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Eurodollar [Member] Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Eurodollar [Member] Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 19, 2014 Bridge Loan [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 19, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Eurodollar [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Minimum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Minimum [Member] Eurodollar [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Maximum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Replacement Facility contingent on Merger Transactions [Member] Maximum [Member] Eurodollar [Member] Kinder Morgan, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 11, 2014 Scenario Number One [Member]	Sep. 11, 2014 Scenario Number Two [Member]	Sep. 11, 2014 Scenario Number Three [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Business Combination Cash Consideration For Transferred Equity Interest																												$ 10.77	$ 91.72
Miles of pipe	52,000
Number of pipeline terminals owned interest in and or operated	180
Number of Reportable Segments	5
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding					100,000
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest								28.80%	11.30%
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest							39.30%
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest							2.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		50.00%
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs			$ 1,700,000,000
Ownership interest				50.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable,Unit for Unit Exchange Ratio																												$ 2.1931		$ 2.4849
Liabilities Subject to Compromise, Early Contract Termination Fees						817,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity																					4,000,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																					5,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate												0.50%	1.00%	1.25%		1.75%						0.50%	1.00%	1.125%		2.00%
Debt Instrument, Incremental margin on basis spread on variable rate															0.25%		0.75%								0.125%		1.00%
Debt to EBITDA Ratio										650.00%	650.00%
Debt to EBITDA Ratio in four years										625.00%
Debt to EBITDA Ratio in five years										600.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)											0.25%
Bridge Loan																			$ 5,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term																		364 days		5 years