Consolidated Statement of Partners' Equity - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2018 - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
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Common Units [Member] |
Subordinated Units [Member] |
General Partner [Member] |
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| Units, Outstanding, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017 | 348.6 | 135.4 | ||
| Partners' equity, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 639 | $ 1,670 | $ (1,043) | $ 12 |
| General partner units, Outstanding, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017 | 9.9 | 9.9 | ||
| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | ||||
| Net income | $ 923 | 651 | 253 | $ 19 |
| Distributions | (814) | $ (562) | $ (218) | (34) |
| Units, Outstanding, end of period at Sep. 30, 2018 | 348.6 | 135.4 | ||
| Partners' equity, end of period at Sep. 30, 2018 | $ 748 | $ 1,759 | $ (1,008) | $ (3) |
| General partner units, Outstanding, end of period at Sep. 30, 2018 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition The number of limited partner units outstanding. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of ownership interest of different classes of partners in limited partnership. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total distributions to each class of partners (i.e., general, limited and preferred partners). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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