Condensed Consolidating Financial Information, Statement of Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020		Sep. 30, 2019
Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	$ 1,181.8		$ 1,016.4	$ 3,399.1		$ 3,471.7
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(31.4)		(25.6)	(82.4)		(67.3)
Comprehensive income attributable to preferred units	0.0	[1]	0.0	0.0	[1]	0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	1,150.4		990.8	3,316.7		3,404.4
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	(1,151.2)		(1,030.1)	(3,249.3)		(3,530.3)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1.7		1.3	4.7		4.1
Comprehensive income attributable to preferred units	0.2			0.2
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	(1,149.3)		(1,028.8)	(3,244.4)		(3,526.2)
Subsidiary Issuer (EPO) [Member]
Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	1,083.0		1,038.7	2,767.1		3,628.6
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to preferred units	0.0			0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	1,083.0		1,038.7	2,767.1		3,628.6
Other Subsidiaries (Non-guarantor) [Member]
Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	940.4		1,176.8	3,231.4		3,650.6
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.8)		(1.5)	(4.6)		(4.9)
Comprehensive income attributable to preferred units	0.0			0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	938.6		1,175.3	3,226.8		3,645.7
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member]
Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	1,182.6		1,055.7	3,331.7		3,597.6
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(33.1)		(26.9)	(87.1)		(71.4)
Comprehensive income attributable to preferred units	0.0			0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	1,149.5		1,028.8	3,244.6		3,526.2
Consolidated EPO and Subsidiaries [Member] | Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	(840.8)		(1,159.8)	(2,666.8)		(3,681.6)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(31.3)		(25.4)	(82.5)		(66.5)
Comprehensive income attributable to preferred units	0.0			0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	(872.1)		(1,185.2)	(2,749.3)		(3,748.1)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Guarantor) [Member]
Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income	1,150.4		990.8	3,316.7		3,404.4
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
Comprehensive income attributable to preferred units	(0.2)			(0.2)
Comprehensive income attributable to entity	$ 1,150.2		$ 990.8	$ 3,316.5		$ 3,404.4

[1] * Amount is negligible