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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Impairments (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	$ 217.7	$ 589.8	$ 51.1
Total asset impairment charges	232.8	890.6	132.8
Proceeds from asset sales	64.3	12.8	20.6
Reclassification of construction in progress to other assets		311.7
Midland-to-Echo 4 Pipeline [Member] \| Crude Oil Pipelines & Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	0.0	42.2
Coal bed natural gas gathering system and related Val Verde treating facility [Member] \| Natural Gas Pipelines & Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	37.5
Impairment of intangible assets	6.8
Impairment of long-lived assets held for sale	44.3
Proceeds from asset sales	39.1
South Texas natural gas gathering and processing assets [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment		124.7
Impairment of intangible assets		1.0
Total asset impairment charges		125.7
South Texas natural gas gathering and processing assets [Member] \| NGL Pipelines & Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	0.0	86.9	15.6
South Texas natural gas gathering and processing assets [Member] \| Natural Gas Pipelines & Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	0.0	37.8
Marine transportation business [Member] \| Petrochemical & Refined Products Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	112.5	252.1
Impairment of intangible assets	1.7	4.6
Total asset impairment charges	$ 114.2	$ 256.7
Marine transportation business [Member] \| Petrochemical & Refined Products Services [Member] \| Measurement input, growth rate [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Long-lived asset, measurement input	0.022	0.021
Marine transportation business [Member] \| Petrochemical & Refined Products Services [Member] \| Measurement input, discount rate [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Long-lived asset, measurement input	0.087	0.093
Other [Member] \| NGL Pipelines & Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	$ 20.2	$ 121.2	23.5
Other [Member] \| Crude Oil Pipelines & Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	14.6	3.3	2.6
Other [Member] \| Natural Gas Pipelines & Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	18.9	5.5	4.8
Other [Member] \| Petrochemical & Refined Products Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	$ 14.0	$ 40.8	$ 4.6