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Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization included in Earnings from Equity Method Investments

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The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives.

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The amount of the gain (loss) recognized by the parent and included in its attributable portion of net income for the period due to deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets. The gain (loss) recognized and included in the net income attributable to the parent for the period is generally computed as the difference between: (a) the aggregate of: (1) the fair value of any consideration received; (2) the fair value of any retained noncontrolling investment in the former subsidiary at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated; and (3) the carrying amount of any noncontrolling interest in the former subsidiary (including any accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated and (b) the carrying amount of the former subsidiary's assets and liabilities.

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This item represents disclosure of the amount of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporation; these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities.

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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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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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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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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of assets			$ 945.0			$ 943.1	$ 2.9
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates (Note 4)				$ 1,099.2		1,099.2			$ 254.3
Payments to acquire equity method investments						6.2	40.0
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount						$ 32.9
Jackalope Gas Gathering Services, L.L.C.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage				50.00%		50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates (Note 4)				$ 199.7		$ 199.7			202.4
Proceeds from equity method investments						19.9	8.7
Amortization				$ 0.1	$ 0.8	$ 0.1	2.3
Tres Palacios Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage				50.01%		50.01%
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates (Note 4)				$ 35.4		$ 35.4			36.8
Proceeds from equity method investments						6.2	4.0
Payments to acquire equity method investments						5.5	5.7
Amortization				$ 0.3	0.3	$ 0.9	0.9
Powder River Basin Industrial Complex, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage				50.01%		50.01%
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates (Note 4)				$ 14.7		$ 14.7			15.1
Proceeds from equity method investments						1.6	1.3
Payments to acquire equity method investments							8.7
Amortization				$ 0.4		$ 1.2
Stagecoach Gas Services LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage				50.00%		50.00%
Cash Transferred With the Sale of a Business			$ 3.0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates (Note 4)				$ 849.4		$ 849.4		$ 844.0	0.0
Proceeds from equity method investments						3.7
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization included in Earnings from Equity Method Investments				8.3	3.4	15.3	7.2
Crestwood Niobrara LLC \| Jackalope Gas Gathering Services, L.L.C.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to acquire equity method investments						0.7	25.4
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of assets						943.1	2.9
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates (Note 4)				1,099.2		1,099.2			$ 254.3
Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization included in Earnings from Equity Method Investments				$ 8.3	$ 3.4	15.3	7.2
Payments to acquire equity method investments						$ 6.2	$ 39.8
Subsequent Event \| Tres Palacios Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from equity method investments		$ 2.3
Subsequent Event \| Powder River Basin Industrial Complex, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from equity method investments	$ 0.4
Subsequent Event \| Stagecoach Gas Services LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from equity method investments		$ 12.3