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

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Acquisitions Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Acquisitions Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) Terminals MMBbls	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from issuance of non-controlling interest						$ 2.8	$ 235.0
Gain on acquisition				$ 0.0	$ 209.4	$ 0.0	$ 209.4
Crestwood Niobrara LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net proceeds from issuance of non-controlling interest			$ 235.0
Percentage of voting rights acquired	100.00%
Crestwood Niobrara LLC \| Williams Partners LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional voting rights acquired	50.00%
Percentage of voting rights acquired	100.00%
Jackalope Gas Gathering Services, L.L.C.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 162.0
NGL Storage Capacity \| MMBbls		7
Liquid Petroleum Gas Terminals \| Terminals		7
Property plant and equipment		$ 160.0
Assets and liabilities, net		$ 2.0
Jackalope Gas Gathering Services, L.L.C.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 484.6