Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 14, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	CROSSTEX ENERGY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001209821
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		48,021,537
Entity Public Float			$ 651,728,568
Share Price			$ 19.76