Employee Incentive Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Crosstex Energy L.P. [Domain]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Scheduleof Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Vested and Fair Value Vested Table [Text Block]

A summary of the restricted incentive units' aggregate intrinsic value (market value at vesting date) and fair value of units vested (market value at date of grant) during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are provided below (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Incentive Units:	2013		2012		2011
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested	$	6,750	$	3,850	$	6,438
Fair value of units vested	$	3,771	$	2,097	$	5,945

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

Crosstex Energy, L.P. Restricted Incentive Units:	Number of Units			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period	1,003,159			$	13.31
Granted	625,339			16.19
Vested*	(396,927		)	9.50
Forfeited	(52,648		)	13.52
Non-vested, end of period	1,178,923			$	16.11
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)	$	32,358

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* Vested units include 114,831 units withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the unit option activity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 is provided below:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013					2012					2011
	Number of Units			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Units			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Units			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	349,018			$	7.25	451,574			$	6.99	611,311			$	6.77
Exercised	(151,795		)	5.50		(87,857		)	4.96		(128,477		)	4.61
Forfeited	(3,109		)	23.60		(14,699		)	13.39		(31,260		)	12.83
Outstanding, end of period	194,114			$	8.36	349,018			$	7.25	451,574			$	6.99
Options exercisable at end of period	194,114			$	8.36	286,715			$	7.52	315,742			$	7.42
Weighted average contractual term (years) end of period:
Options outstanding	5.2					6.1					7.2
Options exercisable	5.2					6.0					6.9
Aggregate intrinsic value end of period (in thousands):
Options outstanding	$	3,829				$	3,016				$	4,648
Options exercisable	$	3,829				$	2,483				$	3,260

Scheduleof Share Based Compensation Unit Options Vested and Fair Value Vested Table [Text Block]

A summary of the unit options intrinsic value exercised (market value in excess of exercise price at date of exercise) and fair value of units vested (value per Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model at date of grant) during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is provided below (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
Crosstex Energy, L.P. Unit Options:	2013		2012		2011
Intrinsic value of units options exercised	$	2,104	$	988	$	1,527
Fair value of unit options vested	$	254	$	277	$	563

Crosstex Energy Inc. [Domain] [Domain]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding and Exercisable [Table Text Block]

CEI stock options have not been granted since 2005. A summary of the stock option activity includes officers and employees of the Partnership and directors of CEI for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is provided below:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012			2011
	Number of Units		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Units	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Units	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	37,500		$	6.50	37,500	$	6.50	37,500	$	6.50
Exercised	(22,500	)	6.50		—	—		—	—
Outstanding, end of period	15,000		$	6.50	37,500	$	6.50	37,500	$	6.50
Options exercisable at end of period	15,000		$	6.50	37,500	$	6.50	37,500	$	6.50

Scheduleof Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Vested and Fair Value Vested Table [Text Block]

A summary of the restricted shares' aggregate intrinsic value (market value at vesting date) and fair value of shares vested (market value at date of grant) during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is provided below (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:	2013		2012		2011
Aggregate intrinsic value of shares vested	$	7,593	$	4,099	$	3,915
Fair value of shares vested	$	3,307	$	1,754	$	5,623

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the stock options intrinsic value exercised (market value in excess of exercise price at date of exercise) and fair value of shares vested (value per Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model at date of grant) during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 is provided below (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
Crosstex Energy, Inc. Stock Options:	2013		2012		2011
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	317	$	—	$	—
Fair value of stock options vested	$	—	$	—	$	—

As of December 31, 2013, all options were vested and fully expensed.

Schedule Of Shared Based Compensation Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units Activity Table [Text Block]

A summary of the restricted stock activity which includes officers and employees of the Partnership and directors of the general partner of the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2013, is provided below:

Crosstex Energy, Inc. Restricted Shares:	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period	1,329,162			$	9.75
Granted	632,912			15.08
Vested*	(445,177		)	7.43
Forfeited	(63,864		)	11.69
Non-vested, end of period	1,453,033			$	12.69
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in thousands)	$	51,089

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* Vested shares include 123,791 shares withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.