Debt Obligations Narrative (Details) (USD $)										1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 ETP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 ETP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Sunoco Logistics [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sunoco Logistics [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Regency [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Regency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 PVR [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PVR [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 5.875% Senior Notes due January 15, 2024 [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 ETE Senior Secured Term Loan due December 2, 2019 [Member]	May 01, 2014 ETE Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facilities [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 ETE Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facilities [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 5.30% Senior Notes due April 2024 [Member] Sunoco Logistics [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 4.25% Senior Notes due April 2024 [Member] Sunoco Logistics [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 ETE 7.5% Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 5.875% Senior Notes due March 1, 2022 [Member] Regency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 8.25% Senior Notes due April 15, 2015 [Member] PVR [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 6.5% Senior Notes due May 15, 2021 [Member] PVR [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 8.375% Senior Notes due June 1, 2020 [Member] PVR [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 8.375% Senior Notes due June 1, 2020 [Member] Eagle Rock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 ETP Revolving Credit Facility, due October 2017 [Member] ETP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Regency Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Sunoco Logistics $1.5 billion Revolving Credit Facility, due November 1, 2018 [Member] Sunoco Logistics [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Uncommitted Incremental Facility [Member] Regency Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity										$ 1,400,000,000	$ 1,200,000,000										$ 2,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit										400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding																					0	606,000,000	950,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity												280,000,000										873,000,000
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate												2.16%										2.41%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount																						21,000,000
Senior Notes	11,182,000,000	11,182,000,000	1,975,000,000	2,150,000,000	3,700,000,000	2,800,000,000	1,173,000,000	0					700,000,000	300,000,000		900,000,000	300,000,000	400,000,000	473,000,000	550,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									5.875%				5.30%	4.25%	7.50%	5.875%	8.25%	6.50%	8.375%	8.375%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																						$ 1,500,000,000	$ 2,250,000,000	$ 500,000,000