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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Common Units    
Units issued 202,532,920us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_CommonUnitsMember
188,739,474us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_CommonUnitsMember
Units outstanding 202,532,920us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_CommonUnitsMember
188,739,474us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_CommonUnitsMember
Class B Units    
Units issued 13,725,843us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassBUnitsMember
13,188,705us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassBUnitsMember
Units outstanding 13,725,843us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassBUnitsMember
13,188,705us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassBUnitsMember
Class C Units    
Units issued 0us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassCUnitsMember
11,888,247us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassCUnitsMember
Units outstanding 0us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassCUnitsMember
11,888,247us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountByClassAxis
= wpz_ClassCUnitsMember