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    <periodOfReport>2011-12-09</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>KINDER MORGAN, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>KMI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>Highstar Capital LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>277 PARK AVENUE, 45TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10172</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class P Common Stock</value>
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                <transactionCode>C</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3156297</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                <value>Class P Common Stock</value>
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                <value></value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>25.35</value>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class P Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>3156297</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>82114453</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Persons are the beneficial owner of Series A-3 shares of Class A Common Stock (&quot;Class A Shares&quot;). These shares are held for the account of Highstar II Knight Acquisition Sub, L.P. (&quot;Highstar II&quot;). Highstar Capital LP, a Delaware limited liability partnership (&quot;Highstar Capital&quot;) serves as investment manager for Highstar II. Highstar Capital is controlled by Messrs. Lee, Miller, Stokes, Beall and Litman.  Each Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">A holder of Class A Shares may, from time to time prior to a Mandatory Conversion Date (as such term is used and defined in the Issuer's Certificate of Incorporation (the &quot;Charter&quot;) and which shall be no later than May 31, 2015, according to the Charter), elect to convert some, or all, of its Class A Shares in order to sell the resulting shares of the Issuer's Class P Common Stock (&quot;Common Shares&quot;) to a third party or to make a distribution of such resulting Common Shares to its investors or partners. The Class A Shares also may convert into Common Shares in connection with the occurrence of a Mandatory Conversion Date in accordance with the Charter. The formula for the conversion of Class A Shares into Common Shares, as well as the terms and conditions of such conversions, are specified in Article Fourth of the Charter, filed as Exhibit 3.1 of the Issuer's Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Highstar II, Highstar III Knight Acquisition Sub, L.P. (&quot;Highstar III&quot;), Highstar KMI Blocker LLC (&quot;Highstar KMI&quot;), and Highstar Knight Partners, L.P. (&quot;Highstar Knight&quot;) are the record holders of 0, 20,743,460, 41,131,509 and 20,239,484 Class A Shares, respectively, following the reported transactions.  Highstar Capital serves as investment manager for each of Highstar III, Highstar KMI and Highstar Knight. Highstar Capital is controlled by Messrs. Lee, Miller, Stokes, Beall and Litman.  Each Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Scott Litman Name: Scott Litman Title Executive Vice-President of Highstar Capital LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-12-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
