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Organization and Principles of Consolidation - Additional Information (Details) $ in Billions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 21, 2015	Dec. 31, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 state	Apr. 02, 2018 stores	Jan. 23, 2018 USD ($) stores	Jan. 18, 2017 stores
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of states in which entity operates \| state			30
Percentage of membership interest acquired	100.00%
Number of stores \| stores						97
Minimum [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of states in which entity operates \| state			30
Sunoco LP [Member] \| ETE & ETP Merger [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Contributed \| shares		2,263,158
ETP [Member] \| ETE & ETP Merger [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Contributed \| shares		2,874,275
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Converted \| shares		42,812,389
Parent Company [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Percentage of membership interest acquired			28.60%
Parent Company [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Percentage of membership interest acquired			34.30%
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| 7-Eleven Transaction [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of stores \| stores					1,030
Consideration received from divestiture \| $					$ 3.2
Commission Agent Revenue [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of stores \| stores				207