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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 26 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 23 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Minimum
Jan. 15, 2015
PMC
National Energy Board Audit
item
Feb. 28, 2015
PMC
National Energy Board Audit
CAD
Feb. 28, 2013
Bay Springs Pipeline Release
bbl
Mar. 31, 2015
Bay Springs Pipeline Release
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Kemp River Pipeline Release
bbl
item
Mar. 31, 2015
Kemp River Pipeline Release
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Kemp River Pipeline Release
PMC
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2015
In the Matter of Bakersfield Crude Terminal LLC et al
Subsequent Event
USD ($)
item
Environmental                      
Estimated undiscounted reserve for environmental liabilities $ 75,000,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies $ 82,000,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies                  
Estimated undiscounted reserve for environmental liabilities, short-term 11,000,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent 13,000,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent                  
Estimated undiscounted reserve for environmental liabilities, long-term 64,000,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent 69,000,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent                  
Amounts probable of recovery under insurance and from third parties under indemnification agreements 7,000,000us-gaap_RecordedThirdPartyEnvironmentalRecoveriesReceivable 8,000,000us-gaap_RecordedThirdPartyEnvironmentalRecoveriesReceivable                  
Actual cash expenditures for environmental liabilities, period paid     3 years                
Number of events occurred               2pagp_NumberOfEventsResultingInRelease
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_KempRiverPipelineReleaseMember
     
Estimated size of release (in barrels)           120pagp_EstimatedSizeOfRelease
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_BaySpringsPipelineReleaseMember
  700pagp_EstimatedSizeOfRelease
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_KempRiverPipelineReleaseMember
     
Number of conditions imposed related to regulatory compliance       6pagp_ConditionsImposedRelatedToRegulatoryCompliance
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAgencyAxis
= pagp_NationalEnergyBoardMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pagp_PlainsMidstreamCanadaULCMember
             
Number of alleged rule violations                     10pagp_NumberOfAllegedRuleViolations
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_BakersfieldCrudeTerminalLLCMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Charges, fines or penalties assessed         76,000pagp_LossContingencyPenaltyOrFineAssessed
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryAgencyAxis
= pagp_NationalEnergyBoardMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pagp_PlainsMidstreamCanadaULCMember
        0pagp_LossContingencyPenaltyOrFineAssessed
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_KempRiverPipelineReleaseMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pagp_PlainsMidstreamCanadaULCMember
0pagp_LossContingencyPenaltyOrFineAssessed
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_BakersfieldCrudeTerminalLLCMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Total estimated cost to clean up and remediate the site                 15,000,000pagp_TotalEstimatedCostToCleanUpAndRemediateSite
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_KempRiverPipelineReleaseMember
   
Total cost to clean up and remediate the site             6,000,000pagp_TotalCostToCleanUpAndRemediateSite
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_BaySpringsPipelineReleaseMember
       
Cost incurred, to date, to clean up and remediate the site                 $ 9,000,000pagp_CostToCleanUpAndRemediateSite
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= pagp_KempRiverPipelineReleaseMember