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	Nov. 15, 2016 USD ($) shares	Nov. 14, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 12, 2016 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 11, 2016 director	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Simplification Transactions
Other long-term debt				$ 1,106		$ 1,234
AAP
Simplification Transactions
Threshold of private AAP ownership below which shareholders are eligible to participate in general partner Board of Director elections (as a percent)				40.00%
Exchange of AAP Units and Class B Shares for Class A Shares \| AAP
Simplification Transactions
Ratio for conversion or exchange of units				1
PAA \| PAA GP
Simplification Transactions
General partner ownership interest				2.00%
PAA \| Indirect Ownership \| AAP
Simplification Transactions
General partner ownership interest				2.00%
PAA \| Common Units \| Cash Distributions \| Second Quarter Distribution
Simplification Transactions
Distributions per common unit, paid \| $ / shares			$ 0.70
Simplification Agreement \| Exchange of AAP Units and Class B Shares for Class A Shares
Simplification Transactions
Ratio for conversion or exchange of units					1
Simplification Agreement \| AAP \| GP Holdings \| Original Designating Parties
Simplification Transactions
Number of directors interest holder may designate to the Board of Directors of the general partner \| director					1
Forecast \| PAA \| Common Units \| Cash Distributions \| Third Quarter Distribution
Simplification Transactions
Distributions per common unit, paid \| $ / shares		$ 0.55
Quarterly level of distributions per common unit \| $ / shares		$ 0.55
Forecast \| Simplification Agreement \| AAP \| PAA
Simplification Transactions
Ratio of Class A shares to underlying PAA Common Units held by AAP	1
Forecast \| Simplification Agreement \| AAP \| Third Quarter Distribution \| AAP senior secured revolving credit facility
Simplification Transactions
Estimated borrowings for true-up distribution if transactions not closed		$ 33
Forecast \| Simplification Agreement \| PAA \| AAP
Simplification Transactions
Issuance of common units (units) \| shares	245.5
Forecast \| Simplification Agreement \| PAA \| PAA GP
Simplification Transactions
Economic general partner interest converted into non-economic interest	2.00%
Forecast \| Simplification Agreement \| PAA \| PAA GP
Simplification Transactions
Economic general partner interest converted into non-economic interest	2.00%
AAP senior secured credit agreement \| AAP
Simplification Transactions
Other long-term debt				$ 603
AAP senior secured credit agreement \| Forecast \| Simplification Agreement \| PAA \| AAP
Simplification Transactions
Assumption of outstanding debt	$ 641
Minimum \| Simplification Agreement \| AAP \| GP Holdings \| Original Designating Parties
Simplification Transactions
Threshold ownership for interest holder to nominate a director to the Board of Directors of the general partner (as a percent)					10.00%