CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 402	$ 177
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	122	114
Equity-indexed compensation expense	12	4
Deferred income tax expense	96	9
(Gain)/loss on foreign currency revaluation	(3)	(3)
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities	(53)	(47)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	52	52
Other	10	7
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	177	318
Net cash provided by operating activities	815	631
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,254)	(85)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(123)	(75)
Additions to property, equipment and other	(275)	(372)
Proceeds from sales of assets	161	246
Other investing activities	0	(1)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,491)	(287)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net borrowings/(repayments) under PAA commercial paper program (Note 8)	149	(1,211)
Net repayments under PAA senior secured hedged inventory facility (Note 8)	(501)	(300)
Net borrowings under AAP senior secured revolving credit facility	0	34
Repayments of PAA senior notes (Note 8)	(400)	0
Net proceeds from the sale of Class A shares (Note 9)	1,535	0
Net proceeds from the sale of Series A preferred units by a subsidiary	0	1,570
Net proceeds from the sale of common units by a subsidiary (Note 9)	129	0
Distributions paid to Class A shareholders (Note 9)	(57)	(55)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests (Note 9)	(315)	(375)
Other financing activities	127	(1)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	667	(338)
Effect of translation adjustment on cash	0	4
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(9)	10
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	50	30
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	41	40
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	92	88
Income taxes, net of amounts refunded	$ 27	$ 16