General (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Business, Formation State		Delaware
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation	Oct. 21, 2013
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Business, Formation Date		Mar. 07, 2014
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Managing Member or General Partner, Name		EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		115,495,669
E2 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent		89.80%
E2 Appalachian Compression, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent		90.60%
Enlink Midstream, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		7.00%
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest		0.70%
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest, Shares		16,414,830
Devon Energy Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		70.00%
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		50.00%
Enlink midstream, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		50.00%
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest		100.00%

The number of units held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Date the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP) was formed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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State in which the limited liability company or limited partnership was organized.

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Individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity that is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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