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The ratio of condolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges to consolidated interest charges.

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Leverage ratio is defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, being generally computed as the ratio of total funded debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other non-cash charges

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

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Applicable letter of credit fee or interest percentage related to the credit facility.

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Selling price, in percentage, of debt instrument

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Maximum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Date the debt instrument was repurchased, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The amount of debt discount (net of debt premium) that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the credit facility first became available, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of notes payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended								0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 07, 2014	Feb. 20, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 Enlink Midstream, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 5.6% Senior Notes due 2044 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2.7% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 4.4% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 8.875% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]	Mar. 07, 2014 8.875% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 8.875% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]	Apr. 18, 2014 8.875% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 8.875% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]	Sep. 20, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]	Jul. 20, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]	Mar. 07, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] 2022SeptemberRedemption [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Debt Obligations [Member]	Mar. 07, 2014 Letter of Credit [Member]	Feb. 20, 2014 Letter of Credit [Member]	Mar. 07, 2014 ENLC Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 ENLC Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 07, 2014 ENLC Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Unsecured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] ENLC Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Base Rate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Base Rate [Member] ENLC Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Eurodollar [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Eurodollar [Member] ENLC Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member] ENLC Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 350.0	$ 400.0	$ 450.0		$ 725.0							$ 196.5												$ 1,200.0
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date	Feb. 20, 2014																						Sep. 04, 2013			Mar. 07, 2014
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,000.0		1,000.0																				30.0	125.0	500.0		250.0	250.0
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest, Shares				16,414,830
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				7.00%	100.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		50.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date																							Sep. 04, 2016				Mar. 07, 2019
Leverage ratios																														5.0 to 1.0.	4.50 to 1.00						5.5 to 1.0	4.00 to 1.00
Conditional acquisition purchase price																														50.0
Interest Coverge Ratio																																2.50 to 1.00
Percentage Rate																																		0.50%		1.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	371.0																						26.3				80.5
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	615.0																						2.5				169.5
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End																							3.977%
Notes Payable, Noncurrent																							0.4
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum																							3.90%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum																							7.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period	1.90%																										1.90%						0.50%		1.00%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	14.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						5.60%	2.70%	4.40%		8.875%				7.125%			7.125%
Selling Priceof Debt Instrument						99.925%	99.85%	99.83%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Apr. 01, 2044	Apr. 01, 2019	Apr. 01, 2024	Feb. 15, 2018					Jun. 01, 2022
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage						100.00%	100.00%	100.00%											101.188%	102.375%	103.563%	100.00%
Long-term Debt, Fair Value										761.3							226.0
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net						3.3	2.7	3.5		(36.3)				(22.6)			(29.5)
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Date						Oct. 01, 2043	Mar. 01, 2019	Jan. 01, 2024	Mar. 12, 2014		Apr. 18, 2014		Mar. 19, 2014					Jul. 20, 2014	Jun. 01, 2019	Jun. 01, 2018	Jun. 01, 2017	Jun. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount									536.1						15.5	18.5
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed									74.00%
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount												$ 200.2	$ 567.4		$ 17.0	$ 20.0
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date																													Mar. 19, 2014