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Organization and Summary of Significant Agreements (Details) - shares					12 Months Ended
	Jan. 07, 2016	May 27, 2015	Feb. 17, 2015	Mar. 07, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Aug. 01, 2016	May 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015
Devon Energy Corporation
Business Acquisition
Ownership, limited (as a percent)				64.00%
Delaware Basin JV
Business Acquisition
Acquisition acquired (as a percent)						50.10%
Delaware Basin JV \| NGP
Business Acquisition
Acquisition acquired (as a percent)						49.90%
Tall Oak
Business Acquisition
Acquisition acquired (as a percent)	16.00%				16.00%
Tall Oak \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Business Acquisition
Acquisition acquired (as a percent)	84.00%
EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC
Business Acquisition
Ownership, limited (as a percent)					100.00%
Ownership, general (as a percent)					0.40%
EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC \| EMI
Business Acquisition
Ownership, limited (as a percent)					5.90%
EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC \| Acacia
Business Acquisition
Related Party Transaction, Ownership Interest Transferred		25.00%	25.00%
EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Business Acquisition
Subsidiary cumulative ownership after all transactions (as a percent)					100.00%
EnLink Midstream Holdings, LP
Business Acquisition
Ownership, limited (as a percent)					22.30%
Common units					88,528,451
EnLink Midstream Holdings, LP \| Acacia
Business Acquisition
Ownership, limited (as a percent)				50.00%
EnLink Midstream Holdings, LP \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Business Acquisition
Ownership, limited (as a percent)				50.00%
Common Unit
Business Acquisition
Units issued for acquisition (in units)				115,495,669
Common Unit \| Tall Oak
Business Acquisition
Units issued for acquisition (in units)	15,564,009
Class D Common Unit \| EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC \| Acacia
Business Acquisition
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction, Shares			31,618,311
Class E Common Unit \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Business Acquisition
Acquisition acquired (as a percent)							25.00%	25.00%
Class E Common Unit \| EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC \| Acacia
Business Acquisition
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction, Shares		36,629,888