Long-Term Debt - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument
Outstanding Principal	$ 3,946.5	$ 3,574.6
Premium (Discount)	(6.2)	(6.3)
Long-Term Debt	3,940.3	3,568.3
Debt issuance costs	(25.2)	(26.2)
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	(76.3)	0.0
Long-term debt	3,838.8	3,542.1
Debt issuance cost accumulated amortization	$ 13.9	12.9
ENLK credit facility due 2020
Debt Instrument
Effective interest rate	3.30%
ENLK credit facility due 2020 \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Debt Instrument
Outstanding Principal	$ 370.0	0.0
Premium (Discount)	0.0	0.0
Long-Term Debt	370.0	0.0
ENLC credit facility due 2019
Debt Instrument
Outstanding Principal	76.5	74.6
Premium (Discount)	0.0	0.0
Long-Term Debt	$ 76.5	$ 74.6
Effective interest rate	3.50%	3.20%
2.70% Senior unsecured notes due 2019
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate	2.70%
Outstanding Principal	$ 400.0	$ 400.0
Premium (Discount)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Long-Term Debt	$ 399.9	399.9
4.40% Senior unsecured notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate	4.40%
Outstanding Principal	$ 550.0	550.0
Premium (Discount)	2.1	2.2
Long-Term Debt	$ 552.1	552.2
4.15% Senior unsecured notes due 2025
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate	4.15%
Outstanding Principal	$ 750.0	750.0
Premium (Discount)	(0.9)	(1.0)
Long-Term Debt	$ 749.1	749.0
4.85% Senior unsecured notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate	4.85%
Outstanding Principal	$ 500.0	500.0
Premium (Discount)	(0.6)	(0.6)
Long-Term Debt	$ 499.4	499.4
5.60% Senior unsecured notes due 2044
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate	5.60%
Outstanding Principal	$ 350.0	350.0
Premium (Discount)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Long-Term Debt	$ 349.8	349.8
5.05% Senior unsecured notes due 2045
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate	5.05%
Outstanding Principal	$ 450.0	450.0
Premium (Discount)	(6.4)	(6.5)
Long-Term Debt	$ 443.6	443.5
5.45% Senior unsecured notes due 2047
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate	5.45%
Outstanding Principal	$ 500.0	500.0
Premium (Discount)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Long-Term Debt	$ 499.9	$ 499.9

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