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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of or advances to an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, and joint venture or equity method investment) or the acquisition of an additional interest in a subsidiary (controlled entity).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 18, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Membership interest in the General Partner		0.40%
GIP \| Devon Energy Corporation \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregated consideration paid to acquire equity interest	$ 3,125
GIP Stetson \| EnLink Midstream Partners GP, LLC \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Membership interest in the General Partner	100.00%
GIP Stetson \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Membership interest in the General Partner	23.10%
GIP Stetson II \| ENLC \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Membership interest in the General Partner	63.80%