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Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP).

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Number of preferred units issued of limited liability company (LLC).

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Number of preferred units of ownership outstanding of a limited liability company (LLC).

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The cash inflow from the issuance of preferred limited partners units during the period.

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Certain Provisions of the ENLK Partnership Agreement - Narrative and Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Partnership agreement
Distribution declared/unit (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09375	$ 0.09375	$ 0.1875	$ 0.283	$ 0.279	$ 0.275
Series B Preferred Unitholders
Partnership agreement
Distribution paid-in kind (in shares)		149,745	149,371	148,999	148,257	147,887	425,785
Cash distributions		$ 16.8	$ 16.8	$ 16.8	$ 17.1	$ 16.7	$ 16.5
Series B Preferred Unitholders \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Partnership agreement
Preferred units, issued (in shares)		59,897,920		59,599,550				59,897,920
Preferred units, outstanding (in shares)		59,897,920		59,599,550				59,897,920
Series C Preferred Unitholders
Partnership agreement
Distribution paid-in kind (in shares)		12,000,000.0			12,000,000.0			12,000,000.0	12,000,000.0
Series C Preferred Unitholders \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Partnership agreement
Preferred units, issued (in shares)		400,000		400,000				400,000
Preferred units, outstanding (in shares)		400,000		400,000				400,000
Common units \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Partnership agreement
Distribution declared/unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39