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Debt Instrument, Percentage Price Of Debt Issued

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Line Of Credit Facility, Consolidated Indebtedness To Consolidated EBITDA, During An Acquisition Period, Ratio

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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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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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)								12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2022	Jun. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2020
Debt Instrument
Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ 0	$ 6,200,000	$ 0
Increase in accounts receivable due to consolidation								$ 629,300,000
Repurchase price as a percent of principal	101.00%							101.00%
Outstanding Principal	$ 4,609,200,000							$ 4,609,200,000	4,764,200,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt								2,843,400,000	4,911,500,000	1,234,500,000
Line of Credit \| Asset-backed Securities
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity	404,200,000							404,200,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Drawn fee percentage				0.90%					0.90%	0.90%
Long-term line of credit	$ 300,000,000							300,000,000
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Line of Credit \| Asset-backed Securities
Debt Instrument
Variable rate	0.10%
ENLK Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 500,000
Additional amount available (not to exceed)					1,400,000,000		$ 1,750,000,000
Modification limit					50,000,000
Financing receivables					$ 500,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate, adjustment limit					0.05%
Commitment fee percentage, adjustment limit					0.02%
Fair value of amount outstanding	$ 0							0
ENLK Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit \| ENLC
Debt Instrument
Fair value of amount outstanding	26,700,000							$ 26,700,000
ENLK Credit Facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Line of Credit \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP \| Variable Rate Component One
Debt Instrument
Variable rate								0.10%
ENLK Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Debt Instrument
Variable rate								1.125%
ENLK Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Debt Instrument
Variable rate								2.00%
ENLK Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Line of Credit \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP \| Variable Rate Component Two
Debt Instrument
Variable rate								0.50%
4.15% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument
Outstanding Principal	$ 421,600,000							$ 421,600,000	$ 421,600,000
Stated interest rate	4.15%							4.15%
4.40% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Outstanding Principal	$ 97,900,000							$ 97,900,000	$ 97,900,000
Stated interest rate	4.40%							4.40%
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument
Percentage price of debt issued											100.00%
Debt repurchased		$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			693,000,000
Repayments of debt			705,300,000
Debt tender premium			21,000,000
Debt discount			$ 15,700,000
Unsecured Debt \| ENLK Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Conditional acquisition purchase price (or more)								$ 50,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| ENLK Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, during an acquisition period, ratio	5.5							5.5
Unsecured Debt \| ENLK Credit Facility \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument
Variable rate								1.00%
Unsecured Debt \| Revolviing Credit Facility Unsecured
Debt Instrument
Consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, ratio							5.0
Unsecured Debt \| Revolviing Credit Facility Unsecured \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument
Variable rate								1.00%
Unsecured Debt \| Revolviing Credit Facility Unsecured \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Variable rate								0.125%
Unsecured Debt \| 6.50% Senior Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument
Repurchase price as a percent of principal		99.00%	100.00%
Outstanding Principal		$ 300,000,000	$ 700,000,000
Stated interest rate		6.50%	6.50%
Unsecured Debt \| 4.15% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		$ 294,500,000	$ 295,600,000
Unsecured Debt \| 4.40% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			$ 404,400,000
Letter of Credit \| Revolviing Credit Facility Unsecured
Debt Instrument
Percentage of letter of credits guaranteed	105.00%							105.00%