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Business Combination, Common Stock Conversion, Cash Conversion

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Business Combination, Common Stock Conversion, Common Share Conversion Ratio

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Business Combination, Termination Fee

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Debt Instrument, Number of Additional Banks in Financing Commitment

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Rice Merger (Details)		9 Months Ended
Rice Merger (Details)	Nov. 15, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2017 bank	Jun. 19, 2017 USD ($)
Unsecured Debt \| Bridge Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 1,400,000,000
Number of additional banks in financing commitment \| bank				16
Amortization of debt issuance costs		$ 7,600,000
Scenario, Forecast \| Rice Merger Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common share conversion ratio	0.37
Cash conversion (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 5.30
Consideration transferred	$ 6,700,000,000
Debt assumed	$ 2,200,000,000
Business combination, termination fee			$ 255,000,000
Business combination, termination reimbursement amount			$ 67,000,000
Scenario, Forecast \| Rice Merger Agreement \| EQT Shareholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of business owned after transaction	65.00%
Scenario, Forecast \| Rice Merger Agreement \| Rice Shareholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of business owned after transaction	35.00%