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Change In ETE Common Units


	Number of Units
Balance, December 31, 2010		222,941,172
Issuance of restricted common units under equity incentive plans		31,536

Balance, June 30, 2011		222,972,708

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)


	June 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Net gains on commodity related hedges	$	(6,279	)	$	14,146
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities		883			918

Subtotal		(5,396	)		15,064
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest		5,040			(10,266	)

Total AOCI included in partners' capital, net of tax	$	(356	)	$	4,798

Parent Company [Member]

Quarterly Distributions Of Available Cash


Quarter Ended	Record Date	Payment Date	Rate
December 31, 2010	February 7, 2011	February 18, 2011	$0.540
March 31, 2011	May 6, 2011	May 19, 2011	0.560
June 30, 2011	August 5, 2011	August 19, 2011	0.625

ETP [Member]

Quarterly Distributions Of Available Cash


Quarter Ended	Record Date	Payment Date	Rate
December 31, 2010	February 7, 2011	February 14, 2011	$0.89375
March 31, 2011	May 6, 2011	May 16, 2011	0.89375
June 30, 2011	August 5, 2011	August 15, 2011	0.89375

Regency [Member]

Quarterly Distributions Of Available Cash


Quarter Ended	Record Date	Payment Date	Rate
December 31, 2010	February 7, 2011	February 14, 2011	$0.445
March 31, 2011	May 6, 2011	May 13, 2011	0.445
June 30, 2011	August 5, 2011	August 12, 2011	0.450

Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Income Taxes

Components Of Federal And State Income Tax


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Current expense:
Federal	$	561		$	1,739		$	5,663		$	3,057
State		5,439			4,344			9,435			7,502

Total current expense		6,000			6,083			15,098			10,559


Deferred expense (benefit):
Federal		(747	)		(1,723	)		(559	)		(1,029	)
State		(29	)		(307	)		588			(266	)

Total deferred expense (benefit)		(776	)		(2,030	)		29			(1,295	)

Total income tax expense	$	5,224		$	4,053		$	15,127		$	9,264

Price Risk Management Assets And Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Interest Rate Swaps Outstanding

Notional Amount
Outstanding

Entity

Term

Type ⁽¹⁾

June 30,
2011

December 31,
2010

ETP

August 2012⁽²⁾

Forward starting to pay a fixed rate of 3.64% and receive a floating rate

400,000

ETP

July 2013⁽³⁾

Forward starting to pay a fixed rate of 4.13% and receive a floating rate

200,000

—

ETP

July 2018

Pay a floating rate plus a spread and receive a fixed rate of 6.70%

500,000

Regency

April 2012

Pay a fixed rate of 1.325% and receive a floating rate

250,000

⁽¹⁾

Floating rates are based on LIBOR.

⁽²⁾

These forward starting swaps have an effective date of August 2012 and a term of 10 years; however, the swaps have a mandatory termination provision and will be settled in August 2012.

⁽³⁾

These forward starting swaps have an effective date of July 2013 and a term of 10 years; however, the swaps have a mandatory termination provision and will be settled in July 2013.

Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments


	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010		June 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity derivatives (margin deposits)	$	23,729	$	35,031	$	(2,136	)	$	(6,631	)
Commodity derivatives		2,001		9,263		(20,696	)		(14,692	)

		25,730		44,294		(22,832	)		(21,323	)


Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity derivatives (margin deposits)	$	111,866	$	64,940	$	(117,701	)	$	(72,729	)
Commodity derivatives		—		275		—			—
Interest rate derivatives		18,854		20,790		(9,753	)		(20,922	)
Embedded derivatives in Regency Preferred Units		—		—		(51,498	)		(57,023	)

		130,720		86,005		(178,952	)		(150,674	)

Total derivatives	$	156,450	$	130,299	$	(201,784	)	$	(171,997	)

Partnership's Derivative Assets And Liabilities Recognized OCI On Derivatives


	Change in Value Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011			2010
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity derivatives	$	3,769	$	(9,150	)	$	(7,123	)	$	24,957
Interest rate derivatives		—		(9,955	)		—			(20,155	)

Total	$	3,769	$	(19,105	)	$	(7,123	)	$	4,802

Partnership's Derivative Assets And Liabilities Amount Of Gain (Loss) Recognized



	Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011			2010			2011		2010
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity derivatives	Cost of products sold	$	(2,148	)	$	7,058		$	12,954	$	12,373
Interest rate derivatives	Interest expense		—			(8,619	)		—		(15,885	)

Total		$	(2,148	)	$	(1,561	)	$	12,954	$	(3,512	)


	Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Ineffective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Ineffective Portion
		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011			2010			2011		2010
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity derivatives	Cost of products sold	$	96		$	(1,016	)	$	189	$	105

Total		$	96		$	(1,016	)	$	189	$	105


	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Amount of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income Representing Hedge Ineffectiveness and Amount Excluded from the Assessment of Effectiveness
		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011			2010			2011		2010
Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships (including hedged item):
Commodity derivatives	Cost of products sold	$	15,874		$	6,417		$	22,291	$	(967	)

Total		$	15,874		$	6,417		$	22,291	$	(967	)


	Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity derivatives	Cost of products sold	$	(11,427	)	$	(22,119	)	$	(4,989	)	$	(152	)
Interest rate derivatives	Gains (losses) on non-hedged interest rate derivatives		1,883			(22,468	)		3,403			(36,892	)
Embedded Derivatives	Other income (expenses)		2,950			(3,606	)		5,525			(3,606	)

Total		$	(6,594	)	$	(48,193	)	$	3,939		$	(40,650	)

ETP [Member]

Outstanding Commodity-Related Derivatives


	June 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Notional Volume			Maturity	Notional Volume			Maturity
Mark-to-Market Derivatives
Natural Gas:
Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX (MMBtu)		(26,145,000	)	2011-2013		(38,897,500	)	2011
Swing Swaps IFERC (MMBtu)		(144,420,000	)	2011-2012		(19,720,000	)	2011
Fixed Swaps/Futures (MMBtu)		6,695,000		2011-2012		(2,570,000	)	2011
Options — Calls (MMBtu)		—		—		(3,000,000	)	2011
Propane:
Forwards/Swaps (Gallons)		—		—		1,974,000		2011

Fair Value Hedging Derivatives
Natural Gas:
Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX (MMBtu)		(26,040,000	)	2011-2012		(28,050,000	)	2011
Fixed Swaps/Futures (MMBtu)		(38,285,000	)	2011-2012		(39,105,000	)	2011
Hedged Item — Inventory (MMBtu)		38,285,000		2011		39,105,000		2011

Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives
Natural Gas:
Fixed Swaps/Futures (MMBtu)		920,000		2011		(210,000	)	2011
Options — Puts (MMBtu)		15,180,000		2011-2012		26,760,000		2011-2012
Options — Calls (MMBtu)		(15,180,000	)	2011-2012		(26,760,000	)	2011-2012
Propane:
Forwards/Swaps (Gallons)		14,700,000		2011-2012		32,466,000		2011

Regency [Member]

Outstanding Commodity-Related Derivatives


	June 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
	Notional Volume		Maturity	Notional Volume		Maturity
Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives
Natural Gas:
Fixed Swaps/Futures (MMBtu)		3,670,000	2011-2012		3,830,000	2011
Propane:
Forwards/Swaps (Gallons)		18,564,000	2011-2013		18,648,000	2011-2012
Natural Gas Liquids:
Forwards/Swaps (Barrels)		1,006,000	2011-2013		1,212,110	2011-2012
WTI Crude Oil:
Forwards/Swaps (Barrels)		483,000	2011-2014		373,655	2011-2012

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Related Party Transactions


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
ETP's Natural Gas Operations:
Sales	$	162,107	$	130,526	$	298,020	$	275,246
Purchases		9,736		6,936		17,960		13,533

Regency's Natural Gas Operations:
Sales		81,055		18,501		155,969		18,501
Purchases		3,319		422		2,998		422

ETP's Propane Operations:
Sales		1,441		481		10,218		10,966
Purchases		72,191		52,415		242,157		218,179

Related Party Receivables And Payables


	June 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Accounts receivable from related parties:
Enterprise:
ETP's Natural Gas Operations	$	50,180		$	36,736
Regency's Natural Gas Operations		18,649			25,539
ETP's Propane Operations		226			2,327
Other		13,455			11,729

Total accounts receivable from related parties:	$	82,510		$	76,331

Accounts payable to related parties:
Enterprise:
ETP's Natural Gas Operations	$	1,749		$	2,687
Regency's Natural Gas Operations		754			1,323
ETP's Propane Operations		10,830			22,985
Other		1,552			356

Total accounts payable to related parties:	$	14,885		$	27,351

ETP's net imbalance receivable from Enterprise	$	592		$	1,360

Regency's net imbalance (payable to) receivable from Enterprise	$	(774	)	$	753

Other Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Other Information

Other Current Assets


	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Deposits paid to vendors	$	60,861	$	52,192
Prepaid expenses and other		81,473		57,167

Total other current assets	$	142,334	$	109,359

Accrued And Other Current Liabilities


	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Interest payable	$	191,206	$	191,466
Customer advances and deposits		63,111		111,448
Accrued capital expenditures		97,702		87,260
Accrued wages and benefits		59,812		76,592
Taxes payable other than income taxes		78,271		36,204
Income taxes payable		2,421		8,344
Other		97,239		56,374

Total accrued and other current liabilities	$	589,762	$	567,688

Reportable Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Operating Segments [Member]

Financial Information By Segment


	Investment in ETP		Investment in Regency			Corporate and Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Total
Three months ended June 30, 2011:
Revenues from external customers	$	1,616,748	$	354,816		$	—		$	3,342		$	1,974,906
Intersegment revenues		11,347		1,682			—			(13,029	)		—
Income tax expense (benefit)		5,783		102			(661	)		—			5,224
Net income (loss)		156,616		14,837			(56,413	)		(8,388	)		106,652

Three months ended June 30, 2010:
Revenues from external customers	$	1,267,706	$	96,082		$	—		$	(1,260	)	$	1,362,528
Intersegment revenues		—		898			—			(898	)		—
Income tax expense (benefit)		4,569		245			(761	)		—			4,053
Net income (loss)		42,843		(4,895	)		(58,427	)		—			(20,479	)

Six months ended June 30, 2011:
Revenues from external customers	$	3,292,795	$	670,375		$	—		$	856		$	3,964,026
Intersegment revenues		22,877		3,375			—			(26,252	)		—
Income tax expense (benefit)		16,380		70			(1,323	)		—			15,127
Net income (loss)		403,818		29,142			(118,828	)		(8,388	)		305,744

Six months ended June 30, 2010:
Revenues from external customers	$	3,139,687	$	96,082		$	—		$	(1,260	)	$	3,234,509
Intersegment revenues		—		898			—			(898	)		—
Income tax expense (benefit)		10,493		245			(1,474	)		—			9,264
Net income (loss)		282,954		(4,895	)		(94,456	)		—			183,603

Assets Segments [Member]

Financial Information By Segment


	As of June 30, 2011			As of December 31, 2010
Total assets:
Investment in ETP	$	14,641,403		$	12,149,992
Investment in Regency		5,428,129			4,770,204
Corporate and Other		450,222			469,221
Adjustments and Eliminations		(653,596	)		(10,687	)

Total	$	19,866,158		$	17,378,730

Investment In ETP [Member]

Investment In Regency [Member]


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Intrastate Transportation and Storage	$	643,653	$	530,174	$	1,232,331	$	1,132,530
Interstate Transportation		104,850		70,079		209,951		138,348
Midstream		516,499		407,123		929,694		1,025,830
NGL Transportation and Services		90,771		—		90,771		—
Retail Propane and Other Retail Propane Related		243,973		220,126		801,188		781,281
All Other		28,349		40,204		51,737		61,698

Total revenues	$	1,628,095	$	1,267,706	$	3,315,672	$	3,139,687


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Gathering and Processing	$	303,203	$	83,778	$	569,175	$	83,778
Joint Ventures		—		—		—		—
Contract Compression		38,072		12,054		76,508		12,054
Contract Treating		10,842		—		19,275		—
Corporate and Others		4,381		1,148		8,792		1,148

Total revenues	$	356,498	$	96,980	$	673,750	$	96,980

Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Schedule Of Balance Sheets


	June 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	14,383		$	27,247
Accounts receivable from related companies		447			171
Other current assets		1,894			864

Total current assets		16,724			28,282

ADVANCES TO AND INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES		2,258,150			2,231,722
INTANGIBLES AND OTHER ASSETS, net		27,838			29,118

Total assets	$	2,302,712		$	2,289,122


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	304		$	—
Accounts payable to related companies		9,414			6,654
Accrued distributions to ETE partners		139,790			—
Accrued and other current liabilities		42,575			44,200

Total current liabilities		192,083			50,854

LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities		1,800,000			1,800,000
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED UNITS		334,170			317,600

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

EQUITY:
General Partner		88			520
Limited Partners		(23,273	)		115,350
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(356	)		4,798

Total partners' capital (deficit)		(23,541	)		120,668

Total liabilities and partners' equity	$	2,302,712		$	2,289,122

Schedule Of Statements Of Operations


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES	$	(12,037	)	$	(15,079	)	$	(13,879	)	$	(17,415	)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense		(40,587	)		(20,210	)		(81,526	)		(36,916	)
Equity in earnings of affiliates		120,626			75,362			267,268			221,740
Losses on non-hedged interest rate derivatives		—			(20,753	)		—			(35,177	)
Other, net		(1,653	)		(88	)		(16,812	)		(212	)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		66,349			19,232			155,051			132,020
Income tax expense (benefit)		64			(36	)		126			(25	)

NET INCOME		66,285			19,268			154,925			132,045
GENERAL PARTNER'S INTEREST IN NET INCOME		205			60			479			409

LIMITED PARTNERS' INTEREST IN NET INCOME	$	66,080		$	19,208		$	154,446		$	131,636

Schedule Of Statements Of Cash Flows


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010
Accrued capital expenditures	$	106,047	$	73,432

Gain from subsidiary common unit transactions	$	92,074	$	280,492

Parent Company [Member]

Schedule Of Statements Of Cash Flows


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$	233,152		$	233,100

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
MEP Transaction		—			3,016

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from borrowings		20,000			30,376
Principal payments on debt		(20,000	)		(19,122	)
Distributions to partners		(246,016	)		(241,524	)
Debt issuance costs		—			(5,846	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(246,016	)		(236,116	)

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(12,864	)		—
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period		27,247			62

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	14,383		$	62

Operations And Organization (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011
Regency [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Percentage interest in joint venture	30.00%
ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Percentage interest in joint venture	70.00%

Operations And Organization (Schedule Of Equity Interests) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011 shares
ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
General Partner Interest	1.60%
Incentive Distribution Rights	100.00%
Common Units	50,226,967
Regency [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
General Partner Interest	1.90%
Incentive Distribution Rights	100.00%
Common Units	26,266,791

Acquisition (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	May 31, 2011
Statement [Line Items]
Cash paid in acquisition of LDH	$ 1,970,000
Acquisition of all outstanding shares of SUG, total transaction price	1,971,229
ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Incentive distributions to relinquish	$ 220,000
Lone Star L.L.C. [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Equity method ownership Percentage	20.00%
Lone Star L.L.C. [Member] \| Regency [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Equity method ownership Percentage	30.00%	30.00%
Cash paid in acquisition	$ 591,700
Lone Star L.L.C. [Member] \| ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Equity method ownership Percentage	70.00%
Cash paid in acquisition	$ 1,380,000
SUG Merger [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Cash paid in acquisition	5,700,000
Acquisition of all outstanding shares of SUG, total transaction price	9,400,000
Amount of SUG debt assumed as part of acquisition price	$ 3,700,000
Cash paid in exchange of each share \| $ / shares	$ 44.25
Number of share received in exchange of each share	1.00
Percentage of maximum cash consideration in total consideration	60.00%
SUG Merger [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Percentage of fluctuation in common unit	40.00%
SUG Merger [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Percentage of fluctuation in common unit	50.00%
Citrus Corp [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage of pending acquisition	50.00%
Potential business acquisition cash payment	$ 1,895,000
Common units received due to business exchange	105,000
Purchase price	$ 2,000,000
Florida Gas Transmission Pipeline System [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Percentage ownership operating facility	100.00%

Acquisition (Schedule Of Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed In LDH Acquisition) (Details)
$ in Thousands

Jun. 30, 2011

USD ($)

Acquisition

Total current assets

$ 118,371

Total current liabilities

1,438,704

^[1]

408,285

83,000

157

2,048,517

76,850

Other long-term liabilities

438

Total liabilities

77,288

Total consideration

1,971,229

Cash received

31,231

Total consideration, net of cash received

$ 1,939,998

[1]	Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

Acquisition (Schedule of Components Of Property, Plant And Equipment Acquired) (Details)
$ in Thousands

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

USD ($)

Pipelines And Equipment [Member]

$ 1,438,704

^[1]

Property, plant and equipment, useful life, maximum (years)

$ 1,051,211

Natural Gas Storage [Member]

Property, plant and equipment, useful life, maximum (years)

$ 356,242

Construction Work-In-Process [Member]

August 2012 [Member] | ETP [Member]

$ 31,251

[1]	Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

Acquisition (Pro Forma Results Of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Acquisition
Revenues	$ 2,011,513	$ 1,659,528	$ 4,072,615	$ 3,932,061
Net income	100,768	19,233	297,298	208,823
Net income attributable to partners	$ 64,881	$ 74,673	$ 152,804	$ 173,799
Basic net income (loss) per Limited Partner unit	$ 0.29	$ 0.33	$ 0.69	$ 0.78
Diluted net income (loss) per Limited Partner unit	$ 0.29	$ 0.33	$ 0.69	$ 0.78

Cash And Cash Equivalents (Schedule Of Net Changes In Operating Assets And Liabilities Included Cash Flows From Operating Activities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Accounts receivable	$ 40,057	$ 98,321
Accounts receivable from related companies	(38,515)	21,603
Inventories	30,181	159,540
Exchanges receivable	2,599	13,151
Other current assets	(19,484)	35,792
Intangibles and other assets	4,241	4,201
Accounts payable	(31,956)	(66,853)
Accounts payable to related companies	23,902	(12,096)
Exchanges payable	2,970	(7,880)
Accrued and other current liabilities	17,892	38,036
Other non-current liabilities	11,108	(583)
Price risk management assets and liabilities, net	(21,794)	53,085
Net change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions	$ 21,201	$ 336,317

Cash And Cash Equivalents (Schedule Of Non-Cash Investing Activities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Accrued capital expenditures	$ 106,047	$ 73,432
Gain from subsidiary common unit transactions	$ 92,074	$ 280,492

Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Inventories
Natural gas and NGLs, excluding propane	$ 176,093	$ 170,179
Propane	59,213	76,341
Appliances, parts and fittings and other	112,871	119,864
Total inventories	$ 348,177	$ 366,384

Goodwill, Intangibles And Other Assets (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Statement [Line Items]
Net increase in goodwill	$ 408,300
Intangible assets acquired	83,000
Customer Contracts [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired	$ 83,000
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum (years)	3
Intangible assets, useful life, maximum (years)	14

Goodwill, Intangibles And Other Assets (Components And Useful Lives Of Intangibles And Other Assets) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Amortizable intangible assets	$ 1,141,545	$ 1,060,392
Accumulated Amortization, Amortizable intangible assets	(125,573)	(102,991)
Gross Carrying Amount, Total intangible assets	1,219,200	1,137,837
Gross Carrying Amount, Intangibles and other assets	1,515,476	1,417,234
Accumulated Amortization, Intangibles and other assets	(189,752)	(156,807)
Financing Costs [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Other assets	157,882	137,012
Accumulated Amortization, Other assets	$ (47,140)	(38,945)
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum (years)	3
Intangible assets, useful life, maximum (years)	30
Regulatory Assets [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Other assets	$ 107,258	107,384
Accumulated Amortization, Other assets	(16,381)	(14,445)
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Other assets	31,136	35,001
Accumulated Amortization, Other assets	(658)	(426)
Trademarks [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Non-amortizable intangible assets	77,655	77,445
Customer Relationships, Contracts And Agreements [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Amortizable intangible assets	1,053,788	971,657
Accumulated Amortization, Amortizable intangible assets	$ (109,657)	(88,583)
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum (years)	3
Intangible assets, useful life, maximum (years)	46
Trade Names [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Amortizable intangible assets	$ 65,500	65,500
Accumulated Amortization, Amortizable intangible assets	$ (2,993)	(1,910)
Intangible assets, useful life (years)	20
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Amortizable intangible assets	$ 20,187	21,165
Accumulated Amortization, Amortizable intangible assets	$ (12,219)	(11,888)
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum (years)	3
Intangible assets, useful life, maximum (years)	15
Patents [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Amortizable intangible assets	$ 750	750
Accumulated Amortization, Amortizable intangible assets	$ (160)	(118)
Intangible assets, useful life (years)	9
Other [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, Amortizable intangible assets	$ 1,320	1,320
Accumulated Amortization, Amortizable intangible assets	$ (544)	$ (492)
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum (years)	10
Intangible assets, useful life, maximum (years)	15

Goodwill, Intangibles And Other Assets (Aggregate Amortization Expense Of Intangibles And Other Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Depreciation And Amortization [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Aggregate amortization expenses	$ 12,204	$ 7,910	$ 25,345	$ 13,056
Interest Expense [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Aggregate amortization expenses	$ 5,005	$ 3,728	$ 9,577	$ 6,645

Goodwill, Intangibles And Other Assets (Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Goodwill, Intangibles And Other Assets
2012	$ 70,449
2013	65,243
2014	62,222
2015	57,776
2016	$ 56,250

Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fair Value Measurements
Debt obligations fair value	$ 12,020	$ 10,230
Debt obligations, carrying amount	$ 11,150	$ 9,380

Fair Value Measurements (Reconciliation For Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurements
Balance, December 31, 2010	$ (374,623)
Net unrealized losses included in other income (expense)	(11,045)
Balance, June 30, 2011	$ (385,668)

Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit
Limited Partners' interest in net income	$ 66,080	$ 19,208	$ 154,446	$ 131,636
Weighted average Limited Partner units \| shares	222,972,708	222,941,172	222,963,741	222,941,140
Basic net income per Limited Partner unit \| $ / shares	0.30	0.09	0.69	0.59
Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation of subsidiaries	$ (132)		$ (402)	$ (131)
Diluted net income available to Limited Partners	$ 65,948	$ 19,208	$ 154,044	$ 131,505
Weighted average Limited Partner units \| shares	222,972,708	222,941,172	222,963,741	222,941,140
Diluted net income per Limited Partner unit \| $ / shares	0.30	0.09	0.69	0.59
Discontinued operations impact per Limited Partner unit, omitted \| $ / shares	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Preferred units liquidation preference	$ 300,000		$ 300,000

Debt Obligations (Senior Notes) (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
Debt Obligations (Senior Notes) (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
4.65% Senior Notes Due June 1, 2021 [Member] \| ETP Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes	$ 800,000,000
Senior notes interest rate	4.65%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jun. 01, 2021
6.05% Senior Notes Due June 1, 2041 [Member] \| ETP Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes	$ 700,000,000
Senior notes interest rate	6.05%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jun. 01, 2041
6.5% Senior Notes Due July 15, 2021 [Member] \| Regency Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes	$ 500,000,000
Senior notes interest rate	6.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jul. 15, 2021
Regency Credit Facility [Member] \| Regency Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt net of issuance costs	$ 491,300,000
Issuance costs capitalized	9,800,000
ETP Credit Facility [Member] \| ETP Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt net of issuance costs	$ 1,480,000,000
Redemption Before July 15, 2016 [Member] \| Regency 2021 Notes [Member] \| Regency Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Optional purchase price for debt, percentage	100.00%
Redemption Before July 15, 2014 [Member] \| Regency 2021 Notes [Member] \| Regency Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Offering price for debt redemption, percentage	106.50%
Portion of debt redeemable with equity offering proceeds	35.00%
In The Event Of Change Of Control With Rating Decline [Member] \| Regency 2021 Notes [Member] \| Regency Senior Notes [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Optional purchase price for debt, percentage	101.00%
Number of days within which rating decline must occur	90

Debt Obligations (Parent Company Credit Agreement) (Narrative) (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility [Member] - ETE Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Statement [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 200
Parent Company [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings	$ 0

Debt Obligations (ETP Credit Facility) (Narrative) (Details) - ETP Credit Facility [Member] $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Statement [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 2,000.0
Revolving credit facility, expandable limit	$ 3,000.0
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jul. 20, 2012
Outstanding borrowings	$ 144.0
Amount available for future borrowings	1,810.0
Letters of credit, amount outstanding	$ 42.9
Weighted average interest rate on amount outstanding	0.76%

Debt Obligations (Regency Credit Facility) (Narrative) (Details) - Regency Credit Facility [Member] $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Statement [Line Items]
Revolving commitments	$ 900.0
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jun. 15, 2014
Outstanding borrowings	$ 330.0
Letters of credit, amount outstanding	11.0
Amount available for future borrowings	$ 559.0
Weighted average interest rate on amount outstanding	3.25%

Redeemable Preferred Units (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	May 31, 2010
Statement [Line Items]
Aggregate liquidation preference	$ 300.0
Preferred units outstanding	4,371,586	4,371,586
ETE Preferred Units [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Preferred units, issued			3,000,000
Aggregate liquidation preference			$ 300.0
Regency Preferred Units [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Quarterly cash distribution, per preferred unit	$ 0.445
Preferred units outstanding	4,371,586
Common units issued upon conversion	4,620,152
Subsidiary preferred unit mandatory redemption date	September 2, 2029
Mandatory redeemable price of units outstanding	$ 80.0

Redeemable Preferred Units (Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Balances Of Regency Preferred Units) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) shares
Redeemable Preferred Units
Balance as of December 31, 2010, Regency Preferred Units \| shares	4,371,586
Accretion to redemption value, Regency Preferred Units \| shares
Ending balance as of June 30, 2011, Regency Preferred Units \| shares	4,371,586
Balance as of December 31, 2010 \| $	$ 70,943
Accretion to redemption value, Amount \| $	97
Ending balance as of June 30, 2011 \| $	$ 71,040

Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011
Statement [Line Items]
Increase in partner's capital resulting from ETP's and Regency's issuances of common units				$ 92.1
ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Common units issued through public offering		14,202,500
Proceeds from issuance of common units		$ 695.5
Equity Distribution Agreement, maximum aggregate value of common units sold				$ 200.0
ETP [Member] \| Distribution Reinvestment Plan [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Common units issued through public offering				5,750,000
Value of units issued during period through DRIP			$ 1.9
Units issued during period through DRIP			41,139
ETP [Member] \| Credit Suisse [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common units				$ 72.9
Equity Distribution Agreement, remaining aggregate value to be sold				$ 101.2
Regency [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Common units issued through private placement	8,500,001
Proceeds from issuance of common units	$ 203.9
Lone Star L.L.C. [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Interest ownership		20.00%		20.00%
Lone Star L.L.C. [Member] \| ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Interest ownership		70.00%		70.00%
Lone Star L.L.C. [Member] \| Regency [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Interest ownership	30.00%	30.00%		30.00%

Equity (Change In ETE Common Units) (Details)	6 Months Ended
Equity (Change In ETE Common Units) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011 shares
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2010	222,941,172
Issuance of restricted common units under equity incentive plans	31,536
Balance, June 30, 2011	222,972,708

Equity (Quarterly Distributions Of Available Cash) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Parent Company [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Record Date	August 5, 2011	May 6, 2011	February 7, 2011
Payment Date	August 19, 2011	May 19, 2011	February 18, 2011
Rate	$ 0.625	$ 0.560	$ 0.540
ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Record Date	August 5, 2011	May 6, 2011	February 7, 2011
Payment Date	August 15, 2011	May 16, 2011	February 14, 2011
Rate	$ 0.89375	$ 0.89375	$ 0.89375
Regency [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Record Date	August 5, 2011	May 6, 2011	February 7, 2011
Payment Date	August 12, 2011	May 13, 2011	February 14, 2011
Rate	$ 0.450	$ 0.445	$ 0.445

Equity (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Equity
Net gains on commodity related hedges	$ (6,279)	$ 14,146
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	883	918
Subtotal	(5,396)	15,064
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest	5,040	(10,266)
Total AOCI included in partners' capital, net of tax	$ (356)	$ 4,798

Unit-Based Compensation Plans (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares
ETE Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Granted unvested awards	30,000
Vesting period (years)	five
Weighted average grant date fair value, per unit \| $ / shares	$ 39.82
Remain unvested award	105,713
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 1.7
Weighted average period for recognition, years	2.1
ETP Unit-Based Compensation Plans [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Granted unvested awards	518,700
Vesting period (years)	five
Weighted average grant date fair value, per unit \| $ / shares	$ 53.60
Remain unvested award	2,450,698
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 69.2
Weighted average period for recognition, years	1.7
ETP Unit-Based Compensation Plans [Member] \| Director [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Granted unvested awards	2,580
Regency Common Unit Options [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Weighted average exercise price per unit option \| $ / shares	$ 22.13
Remain vested and exercisable	166,050
Granted awards	0
Regency Phantom Units [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Vesting period (years)	three
Weighted average grant date fair value per unit option \| $ / shares	$ 24.77
Remain unvested award	718,172
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 13.0
Weighted average period for recognition, years	4.2
Regency Phantom Units [Member] \| Director [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Granted awards	68,745

Income Taxes (Components Of Federal And State Income Tax) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Income Taxes
Current expense, Federal	$ 561	$ 1,739	$ 5,663	$ 3,057
Current expense, State	5,439	4,344	9,435	7,502
Total current expense	6,000	6,083	15,098	10,559
Deferred expense (benefit), Federal	(747)	(1,723)	(559)	(1,029)
Deferred expense (benefit), State	(29)	(307)	588	(266)
Total deferred expense (benefit)	(776)	(2,030)	29	(1,295)
Total income tax expense	$ 5,224	$ 4,053	$ 15,127	$ 9,264

Regulatory Matters, Commitments, Contingencies And Environmental Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Statement [Line Items]
Capital contribution from joint venture interest holders	$ 390,000,000
Proceed from loan credit facility				$ 600,000,000
Typical length of purchase and supply agreements				1
Maximum lease expiration year				2034
Operating leases rent expense		$ 7,800,000	$ 5,800,000	$ 13,200,000	$ 11,700,000
Purchases made under contract (gallons of propane)				90,000,000
Long-term purchase contract agreement, expiration date				2015
Sites where remediation operations are responsibility of third parties				6
Capital costs		3,900,000	3,600,000	$ 5,600,000	5,000,000
Operating and maintenance costs		3,900,000	$ 4,400,000	6,000,000	$ 6,300,000
ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies		12,800,000		12,800,000		$ 13,800,000
FEP Facility [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		1,100,000,000		$ 1,100,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date				Jul. 01, 2012
Outstanding borrowings		968,500,000		$ 968,500,000
Weighted average interest rate on the total amount outstanding borrowings				3.09%
July 2015 [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date				Jul. 01, 2015
ETP Guarantee [Member] \| FEP Facility [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Interest ownership		50.00%		50.00%
Line of credit facility obligation rate				50.00%
ETP's obligation with respect to FEP's outstanding borrowings		$ 484,300,000		$ 484,300,000
ETP's Propane Operations [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Long-term purchase contract agreement, expiration date				March 2015
Related To Deductibles [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Accrual for loss contingency		10,700,000		$ 10,700,000		10,200,000
Contingencies And Litigation Matters Other Than Accruals Related To Environmental Matters And Deductibles [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Accrual for loss contingency		0		$ 0		0
Future Estimated Cost Of Remediation Activities [Member] \| Transwestern [Member] \| ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Year remediation activities expected to continue through				2025
Components of accrual for environmental loss contingencies		8,100,000		$ 8,100,000
Accrual For Six Sites [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Components of accrual for environmental loss contingencies		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

Price Risk Management Assets and Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Statement [Line Items]
Swap maturity term (years)			10
Deposits with counterparties	$ 60.9		$ 60.9		$ 52.2
Unrealized losses on commodity derivatives	15.7	$ 38.8	2.1	$ 47.5
ETP [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Expected gains (losses) related to commodity derivatives to be reclassified into earnings over next year related to amounts currently reported an AOCI	10.4		10.4
Regency [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Expected gains (losses) related to commodity derivatives to be reclassified into earnings over next year related to amounts currently reported an AOCI	16.4		16.4
Commodity Derivatives [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) on commodity derivatives and related hedged inventory	$ 16.7	$ 8.2	$ 7.8	$ 25.0

Price Risk Management Assets And Liabilities (Interest Rate Swaps Outstanding) (Details) - Interest Rate Derivatives [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

^[1]

August 2012 (2)

$ 400,000

^[2]

Forward starting to pay a fixed rate of 3.64% and receive a floating rate

July 2018 [Member] | ETP [Member]

3.64%

July 2018

$ 500,000

500,000

^[2]

Pay a floating rate plus a spread and receive a fixed rate of 6.70%

April 2012 [Member] | Regency [Member]

6.70%

April 2012

$ 250,000

250,000

^[2]

Pay a fixed rate of 1.325% and receive a floating rate

July 2013 [Member] | ETP [Member]

1.325%

^[3]

July 2013 (3)

$ 200,000

^[2]

Forward starting to pay a fixed rate of 4.13% and receive a floating rate