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Debt instrument, covenant, excess cash flow offer to purchase, basis point increase, period three Debt Instrument, Covenant, Excess Cash Flow Offer To Purchase, Basis Point Increase, Period Three Debt Instrument, Covenant, Excess Cash Flow Offer To Purchase, Basis Point Increase, Period Three Debt instrument, covenant, excess cash flow offer to purchase, basis point increase, period one Debt Instrument, Covenant, Excess Cash Flow Offer To Purchase, Basis Point Increase, Period One Debt Instrument, Covenant, Excess Cash Flow Offer To Purchase, Basis Point Increase, Period One Schedule of Disaggregated Revenue by Geographic Area and Major Products and Services Reportable Segments Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] Debt issued as a percent of face value Debt Instrument, Issued As A Percentage of Face Value Debt Instrument, Issued As A Percentage of Face Value Consolidated Entities Consolidated Entities [Domain] Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales Oil and Condensate [Member] Debt instrument, covenant, excess cash flow offer to purchase, basis point increase, period two Debt Instrument, Covenant, Excess Cash Flow Offer To Purchase, Basis Point Increase, Period Two Debt Instrument, Covenant, Excess Cash Flow Offer To Purchase, Basis Point Increase, Period Two Debt instrument, interest rate Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period Add: deemed contribution from 2022 Preferred Exchange Offer Add: Deemed capital contribution from 2022 Preferred Exchange Offer Deemed Capital Contribution From Preferred Exchange Offer Two Thousand Twenty Two Deemed Capital Contribution From Preferred Exchange Offer Two Thousand Twenty Two Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Repayments on Permian Transmission Term Loan Repayments of Secured Debt Schedule of Accrued Environmental Remediation Schedule of Environmental Loss Contingencies by Site [Table Text Block] Operation and maintenance Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award [Table] Loss Contingency Nature [Axis] Loss Contingency Nature [Axis] Entity Entity [Domain] City Area Code City Area Code General and administrative General and Administrative Expense ASSETS Assets [Abstract] Common units issued for SMLP LTIP, net (in shares) Partners' Capital Account, Unit-Based Payment Arrangement, Number of Units Other, net Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net Changes in estimates Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Period Increase (Decrease) Long-term Debt, Type Long-Term Debt, Type [Domain] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis] Working Capital Credit Facility Working Capital Credit Facility [Member] Working Capital Credit Facility. Number of directors Number Of Directors Number of directors. Cash flows from financing activities: Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract] 2024 Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One Unit-based and noncash compensation Unit-based and noncash compensation Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense Investment in Double E equity method investee Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments Variable Rate Variable Rate [Axis] Repayments on ABL Facility Repayments of Senior Debt Less: reclassification to current deferred revenue and other Contract With Customer Liability, Noncurrent, Reclassification To Current Contract with customer liability noncurrent reclassification to current. 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