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Investments and Advances (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract] |
Equity in earnings, together with investments in and advances to companies accounted for using the equity method and other investments accounted for at or below cost | Equity in earnings, together with investments in and advances to companies accounted for using the equity method and other investments accounted for at or below cost, is shown in the following table. For certain equity affiliates, Chevron pays its share of some income taxes directly. For such affiliates, the equity in earnings does not include these taxes, which are reported on the Consolidated Statement of Income as “Income tax expense.”
Investments and Advances |  |  |  | Equity in Earnings |
| At December 31 |  |  |  | Year ended December 31 |
| 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Upstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tengizchevroil | $ | 13,121 |  |  | $ | 11,414 |  |  |  | $ | 2,581 |  |  | $ | 1,380 |  |  | $ | 1,939 |
Petropiar | 1,152 |  |  | 977 |  |  |  | 175 |  |  | 326 |  |  | 180 |
Caspian Pipeline Consortium | 1,151 |  |  | 1,245 |  |  |  | 155 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 162 |
Petroboscan | 1,080 |  |  | 982 |  |  |  | 154 |  |  | (133 | ) |  | 219 |
Angola LNG Limited | 2,625 |  |  | 2,744 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  | (282 | ) |  | (417 | )
Other | 1,714 |  |  | 1,791 |  |  |  | 100 |  |  | (193 | ) |  | 135 |
Total Upstream | 20,843 |  |  | 19,153 |  |  |  | 3,196 |  |  | 1,243 |  |  | 2,218 |
Downstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GS Caltex Corporation | 3,826 |  |  | 3,767 |  |  |  | 290 |  |  | 373 |  |  | 824 |
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC | 6,200 |  |  | 5,767 |  |  |  | 723 |  |  | 840 |  |  | 1,367 |
Caltex Australia Ltd. | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 92 |
Other | 1,251 |  |  | 1,118 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  | 209 |  |  | 186 |
Total Downstream | 11,277 |  |  | 10,652 |  |  |  | 1,243 |  |  | 1,422 |  |  | 2,469 |
All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other | (15 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | )
Total equity method | 32,105 |  |  | $ | 29,789 |  |  |  | $ | 4,438 |  |  | $ | 2,661 |  |  | $ | 4,684 |
Other at or below cost | 392 |  |  | 461 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total investments and advances | $ | 32,497 |  |  | $ | 30,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total United States | $ | 7,582 |  |  | $ | 7,258 |  |  |  | $ | 788 |  |  | $ | 802 |  |  | $ | 1,342 |
Total International | $ | 24,915 |  |  | $ | 22,992 |  |  |  | $ | 3,650 |  |  | $ | 1,859 |  |  | $ | 3,342 |
Summarized financial information on a 100 percent basis for all equity affiliates as well as Chevron's total share, which includes Chevron loans to affiliates | The following table provides summarized financial information on a 100 percent basis for all equity affiliates as well as Chevron’s total share, which includes Chevron's net loans to affiliates of $3,853, $3,535 and $410 at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
| Affiliates |  |  |  | Chevron Share |
Year ended December 31 | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Total revenues | $ | 70,744 |  |  | $ | 59,253 |  |  | $ | 71,389 |  |  |  | $ | 33,460 |  |  | $ | 27,787 |  |  | $ | 33,492 |
Income before income tax expense | 13,487 |  |  | 6,587 |  |  | 13,129 |  |  |  | 5,712 |  |  | 3,670 |  |  | 6,279 |
Net income attributable to affiliates | 10,751 |  |  | 5,127 |  |  | 10,649 |  |  |  | 4,468 |  |  | 2,876 |  |  | 4,691 |
At December 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets | $ | 33,883 |  |  | $ | 33,406 |  |  | $ | 27,162 |  |  |  | $ | 13,568 |  |  | $ | 13,743 |  |  | $ | 10,657 |
Noncurrent assets | 82,261 |  |  | 75,258 |  |  | 71,650 |  |  |  | 32,643 |  |  | 28,854 |  |  | 26,607 |
Current liabilities | 26,873 |  |  | 24,793 |  |  | 20,559 |  |  |  | 10,201 |  |  | 8,996 |  |  | 7,351 |
Noncurrent liabilities | 21,447 |  |  | 22,671 |  |  | 18,560 |  |  |  | 4,224 |  |  | 4,255 |  |  | 3,909 |
Total affiliates' net equity | $ | 67,824 |  |  | $ | 61,200 |  |  | $ | 59,693 |  |  |  | $ | 31,786 |  |  | $ | 29,346 |  |  | $ | 26,004 |

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