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Financial and Derivative Instruments (Details 1) - Commodity - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Consolidated Statement of Income: The Effect of Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net	$ (21)	$ 164
Sales and other operating revenues
Consolidated Statement of Income: The Effect of Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net	(12)	162
Purchased crude oil and products
Consolidated Statement of Income: The Effect of Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net	(9)	4
Other income
Consolidated Statement of Income: The Effect of Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net	$ 0	$ (2)

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
-Subparagraph (e)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84234895&loc=SL5624171-113959

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