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Other Contingencies and Commitments (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) guaranty Location | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)
Guarantees |  |  |  |
Number of guarantees | guaranty | 1 |  |  |
Guarantee for payments under terminal use agreements | $ 215,000,000 |  |  |
Idemnifications |  |  |  |
Indemnifications acquirer environmental liabilities, maximum obligation |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000
Long-Term Unconditional Purchase Obligations and Commitments, Including Throughput and Take-or-Pay Agreements |  |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2022 | 1,049,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2023 | 1,106,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2024 | 1,119,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2025 | 1,193,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2026 | 1,223,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements after 2026 | 7,626,000,000 |  |  |
Total payments under long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments including throughput and Take-or-Pay agreements | 861,000,000 | $ 514,000,000 | $ 836,000,000 |
Environmental |  |  |  |
Environmental reserve balance | $ 960,000,000 |  |  |
Sites with potential remediation activities (in sites) | Location | 145 |  |  |
Investments in equity affiliates | $ 40,696,000,000 | $ 39,052,000,000 |  |
Upstream |  |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |  |
Environmental reserve | 214,000,000 |  |  |
United States | Downstream |  |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |  |
Environmental reserve | 466,000,000 |  |  |
International | Downstream |  |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |  |
Environmental reserve | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |
Affiliates |  |  |  |
Guarantees |  |  |  |
Term of guarantee for payments under terminal use agreement (in years) | 6 years |  |  |
Other Obligations |  |  |  |
Long-Term Unconditional Purchase Obligations and Commitments, Including Throughput and Take-or-Pay Agreements |  |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2022 | $ 57,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2023 | 257,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2024 | 242,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2025 | 252,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2026 | 200,000,000 |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements after 2026 | 282,000,000 |  |  |
Sites with Potential Remediation Activities |  |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |  |
Environmental reserve | 230,000,000 |  |  |
Environmental Reserve Less Environmental Reserve for Sites with Potential Remediation Activities |  |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |  |
Environmental reserve | $ 730,000,000 |  |  |

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