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Fair Value Measurements and Guarantees (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] | The following table presents, by level within the fair value hierarchy, certain of Williams’, Transco’s, and NWP’s significant financial assets and liabilities. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and commercial paper approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Therefore, these assets and liabilities are not presented in the following table.
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
| (Millions)
Assets (liabilities) at September 30, 2025: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measured on a recurring basis: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ARO Trust - Transco | $ | 346 |  |  | $ | 346 |  |  | $ | 346 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Commodity derivative assets (1) | 231 |  |  | 565 |  |  | 367 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 65 |
Commodity derivative liabilities (1) | (308) |  |  | (853) |  |  | (459) |  |  | (337) |  |  | (57) |
Additional disclosures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantees | (35) |  |  | (28) |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | (16) |
Debt by issuer, including current portion: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Williams | (21,645) |  |  | (21,503) |  |  | — |  |  | (21,503) |  |  | — |
Transco | (5,214) |  |  | (5,282) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,282) |  |  | — |
NWP | (583) |  |  | (581) |  |  | — |  |  | (581) |  |  | — |
MountainWest | (375) |  |  | (382) |  |  | — |  |  | (382) |  |  | — |
Total debt | (27,817) |  |  | (27,748) |  |  | — |  |  | (27,748) |  |  | — |
Assets (liabilities) at December 31, 2024: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measured on a recurring basis: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ARO Trust - Transco | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Commodity derivative assets (1) | 344 |  |  | 726 |  |  | 427 |  |  | 188 |  |  | 111 |
Commodity derivative liabilities (1) | (400) |  |  | (1,070) |  |  | (532) |  |  | (475) |  |  | (63) |
Additional disclosures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantees | (36) |  |  | (28) |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | (16) |
Debt by issuer, including current portion: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Williams | (20,167) |  |  | (19,517) |  |  | — |  |  | (19,517) |  |  | — |
Transco | (5,235) |  |  | (5,276) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,276) |  |  | — |
NWP | (582) |  |  | (573) |  |  | — |  |  | (573) |  |  | — |
MountainWest | (372) |  |  | (364) |  |  | — |  |  | (364) |  |  | — |
Gulf Coast Storage deferred consideration (Note 3) | (100) |  |  | (100) |  |  | — |  |  | (100) |  |  | — |
Total debt | (26,456) |  |  | (25,830) |  |  | — |  |  | (25,830) |  |  | — |
(1)The carrying amount is presented net of counterparty offsetting arrangements and collateral (see Note 9 – Commodity Derivatives).
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI | Investments within the ARO Trust were as follows:
|  | September 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
|  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | Fair Value |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | Fair Value
|  | (Millions)
Money market fund |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 27 |
U.S. equity funds |  | 53 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 146 |
International equity fund |  | 32 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 40 |
Municipal bond fund |  | 104 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 84 |
Total |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 346 |  |  | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 297 |

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