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Acquisitions Acquisition of Terminal Assets from and Joint Venture With BP (Details) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		$ 87	$ 0
BP Terminal Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of terminals	15
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 349	349
New Joint Venture with BP [Member] \| BP Terminal Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Jointly Owned Utility Plant, Proportionate Ownership Share	75.00%
Number of terminals contributed to equity investment	14
BP [Member] \| New Joint Venture with BP [Member] \| BP Terminal Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Jointly Owned Utility Plant, Proportionate Ownership Share	25.00%
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		$ 84
Terminals \| New Joint Venture with BP [Member] \| BP Terminal Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of terminals contributed to equity investment	10
Products Pipelines \| New Joint Venture with BP [Member] \| BP Terminal Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of terminals contributed to equity investment	5