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Estimates, Significant Accounting Policies and Balance Sheet Detail (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Net Changes In Operating Assets And Liabilities Included Cash Flows From Operating Activities | The net change in operating assets and liabilities (net of effects of acquisitions) included in cash flows from operating activities is comprised as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Accounts receivable | $ | (473 | ) |  | $ | 541 |  |  | $ | (948 | )
Accounts receivable from related companies | (69 | ) |  | 162 |  |  | 24 |
Inventories | (117 | ) |  | 282 |  |  | 58 |
Other current assets | 117 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 38 |
Other non-current assets, net | (78 | ) |  | (92 | ) |  | 84 |
Accounts payable | 146 |  |  | (766 | ) |  | 712 |
Accounts payable to related companies | (32 | ) |  | (202 | ) |  | (178 | )
Accrued and other current liabilities | (44 | ) |  | 382 |  |  | (97 | )
Other non-current liabilities | (186 | ) |  | 28 |  |  | 106 |
Derivative assets and liabilities, net | 218 |  |  | (53 | ) |  | 9 |
Net change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions | $ | (518 | ) |  | $ | 289 |  |  | $ | (192 | )
Schedule Of Non-Cash Investing And Financing Activities | Non-cash investing and financing activities and supplemental cash flow information are as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued capital expenditures | $ | 1,334 |  |  | $ | 1,030 |  |  | $ | 1,060 |
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities | 68 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net losses from subsidiary common unit transactions | — |  |  | (126 | ) |  | (56 | )
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |
Contribution of assets from noncontrolling interests | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 988 |
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized | $ | 1,932 |  |  | $ | 1,870 |  |  | $ | 1,914 |
Cash paid for income taxes | 31 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 50 |
Schedule of Inventory | Inventories consisted of the following:
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Natural gas, NGLs and refined products (1) | $ | 833 |  |  | $ | 833 |
Crude oil | 654 |  |  | 506 |
Spare parts and other | 448 |  |  | 338 |
Total inventories | $ | 1,935 |  |  | $ | 1,677 |
(1) Due to changes in fuel prices, Sunoco LP recorded a write-down on the value of its fuel inventory of $85 million as of December 31, 2018.
Other Current Assets | Other current assets consisted of the following:
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Deposits paid to vendors | $ | 95 |  |  | $ | 141 |
Prepaid expenses and other | 180 |  |  | 209 |
Total other current assets | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 350 |
Property, Plant and Equipment | Components and useful lives of property, plant and equipment were as follows:
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Land and improvements | $ | 1,264 |  |  | $ | 1,168 |
Buildings and improvements (1 to 45 years) | 2,632 |  |  | 2,664 |
Pipelines and equipment (5 to 83 years) | 64,678 |  |  | 58,783 |
Product storage and related facilities (2 to 83 years) | 5,898 |  |  | 4,978 |
Right of way (20 to 83 years) | 4,859 |  |  | 4,533 |
Other (1 to 48 years) | 1,964 |  |  | 1,583 |
Construction work-in-process | 8,495 |  |  | 6,067 |
| 89,790 |  |  | 79,776 |
Less – Accumulated depreciation and depletion | (15,597 | ) |  | (12,813 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 74,193 |  |  | $ | 66,963 |
Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment Depreciation And Capitalized Interest Expense | We recognized the following amounts for the periods presented:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense | $ | 2,839 |  |  | $ | 2,538 |  |  | $ | 2,204 |
Capitalized interest | 166 |  |  | 294 |  |  | 286 |
Schedule of Other Non-Current Assets, net | Other non-current assets, net are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Other non-current assets, net consisted of the following:
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Regulatory assets | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 43 |
Pension assets | 84 |  |  | 68 |
Deferred charges | 178 |  |  | 173 |
Restricted funds | 178 |  |  | 178 |
Other | 593 |  |  | 544 |
Total other non-current assets, net | $ | 1,075 |  |  | $ | 1,006 |
Components And Useful Lives Of Intangibles And Other Assets | Components and useful lives of intangible assets were as follows:
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships, contracts and agreements (3 to 46 years) | $ | 7,535 |  |  | $ | (1,743 | ) |  | $ | 7,106 |  |  | $ | (1,493 | )
Patents (10 years) | 48 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 48 |  |  | (30 | )
Trade names (20 years) | 66 |  |  | (31 | ) |  | 66 |  |  | (28 | )
Other (5 to 20 years) | 19 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 33 |  |  | (9 | )
Total amortizable intangible assets | 7,668 |  |  | (1,821 | ) |  | 7,253 |  |  | (1,560 | )
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | 295 |  |  | — |  |  | 295 |  |  | — |
Other | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |
Total non-amortizable intangible assets | 307 |  |  | — |  |  | 307 |  |  | — |
Total intangible assets | $ | 7,975 |  |  | $ | (1,821 | ) |  | $ | 7,560 |  |  | $ | (1,560 | )
Aggregate Amortization Expense Of Intangibles And Other Assets | Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets was as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Reported in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense | $ | 308 |  |  | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 344 |
Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense | Estimated aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for the next five years was as follows:
Years Ending December 31: |
2020 | $ | 394 |
2021 | 390 |
2022 | 360 |
2023 | 320 |
2024 | 307 |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:
| Intrastate Transportation and Storage |  | Interstate Transportation and Storage |  | Midstream |  | NGL and Refined Products Transportation and Services |  | Crude Oil Transportation and Services |  | Investment in Sunoco LP |  | Investment in USAC |  | All Other |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 196 |  |  | $ | 870 |  |  | $ | 693 |  |  | $ | 1,167 |  |  | $ | 1,430 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 402 |  |  | $ | 4,768 |
Acquired | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 129 |  |  | 366 |  |  | — |  |  | 495 |
CDM Contribution | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 253 |  |  | (253 | ) |  | — |
Impaired | — |  |  | — |  |  | (378 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (378 | )
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, December 31, 2018 | 10 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 492 |  |  | 693 |  |  | 1,167 |  |  | 1,559 |  |  | 619 |  |  | 149 |  |  | 4,885 |
Acquired | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 230 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | 307 |
Impaired | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21 | )
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Balance, December 31, 2019 | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 226 |  |  | $ | 483 |  |  | $ | 693 |  |  | $ | 1,397 |  |  | $ | 1,555 |  |  | $ | 619 |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  | $ | 5,167 |
Accrued and Other Current Liabilities | Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Interest payable | $ | 579 |  |  | $ | 571 |
Customer advances and deposits | 123 |  |  | 128 |
Accrued capital expenditures | 1,334 |  |  | 1,030 |
Accrued wages and benefits | 217 |  |  | 283 |
Taxes payable other than income taxes | 263 |  |  | 256 |
Exchanges payable | 67 |  |  | 112 |
Other | 759 |  |  | 538 |
Total accrued and other current liabilities | $ | 3,342 |  |  | $ | 2,918 |
Fair Value Of Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis | The following tables summarize the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 based on inputs used to derive their fair values:
| Fair Value Total |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019
| Level 1 |  | Level 2
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |
Natural Gas: |  |  |  |  |
Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | — |
Swing Swaps IFERC | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Fixed Swaps/Futures | 65 |  |  | 65 |  |  | — |
Forward Physical Contracts | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Power: |  |  |  |  |
Forwards | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |
Futures | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Options – Puts | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Options – Calls | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
NGLs – Forwards/Swaps | 260 |  |  | 260 |  |  | — |
Refined Products – Futures | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |
Crude – Forwards/Swaps | 13 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |
Total commodity derivatives | 384 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 15 |
Other non-current assets | 31 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 11 |
Total assets | $ | 415 |  |  | $ | 389 |  |  | $ | 26 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives | $ | (399 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (399 | )
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |
Natural Gas: |  |  |  |  |
Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX | (49 | ) |  | (49 | ) |  | — |
Swing Swaps IFERC | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Fixed Swaps/Futures | (43 | ) |  | (43 | ) |  | — |
Power: |  |  |  |  |
Forwards | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | )
Futures | (3 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |
NGLs – Forwards/Swaps | (278 | ) |  | (278 | ) |  | — |
Refined Products – Futures | (10 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | — |
Total commodity derivatives | (389 | ) |  | (383 | ) |  | (6 | )
Total liabilities | $ | (788 | ) |  | $ | (383 | ) |  | $ | (405 | )
| Fair Value Total |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018
| Level 1 |  | Level 2
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |
Natural Gas: |  |  |  |  |
Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | — |
Swing Swaps IFERC | 52 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 44 |
Fixed Swaps/Futures | 97 |  |  | 97 |  |  | — |
Forward Physical Contracts | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |
Power: |  |  |  |  |
Power – Forwards | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |
Futures | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Options – Calls | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
NGLs – Forwards/Swaps | 291 |  |  | 291 |  |  | — |
Refined Products – Futures | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Crude - Forwards/Swaps | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total commodity derivatives | 560 |  |  | 448 |  |  | 112 |
Other non-current assets | 26 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 9 |
Total assets | $ | 586 |  |  | $ | 465 |  |  | $ | 121 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives | $ | (163 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (163 | )
Commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |
Natural Gas: |  |  |  |  |
Basis Swaps IFERC/NYMEX | (91 | ) |  | (91 | ) |  | — |
Swing Swaps IFERC | (40 | ) |  | — |  |  | (40 | )
Fixed Swaps/Futures | (88 | ) |  | (88 | ) |  | — |
Forward Physical Contracts | (21 | ) |  | — |  |  | (21 | )
Power: |  |  |  |  |
Forwards | (42 | ) |  | — |  |  | (42 | )
Futures | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
NGLs – Forwards/Swaps | (224 | ) |  | (224 | ) |  | — |
Refined Products – Futures | (15 | ) |  | (15 | ) |  | — |
Crude - Forwards/Swaps | (61 | ) |  | (61 | ) |  | — |
Total commodity derivatives | (583 | ) |  | (480 | ) |  | (103 | )
Total liabilities | $ | (746 | ) |  | $ | (480 | ) |  | $ | (266 | )

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