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Acquisitions and Related Transactions (Details) $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	May 02, 2023 USD ($) shares	May 01, 2023 USD ($) sites	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Issued in Business Combination, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 574
Lotus Midstream LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	1,504		$ 1,500
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	61
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment [Abstract]	1,263
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	4
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	75
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	1,551
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	27
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	16
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	43
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	1,508
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 4
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable Fair Value Method \| shares	44,500,000		44,500,000
Lotus Midstream LLC \| Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets	$ 138
Lotus Midstream LLC \| Lease right-of-use assets, net
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets	$ 10
Lotus Midstream LLC \| Cash and Cash Equivalents
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 930
Zenith Energy
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Price of Acquisition, Expected		$ 111
Zenith Energy \| Refineries
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| sites		16
Crestwood
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares \| shares			2.07