Estimates (Accrued And Other Current Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
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Interest payable	$ 637	$ 559
Customer advances and deposits	240	222
Accrued capital expenditures	442	575
Accrued wages and benefits	406	376
Taxes payable other than income taxes	646	519
Exchanges payable	163	224
Deferred Revenue	312	268
Other	675	586
Accrued and other current liabilities	$ 3,521	$ 3,329

The amount of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are capital expenditures.

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Consists of natural gas and natural gas liquid delivery and receipt imbalances with others. For the midstream and intrastate segments, these amounts turn over monthly and are value at market prices, which management believes approximates cost. For the interstate segment, natural gas imbalances, in-kind receivables and payables are recorded at the dollar weighted composite average of all current month gas transactions and dollar valued imbalances are recorded at contractual prices.

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Other Information Abstract

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Amounts of remaining other current liabilities that are not separately identified in the summary of accrued and other current liabilities as of the balance sheet dates.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for real and property taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations, excluding pension and other postretirement benefits, incurred through that date and payable for perquisites provided to employees pertaining to services received from them. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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The current portion of aggregate prepayments received from customers for goods or services to be provided in the future, as well as the current portion of money or property received from customers that are to be returned upon satisfactory contract completion or as partial prepayment for goods or services to be provided in the future.

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Amount of deferred income and obligation to transfer product and service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of liabilities classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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