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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages.

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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 30, 2009 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 refinery	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 mi	Aug. 31, 2014 MBbls	Aug. 31, 2009	Aug. 28, 2009
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of refineries to which facility provides utilities and other services \| refinery		1
NGL Logistics System
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Length of pipeline \| mi						500
PP&E provisionally recorded					$ 183
Beaumont, Texas,Crude Oil And Petroleum Products Terminal, 7.1 Million-Barrel-Storage-Capacity \| Midstream Segment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Storage capacity of terminal acquired, in barrels \| MBbls							7.1
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions \| Capital Expenditures And Investments
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration paid, net of cash acquired				$ 741
Scenario, Forecast
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity interest in acquiree, remeasurement gain			$ 420
Merey Sweeny
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional equity method ownership interest acquired in MSLP								50.00%	50.00%
Step acquisition, equity interest in acquiree, fair value	$ 190