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Income Tax (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The components of the “Provision/(benefit) for income taxes” are as follows:
 
December 31,
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current income tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$

 
$

 
$
4

State

 
2

 
1

Total current

 
2

 
5

Deferred income tax expense/(benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Federal

 

 
(16
)
State
8

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Total deferred
8

 
(1
)
 
(17
)
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes
$
8

 
$
1

 
$
(12
)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the “Provision/(benefit) for income taxes” and the amount computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 35 percent to the income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2016
(In millions)
 
MarkWest Hydrocarbon(1) 
 
Partnership
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
(Loss)/income before (benefit)/provision for income tax
 
$
(41
)
 
$
461

 
$
2

 
$
422

Federal statutory rate
 
35
%
 
%
 
%
 
 
Federal income tax at statutory rate
 
(14
)
 

 

 
(14
)
State income taxes net of federal benefit
 
(2
)
 
1

 

 
(1
)
Provision on income from MPLX LP Class A units
 
3

 

 

 
3

Change in state statutory rate
 
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
Other
 
1

 

 

 
1

(Benefit)/provision for income taxes
 
$
(13
)
 
$
1

 
$

 
$
(12
)


(1)
MarkWest Hydrocarbon paid tax on its share of MPLX’s income or loss as a result of its ownership of MPLX LP Class A units through September 1, 2016.