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Inventories (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Inventories [Abstract] |
Schedule of inventories | Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):
| March 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Refinery feedstocks | $ | 2,730 |  |  | $ | 2,474 |
Refined products and blendstocks | 2,862 |  |  | 2,633 |
Ethanol feedstocks and products | 236 |  |  | 195 |
Convenience store merchandise | 98 |  |  | 103 |
Materials and supplies | 219 |  |  | 218 |
Inventories | $ | 6,145 |  |  | $ | 5,623 |

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