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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Aug. 01, 2011 | Oct. 02, 2011 Meraux Acquisition [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Meraux Acquisition [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Meraux Acquisition [Member] | Aug. 01, 2011 Pembroke Acquisition [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Pembroke Acquisition [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Pembroke Acquisition [Member]
Purchase Price Allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,215,000,000 |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  | 227,000,000 |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  | 293,000,000 |  |  | 947,000,000 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |
Deferred charges and other assets, net |  |  |  |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |  | 37,000,000 |
Current liabilities, less current portion of debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,294,000,000) |
Debt and capital leases assumed, including current portion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,000,000) |
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (159,000,000) |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | (1,000,000) |  |  | (60,000,000) |
Noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,000,000) |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 547,000,000 |  |  | 1,691,000,000 |
Acquisitions (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective date of acquisition |  |  |  |  | Oct. 01, 2011 |  |  | Aug. 01, 2011 |  |
Purchase price of acquired entity |  |  |  |  | 586,000,000 |  |  | 1,800,000,000 |  |
Throughput capacity of petroleum refining (in barrels per day) |  |  |  |  | 135,000 |  |  | 270,000 |  |
Acquisition of Meraux Refinery | 0 | 0 | 547,000,000 |  |  |  | 547,000,000 |  |  |
Purchase price allocation adjustment to inventory |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation adjustment to property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  | (27,000,000) |  |  | 143,000,000 |
Purchase price allocation adjustment to deferred charges and other assets |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding shares acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Purchase price of working capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000,000 |  |
Acquisition of Pembroke Refinery, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | 1,691,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000,000
Purchase price allocation adjustment increase to deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,000,000 |
Purchase price allocation adjustment increase to other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,000,000 |
Depreciation expense true-up | $ 1,720,000,000 | $ 1,574,000,000 | $ 1,534,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |
Joint venture ownership percentage |  |  | 15.00% | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |

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