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Price Risk Management Activities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 Biofuels Blending [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Biofuels Blending [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Biofuels Blending [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Biofuels Blending [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Foreign Currency Contract [Member] | Oct. 31, 2014 Foreign Currency Contract [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Fair Value Hedging [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Swap [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Swap [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Swap [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Swap [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Swap [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Swap [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Soybean Oil (in thousands of pounds) [Member] lb | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Soybean Oil (in thousands of pounds) [Member] lb | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Soybean Oil (in thousands of pounds) [Member] lb | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Soybean Oil (in thousands of pounds) [Member] lb | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Soybean Oil (in thousands of pounds) [Member] lb | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Soybean Oil (in thousands of pounds) [Member] lb | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Economic Hedging [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Three [Member] Grain (in thousands of bushels) [Member] bu | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Swap [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Swap [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Swap [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Swap [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Natural Gas (in billions of BTUs) [Member] MMBTU | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Natural Gas (in billions of BTUs) [Member] MMBTU | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Natural Gas (in billions of BTUs) [Member] MMBTU | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Future [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Natural Gas (in billions of BTUs) [Member] MMBTU | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Options Held [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Options Held [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Natural Gas (in billions of BTUs) [Member] MMBTU | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Options Held [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Options Held [Member] Long (Purchases) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Natural Gas (in billions of BTUs) [Member] MMBTU | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Options Held [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Current Year [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2014 Commodity [Member] Options Held [Member] Short (Sales) [Member] Maturity Year Two [Member] Crude Oil (in thousands of barrels) [Member] MBbls
Volume of Outstanding Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of price risk derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 4,074 | 2,819 | 0 | 4,000 | 1,630 | 0 | 62,038 | 13,725,000 | 108,240,000 | 372 | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72,904 | 23,970,000 | 241,080,000 | 1,130 | 7,260,000 | 15,000,000 | 0 | 115,000 | 0 | 13,893,000 | 5,429,000 | 113,000 | 3,490 | 240 | 3,490 | 240 | 142,619 | 4,100,000 | 38,576 | 1,950,000 | 142,872 | 4,400,000 | 38,307 | 0 | 4,400 | 500,000 | 250 | 0 | 3,400 | 350
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Monetary notional amount of derivative liabilities |  |  |  |  | $ 798 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency commitments maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compliance program costs | $ 82 | $ 187 | $ 265 | $ 454 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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