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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 segments | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2014
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ 27,859 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 34,408 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 34,914 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 33,663 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 34,429 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 36,137 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 34,034 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | [1] | $ 33,474 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 130,844 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 138,074 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue | $ 138,393 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,690 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet | 1,720 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet | 1,549 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet |
Operating income (loss) | 1,796 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 1,670 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 1,085 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 1,351 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 1,562 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 532 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 805 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [1] | 1,058 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 5,902 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 3,957 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 5,044 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
Total expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,822 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | 2,757 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | 3,413 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets |
Segment Information (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments |  |  |
Mount Vernon Ethanol Plant [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire idled corn ethanol plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vlo_MountVernonEthanolPlantMember
Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,004 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 129,064 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 122,068 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember |
Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,840 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 5,114 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 4,317 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember |
Retail [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 3,896 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 12,008 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | 68 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | 43 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (768)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (826)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (741)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
Total expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | 65 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | 66 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
Operating Segments [Member] | Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,004 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 129,064 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 122,068 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,597 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 1,566 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 1,345 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,884 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 4,211 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 5,484 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember |
Total expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,750 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 2,597 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 3,147 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember |
Operating Segments [Member] | Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,840 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 5,114 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 4,317 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 45 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 42 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 786 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 491 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | (47)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember |
Total expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 33 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 36 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember |
Operating Segments [Member] | Retail [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 3,896 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 12,008 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 41 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 119 us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 81 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 348 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember |
Total expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 62 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | 164 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 3,004 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 9,061 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 2,876 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember | 8,946 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RefiningMember |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 128 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember | 115 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_EthanolMember |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Retail [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information for our three reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | $ 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember | $ 0 us-gaap_RefiningAndMarketingRevenue / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = vlo_RetailMember |
[1] | The separation of our retail business was completed on May 1, 2013.

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