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Debt, Bank Credit Facilities (Details) | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 29, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 CAD | Oct. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD renewal quarter | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) quarter | Dec. 31, 2016 CAD | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) renewal
Valero Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date |  |  |  | Nov. 30, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,946,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, accordion feature, higher borrowing capacity option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,500,000,000
Line of credit facility, number of renewal options | renewal |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Line of credit facility, duration of renewal option (in years) |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Repayments of long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | 0 |
Valero Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,000,000
VLP Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date |  |  |  | Nov. 30, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 410,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 340,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, accordion feature, higher borrowing capacity option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Line of credit facility, number of renewal options | renewal |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Line of credit facility, duration of renewal option (in years) |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of credit facility at period end (percent) |  |  |  | 2.875% |  |  | 2.3125% |  |  | 2.875%
Number of prior quarterly reporting periods used for debt to EBITDA ratio | quarter |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 494,000,000 |  | 25,000,000 |
VLP Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | Parkway Pipeline LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  | 118,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
VLP Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | Valero Partners Port Arthur, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  | $ 262,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
VLP Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | McKee Terminal Services Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139,000,000 |  |  |
VLP Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | Meraux and Three Rivers Terminal Services Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 210,000,000 |  |  |
VLP Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |
VLP Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt to EBITDA ratio as per terms of revolver |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  |  |  | 5.0
VLP Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Canadian Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | CAD |  | CAD 25,000,000 |  | CAD 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration date |  | Nov. 30, 2017 |  | Nov. 30, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding | CAD |  |  |  | CAD 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity | CAD |  |  |  | 65,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit | CAD |  |  |  | 0 |  | CAD 0 |  | CAD 0 |  |
Repayments of long-term lines of credit | CAD |  |  |  | 0 |  | CAD 0 |  | CAD 0 |  |
Canadian Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding | CAD |  |  |  | CAD 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Sales Facility [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date |  |  |  | Jul. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of credit facility at period end (percent) |  |  |  | 2.0387% |  |  | 1.3422% |  |  | 2.0387%
Borrowings from long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | 0 |
Repayments of long-term lines of credit |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |
Designated pool of accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  | $ 2,300,000,000
Committed Letter of Credit Facility Expires November 2018 [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date |  |  | Nov. 30, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000
Committed Letter of Credit Facility Expires June 2017 [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration date | Jun. 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Uncommitted Letter of Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 249,000,000

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