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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Credit Facilities (Details) - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2018 | CAD ($) | USD ($)
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Uncommitted Letter of Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |
Amount outstanding |  | $ 273,000,000
Credit Facilities [Member] | Valero Revolver [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 |
Amount outstanding |  | 0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  | 2,862,000,000
Credit Facilities [Member] | Valero Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |
Amount outstanding |  | 138,000,000
Credit Facilities [Member] | VLP Revolver [Member] | Valero Energy Partners LP [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  | 750,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date | Nov. 30, 2020 |
Amount outstanding |  | 0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  | 750,000,000
Credit Facilities [Member] | VLP Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] | Valero Energy Partners LP [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |
Amount outstanding |  | 0
Credit Facilities [Member] | Canadian Revolver [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 75,000,000 |
Line of credit facility, expiration date | Nov. 30, 2018 |
Amount outstanding | $ 0 |
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity | 69,000,000 |
Credit Facilities [Member] | Canadian Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 6,000,000 |
Credit Facilities [Member] | A/R Sales Facility [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 |
Amount outstanding |  | 100,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  | 1,200,000,000
Credit Facilities [Member] | Committed Letter of Credit Facility Expires November 2018 [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  | 100,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date | Nov. 30, 2018 |
Amount outstanding |  | 0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  | $ 100,000,000

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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- Definition Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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