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Variable Interest Entities, Consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and temporary cash investments | $ 4,658 | $ 5,850 | $ 4,463 | $ 4,816
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 27,731 | 27,480 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 10,752 | 11,071 |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion | 8,086 | 8,750 |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and temporary cash investments | 130 | 179 |  |
Other current assets | 253 | 72 |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 2,071 | 2,029 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 72 | 95 |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion | 1,030 | 948 |  |
Valero Energy Partners LP [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and temporary cash investments | 71 | 42 |  |
Other current assets | 1 | 2 |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 1,416 | 1,416 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 26 | 27 |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion | 989 | 905 |  |
Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and temporary cash investments | 41 | 123 |  |
Other current assets | 243 | 66 |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 475 | 435 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 34 | 33 |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion | 0 | 0 |  |
VPM Terminals [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and temporary cash investments | 1 | 1 |  |
Other current assets | 9 | 4 |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 57 | 51 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 3 | 26 |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion | 0 | 0 |  |
Other Variable Interest Entities [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and temporary cash investments | 17 | 13 |  |
Other current assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 123 | 127 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | 9 | 9 |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion | $ 41 | $ 43 |  |

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