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Revenues and Segment Information, Disaggregation of Revenue by Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | $ 26,439 | $ 21,772
Corporate, Reconciling Items And Eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | (181) | (166)
Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 0
Other Revenues [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 0
Refining [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 25,561 | 20,887
Refining [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 25,565 | 20,887
Refining [Member] | Gasoline and Blendstocks [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 10,629 | 9,335
Refining [Member] | Distillates [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 12,658 | 9,696
Refining [Member] | Other Product Revenues [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,274 | 1,856
Ethanol [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 877 | 885
Ethanol [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 923 | 945
Ethanol [Member] | Ethanol Product [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 701 | 750
Ethanol [Member] | Distillers Grains [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 176 | 135
VLP [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0
VLP [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 132 | 106
VLP [Member] | Eliminations And Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | (132) | (106)
VLP [Member] | Pipeline Transportation Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 31 | 23
VLP [Member] | Terminaling Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | 99 | 83
VLP [Member] | Storage and Other Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 2 | $ 0
[1] | Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our international operations of $1,464 million and $1,272 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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