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Revenues and Segment Information, Disaggregation of Revenue by Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | $ 31,015 | $ 22,254 | $ 57,454 | $ 44,026
Corporate, Reconciling Items And Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | (177) | (138) | (358) | (304)
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
Corporate - Other Revenues [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 30,130 | 21,415 | 55,691 | 42,302
Refining [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 30,131 | 21,415 | 55,696 | 42,302
Refining [Member] | Gasoline and Blendstocks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 12,514 | 9,723 | 23,143 | 19,058
Refining [Member] | Distillates [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 14,459 | 9,736 | 27,117 | 19,432
Refining [Member] | Other Product Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 3,157 | 1,956 | 5,431 | 3,812
Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 884 | 839 | 1,761 | 1,724
Ethanol [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 926 | 867 | 1,849 | 1,812
Ethanol [Member] | Ethanol Product [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 696 | 712 | 1,397 | 1,462
Ethanol [Member] | Distillers Grains [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 188 | 127 | 364 | 262
VLP [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
VLP [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 135 | 110 | 267 | 216
VLP [Member] | Eliminations And Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | (135) | (110) | (267) | (216)
VLP [Member] | Pipeline Transportation [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 31 | 25 | 62 | 48
VLP [Member] | Terminaling [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 103 | 84 | 202 | 167
VLP [Member] | Storage and Other [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 3 | $ 1
[1] | Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our international operations of $1,470 million and $1,384 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2,934 million and $2,656 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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