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Acquisition (Details) |  | 9 Months Ended
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May 14, 2018 USD ($) MBbls | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition (Textual) |  |  |
Amount paid from available cash on hand |  | $ 466,000,000 | $ 0
Pure Biofuels [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition (Textual) |  |  |
Percent equity interests acquired | 100.00% |  |
Amount paid from available cash on hand | $ 466,000,000 |  |
Payments for working capital | 130,000,000 |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | 210,000,000 |  |
Goodwill | $ 228,000,000 |  |
Amortization period of identifiable intangible assets | 10 years |  |
Total amount of goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes | $ 0 |  |
Pure Biofuels [Member] | Port of Callao Terminal [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition (Textual) |  |  |
Approximate storage capacity of terminal (in thousands of barrels) | MBbls | 1,000 |  |
Pure Biofuels [Member] | Paita Terminal [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition (Textual) |  |  |
Approximate storage capacity of terminal (in thousands of barrels) | MBbls | 180 |  |

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