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Revenues and Segment Information, Disaggregation of Revenue by Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | $ 30,849 | $ 23,562 | $ 88,303 | $ 67,588
Corporate, Reconciling Items And Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | (212) | (159) | (570) | (463)
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0
Elimination of Intersegment Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | (213) | (159) | (573) | (463)
Corporate - Other Revenues [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0
Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 29,984 | 22,728 | 85,675 | 65,030
Refining [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 29,989 | 22,729 | 85,685 | 65,031
Refining [Member] | Elimination of Intersegment Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1
Refining [Member] | Gasoline and Blendstocks [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 12,664 | 10,310 | 35,810 | 29,368
Refining [Member] | Distillates [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 14,052 | 10,477 | 41,169 | 29,909
Refining [Member] | Other Product Revenues [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 3,273 | 1,942 | 8,706 | 5,754
Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 864 | 834 | 2,625 | 2,558
Ethanol [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 932 | 882 | 2,781 | 2,694
Ethanol [Member] | Elimination of Intersegment Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 68 | 48 | 156 | 136
Ethanol [Member] | Ethanol [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 755 | 740 | 2,240 | 2,290
Ethanol [Member] | Distillers Grains [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 177 | 142 | 541 | 404
VLP [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
VLP [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 140 | 110 | 407 | 326
VLP [Member] | Elimination of Intersegment Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 140 | 110 | 407 | 326
VLP [Member] | Pipeline Transportation [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 31 | 23 | 93 | 71
VLP [Member] | Terminaling [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 107 | 86 | 309 | 253
VLP [Member] | Storage and Other [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 2 | $ 1 | $ 5 | $ 2
[1] | Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our international operations of $1,338 million and $1,447 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $4,272 million and $4,103 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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