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Leases, Total Lease Cost by Class of Underlying Asset (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | $ 14 | $ 38
Interest on lease liabilities | 13 | 38
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 114 | 332
Variable lease cost | 26 | 76
Short-term lease cost | 22 | 69
Sublease income | (9) | (27)
Total lease cost | 180 | 526
Pipelines, Terminals, and Tanks [Member] |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | 12 | 32
Interest on lease liabilities | 13 | 35
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 46 | 140
Variable lease cost | 20 | 53
Short-term lease cost | 1 | 8
Sublease income | 0 | 0
Total lease cost | 92 | 268
Transportation, Marine [Member] |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | 0 | 0
Interest on lease liabilities | 0 | 0
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 39 | 107
Variable lease cost | 4 | 21
Short-term lease cost | 13 | 39
Sublease income | (8) | (24)
Total lease cost | 48 | 143
Transportation, Rail [Member] |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | 0 | 0
Interest on lease liabilities | 0 | 0
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 14 | 38
Variable lease cost | 0 | 0
Short-term lease cost | 0 | 0
Sublease income | 0 | 0
Total lease cost | 14 | 38
Feedstock Processing Equipment [Member] |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | 2 | 4
Interest on lease liabilities | 0 | 1
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 4 | 16
Variable lease cost | 1 | 1
Short-term lease cost | 8 | 22
Sublease income | 0 | 0
Total lease cost | 15 | 44
Energy and Gases [Member] |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | 0 | 2
Interest on lease liabilities | 0 | 2
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 3 | 7
Variable lease cost | 0 | 0
Short-term lease cost | 0 | 0
Sublease income | 0 | 0
Total lease cost | 3 | 11
Real Estate [Member] |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | 0 | 0
Interest on lease liabilities | 0 | 0
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 7 | 21
Variable lease cost | 1 | 1
Short-term lease cost | 0 | 0
Sublease income | (1) | (3)
Total lease cost | 7 | 19
Other [Member] |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of ROU assets | 0 | 0
Interest on lease liabilities | 0 | 0
Lease cost: |  |
Operating lease cost | 1 | 3
Variable lease cost | 0 | 0
Short-term lease cost | 0 | 0
Sublease income | 0 | 0
Total lease cost | $ 1 | $ 3

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