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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, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | $ 27,249 | $ 30,849 | $ 80,445 | $ 88,303
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3
Corporate [Member] | Corporate - Other Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3
Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 26,145 | 29,894 | 77,109 | 85,371
Refining [Member] | Gasoline and Blendstocks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 10,978 | 12,660 | 31,882 | 35,803
Refining [Member] | Distillates [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 12,861 | 13,963 | 38,254 | 40,866
Refining [Member] | Other Product Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,306 | 3,271 | 6,973 | 8,702
Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 891 | 864 | 2,648 | 2,625
Ethanol [Member] | Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 714 | 695 | 2,108 | 2,092
Ethanol [Member] | Distillers Grains [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 177 | 169 | 540 | 533
Renewable Diesel [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 212 | 90 | 686 | 304
Renewable Diesel [Member] | Renewable Diesel [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Segment |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 212 | $ 90 | $ 686 | $ 304
[1] | Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our international operations of $1,399 million and $1,338 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $4,139 million and $4,272 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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