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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Decrease (increase) in current assets: |  |  |
Receivables, net |  | $ (2,643) | $ 3,229
Inventories |  | (232) | 1,577
Prepaid expenses and other |  | 28 | 70
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 3,624 | (4,893)
Accrued expenses |  | 538 | 17
Taxes other than income taxes payable |  | 200 | (24)
Income taxes payable |  | 115 | (208)
Changes in current assets and current liabilities |  | 1,630 | (232)
Cash Flows Related to Interest and Income Taxes |  |  |
Interest paid in excess of amount capitalized, including interest on finance leases |  | 397 | 338
Income taxes paid (refunded), net |  | (876) | 206
Operating cash flows |  |  |
Operating Leases |  | 296 | 329
Finance Leases |  | 53 | 74
Investing cash flows |  |  |
Operating Leases |  | 1 | 1
Financing cash flows |  |  |
Finance Leases |  | 97 | 51
Changes in lease balances resulting from new and modified leases, Operating Leases | [1] | 366 | 211
Changes in lease balances resulting from new and modified leases, Finance Leases | [1] | 93 | 1,506
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Textual) |  |  |
Proceeds from income tax refunds |  | $ 962 |
Decrease in receivables as a result of decrease in sales volumes and commodity prices |  |  | 3,600
Increase in income taxes receivable |  |  | 770
MVP Terminal [Member] |  |  |
Financing cash flows |  |  |
Changes in lease balances resulting from new and modified leases, Finance Leases |  |  | 1,400
Blender's Tax Credit Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Textual) |  |  |
Collection of blender's tax credit receivable |  |  | $ 449
[1] | Noncash activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily included $1.4 billion for a finance lease right-of-use asset and related liability recognized in connection with the terminaling agreement with MVP.

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