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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 plant | Sep. 30, 2020 plant | Sep. 30, 2021 plant | Sep. 30, 2020 plant | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) plant | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) plant
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease ROU assets (see Note 6) |  |  |  |  | $ 2,293 | $ 1,902 |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 49,072 | 46,967 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  | (18,225) | (16,578) |
Property, plant, and equipment, net |  |  |  |  | 30,847 | 30,389 |
Property, Plant, and Equipment (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  | 1,700 | 1,600 | $ 1,500
Land [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 494 | 485 |
Crude Oil Processing Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 32,744 | 32,246 |
Transportation and Terminaling Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 5,747 | 5,290 |
Waste and Renewable Feedstocks Processing Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 1,826 | 631 |
Corn Processing Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 1,216 | 1,212 |
Administrative Buildings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 1,055 | 1,038 |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 1,835 | 1,764 |
Construction in Progress [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost |  |  |  |  | 1,862 | $ 2,399 |
Ethanol Plants, Jefferson, Wisconsin [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  | $ 48 |  |
Number of ethanol plants with reduced estimated useful life | plant | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ethanol plants temporarily idled | plant |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Number of ethanol plants that ceased operations | plant |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Ethanol Plants, Riga, Michigan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30 |
Number of ethanol plants with reduced estimated useful life | plant |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Number of ethanol plants temporarily idled | plant |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Number of ethanol plants that ceased operations | plant |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |

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