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Revenues and Segment Information, Activity (Details) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] |  | $ 176,383 | $ 113,977 | $ 64,912
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] |  | 150,770 | 102,714 | 58,933
LCM inventory valuation adjustment |  |  | 0 | 0 | (19)
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 6,389 | 5,776 | 4,435
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 2,428 | 2,358 | 2,303
Total cost of sales |  |  | 159,587 | 110,848 | 65,652
Asset impairment loss |  | $ 0 | 61 | 0 | 0
Other operating expenses |  |  | 66 | 87 | 35
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 934 | 865 | 756
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 45 | 47 | 48
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 15,690 | 2,130 | (1,579)
Total expenditures for long-lived assets | [3] |  | $ 2,737 | 2,458 | 2,436
Segment Information (Textual) |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 3 |  |
Corporate, Reconciling Items, and Eliminations[Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | $ (2,814) | (915) | (446)
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment loss |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  | (997) | (914) | (806)
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 934 | 865 | 756
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 45 | 47 | 48
Total expenditures for long-lived assets | [3] |  | 73 | 17 | 27
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | (2,814) | (915) | (446)
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] |  | (2,796) | (911) | (444)
LCM inventory valuation adjustment |  |  |  |  | 0
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 0 | (2) | 0
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total cost of sales |  |  | (2,796) | (913) | (444)
Other operating expenses |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 168,154 | 106,947 | 60,840
Refining [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 168,210 | 106,961 | 60,848
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] |  | 144,588 | 97,759 | 56,093
LCM inventory valuation adjustment |  |  |  |  | (19)
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 5,509 | 5,088 | 3,944
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 2,247 | 2,169 | 2,138
Total cost of sales |  |  | 152,344 | 105,016 | 62,156
Asset impairment loss |  |  | 0 |  |
Other operating expenses |  |  | 63 | 83 | 34
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 15,803 | 1,862 | (1,342)
Total expenditures for long-lived assets | [3] |  | 1,763 | 1,374 | 1,838
Refining [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 56 | 14 | 8
Renewable Diesel [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 3,483 | 1,874 | 1,055
Renewable Diesel [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 5,501 | 2,342 | 1,267
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] |  | 4,350 | 1,438 | 500
LCM inventory valuation adjustment |  |  |  |  | 0
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 255 | 134 | 85
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 122 | 58 | 44
Total cost of sales |  |  | 4,727 | 1,630 | 629
Asset impairment loss |  |  | 0 |  |
Other operating expenses |  |  | 0 | 3 | 0
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 774 | 709 | 638
Total expenditures for long-lived assets | [3] |  | 879 | 1,049 | 548
Segment Information (Textual) |  |  |  |  |
Blender's tax credit |  |  | 761 | 371 | 288
Renewable Diesel [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 2,018 | 468 | 212
Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 4,746 | 5,156 | 3,017
Ethanol [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 5,486 | 5,589 | 3,243
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] |  | 4,628 | 4,428 | 2,784
LCM inventory valuation adjustment |  |  |  |  | 0
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 625 | 556 | 406
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 59 | 131 | 121
Total cost of sales |  |  | 5,312 | 5,115 | 3,311
Asset impairment loss |  |  | 61 |  |
Other operating expenses |  |  | 3 | 1 | 1
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 110 | 473 | (69)
Total expenditures for long-lived assets | [3] |  | 22 | 18 | 23
Ethanol [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | $ 740 | $ 433 | $ 226
[1] | Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our foreign operations of $5,194 million, $5,645 million, and $4,797 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.
[2] | Cost of materials and other for our Renewable Diesel segment is net of the blender’s tax credit on qualified fuel mixtures of $761 million, $371 million, and $288 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.
[3] | Total expenditures for long-lived assets includes amounts related to capital expenditures; deferred turnaround and catalyst costs; and property, plant, and equipment for acquisitions.

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