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Revenues and Segment Information, Components of Operating Income (Loss) (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | $ 38,404 | $ 44,454 | $ 109,352 | $ 134,637
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] | 32,385 | 38,064 | 91,820 | 115,959
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 1,578 | 1,746 | 4,495 | 4,751
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 671 | 621 | 1,979 | 1,806
Total cost of sales |  | 34,634 | 40,431 | 98,294 | 122,516
Other operating expenses |  | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 250 | 214 | 703 | 652
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 11 | 11 | 32 | 34
Operating income |  | 3,503 | 3,792 | $ 10,305 | 11,395
Segment Information (Textual) |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  | 3 |
Corporate, Reconciling Items And Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | (990) | (696) | $ (3,165) | (2,021)
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  | (262) | (231) | (760) | (694)
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 250 | 214 | 703 | 652
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 11 | 11 | 32 | 34
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | (990) | (696) | (3,165) | (2,021)
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] | (991) | (689) | (3,143) | (2,011)
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 3 | (1) | 6 | (2)
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | (1) | 0 | (3) | 0
Total cost of sales |  | (989) | (690) | (3,140) | (2,013)
Other operating expenses |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Refining [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 36,521 | 42,280 | 102,924 | 128,588
Refining [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 36,529 | 42,289 | 102,932 | 128,612
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] | 31,115 | 36,389 | 87,398 | 111,308
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 1,366 | 1,516 | 3,832 | 4,111
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 597 | 568 | 1,751 | 1,682
Total cost of sales |  | 33,078 | 38,473 | 92,981 | 117,101
Other operating expenses |  | 6 | 6 | 17 | 38
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income |  | 3,445 | 3,810 | 9,934 | 11,473
Refining [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24
Renewable Diesel [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 759 | 967 | 2,990 | 2,417
Renewable Diesel [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,431 | 1,475 | 5,357 | 3,907
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] | 1,169 | 1,161 | 4,143 | 3,129
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 84 | 69 | 274 | 178
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 55 | 33 | 172 | 87
Total cost of sales |  | 1,308 | 1,263 | 4,589 | 3,394
Other operating expenses |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income |  | 123 | 212 | 768 | 513
Segment Information (Textual) |  |  |  |  |
Blender's tax credit |  | 266 | 191 | 900 | 545
Renewable Diesel [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 672 | 508 | 2,367 | 1,490
Ethanol [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,124 | 1,207 | 3,438 | 3,632
Ethanol [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,434 | 1,386 | 4,228 | 4,139
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |
Cost of materials and other | [2] | 1,092 | 1,203 | 3,422 | 3,533
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 125 | 162 | 383 | 464
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 20 | 20 | 59 | 37
Total cost of sales |  | 1,237 | 1,385 | 3,864 | 4,034
Other operating expenses |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income |  | 197 | 1 | 363 | 103
Ethanol [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information for our Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 310 | $ 179 | $ 790 | $ 507
[1] | Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our foreign operations of $1,468 million and $1,213 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $4,339 million and $3,890 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
[2] | Cost of materials and other for our Renewable Diesel segment is net of the blender’s tax credit on qualified fuel mixtures of $266 million and $191 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $900 million and $545 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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