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Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule of Inventories |  |
Refinery feedstocks | $ 1,949 | $ 2,223
Refined petroleum products and blendstocks | 3,579 | 3,790
Renewable diesel feedstocks and products | 583 | 913
Ethanol feedstocks and products | 328 | 313
Materials and supplies | 313 | 344
Inventories | 6,752 | 7,583
Inventories (Textual) |  |
Excess of market value over carrying amount of LIFO inventories | 6,300 | 4,400
Liquidation of LIFO, cost decrease | 323 |
Amount of non-LIFO inventory | $ 1,600 | $ 1,500

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