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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | $ 443 | $ 624
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | 468 | 483
Deferred receivables consideration | 399 | 540
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 564 | 651
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 4,455 | 4,424
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value | 49 | 286
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | 468 | 477
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value | 1,827 | 1,613
Deferred receivables consideration | 399 | 540
Total Assets | 7,641 | 7,964
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 513 | 521
Total Liabilities | 1,077 | 1,172
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 360 | 511
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 445 | 561
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 81 | 102
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 119 | 90
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 2 | 11
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 0 | 0
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value | 49 | 286
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | 376 | 408
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value | 1,827 | 1,613
Deferred receivables consideration | 0 | 0
Total Assets | 2,252 | 2,307
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 0 | 0
Total Liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 3,361 | 3,102
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | 92 | 69
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value | 0 | 0
Deferred receivables consideration | 399 | 540
Total Assets | 4,175 | 4,195
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 493 | 491
Total Liabilities | 912 | 1,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 240 | 371
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 300 | 419
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 81 | 102
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 119 | 90
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 2 | 11
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Inventories carried at market | 1,094 | 1,322
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Restricted Investments, at Fair Value | 0 | 0
Deferred receivables consideration | 0 | 0
Total Assets | 1,214 | 1,462
Liabilities: |  |
Inventory-related payables | 20 | 30
Total Liabilities | 165 | 172
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 120 | 140
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 145 | 142
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Derivative Liability | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative Asset | $ 0 | $ 0

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