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Revenues - Performance Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2018-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	$ 404
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2019-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	505
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	501
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	426
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	380
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	1,361
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2018-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	77
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2019-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	158
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	225
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	214
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	212
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	682
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreements revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2018-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	327
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreements revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2019-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	347
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreements revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	276
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreements revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	212
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreements revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	168
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreements revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	$ 679

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 270
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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