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Revenues and Accounts Receivable - Performance Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2019-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	$ 447
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	573
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	461
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	387
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	353
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	1,041
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments and long-term capacity agreements | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2019-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	136
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments and long-term capacity agreements | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	223
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments and long-term capacity agreements | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	213
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments and long-term capacity agreements | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	209
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments and long-term capacity agreements | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	208
Pipeline revenues supported by minimum volume commitments and long-term capacity agreements | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	648
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreement revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2019-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	311
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreement 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	350
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreement 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	248
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreement 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	178
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreement 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	145
Long-term storage, terminalling and throughput agreement revenues | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation	$ 393

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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