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Revenues and Accounts Receivable - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - Operating Segments - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | $ 8,628 | $ 8,673
Supply and Logistics |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 7,750 | 7,846
Supply and Logistics | Crude oil transactions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 7,322 | 6,936
Supply and Logistics | NGL and other transactions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 428 | 910
Transportation |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 573 | 544
Transportation | Total tariff activities |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 538 | 505
Transportation | Crude oil pipelines |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 512 | 478
Transportation | NGL pipelines |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 26 | 27
Transportation | Trucking |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 35 | 39
Facilities |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 305 | 283
Facilities | Crude oil, NGL and other terminalling and storage |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 182 | 176
Facilities | NGL and natural gas processing and fractionation |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 109 | 87
Facilities | Rail load / unload |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers | $ 14 | $ 20

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