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Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross |  | $ 20,020 | $ 19,257 |
Accumulated depreciation |  | (4,770) | (4,354) |
Property and equipment, net |  | 15,250 | 14,903 |
Depreciation expense |  | 707 | 652 | $ 563
Construction in progress expenditures incurred but not yet paid |  | 46 | 48 | 51
Non-cash impairment losses, long-lived assets |  |  |  | $ 541
Impairment, long-lived asset, held-for-use, statement of income [extensible enumeration] |  |  |  | Gains/(losses) on asset sales and asset impairments, net
Level 3 | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Discount rate, asset impairment analysis, cost of capital, theoretical market participant | 15.00% |  |  | 14.00%
Crude Oil | Pipelines and related facilities |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment losses, long-lived assets |  |  |  | $ 415
Crude Oil | Crude oil storage terminal assets |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment losses, long-lived assets |  |  | $ 220 |
Impairment, long-lived asset, held-for-use, statement of income [extensible enumeration] |  |  | Gains/(losses) on asset sales and asset impairments, net |
Crude Oil | California assets |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment losses, long-lived assets | $ 330 |  |  |
Impairment, long-lived asset, held-for-use, statement of income [extensible enumeration] | Gains/(losses) on asset sales and asset impairments, net |  |  |
Pipelines and related facilities |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross |  | $ 13,643 | $ 12,765 |
Pipelines and related facilities | Minimum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 10 years |  |
Pipelines and related facilities | Maximum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 50 years |  |
Storage, terminal and rail facilities |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross |  | $ 5,067 | 5,100 |
Storage, terminal and rail facilities | Minimum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 10 years |  |
Storage, terminal and rail facilities | Maximum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 50 years |  |
Trucking equipment and other |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross |  | $ 471 | 502 |
Trucking equipment and other | Minimum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 2 years |  |
Trucking equipment and other | Maximum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 15 years |  |
Construction in progress |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross |  | $ 201 | 248 |
Office property and equipment |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross |  | $ 312 | 312 |
Office property and equipment | Minimum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 2 years |  |
Office property and equipment | Maximum |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives (in years) |  | 50 years |  |
Land and other |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross |  | $ 326 | $ 330 |

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