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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions - Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2021 | Feb. 29, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jul. 31, 2021
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of assets |  |  |  | $ 60 | $ 881 | $ 429 |
Deferred losses on hedges remaining in other comprehensive income |  |  |  | (10,057) | (9,972) |  |
Proceeds from sale, including proceeds attributable to agreements entered into in conjunction with sale of productive assets |  |  |  |  |  | 451 |
Gains/(losses) on asset sales and asset impairments, net |  |  |  | (269) | $ (592) | (719) |
(Gains)/losses on asset sales and asset impairments, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on asset sales and asset impairments, net |  |  |  |  |  | $ (178) |
Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage sold |  | 10.00% |  |  |  | 10.00% |
Proceeds from sale of interest in unconsolidated entity |  | $ 78 |  |  |  | $ 78 |
Assets Sold Primarily Consisted Of Land And Related Assets In Long Beach, California, As Well As Line 901 And The Sisquoc To Pentland Portion Of Line 903 | Disposed of by sale | (Gains)/losses on asset sales and asset impairments, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain from sale of assets |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |
Pine Prairie and Southern Pines Natural Gas Storage Facilities | Held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale, current |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 832
Pine Prairie and Southern Pines Natural Gas Storage Facilities | Held for sale | Derivative Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred losses on hedges remaining in other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18
Pine Prairie and Southern Pines Natural Gas Storage Facilities | Disposed of by sale | (Gains)/losses on asset sales and asset impairments, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment losses upon classification to assets held for sale |  |  | $ 475 |  |  |  |
NGL Terminals | Disposed of by sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds attributable to multi-year supply agreement entered into in conjunction with sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  | 22 |
Crude Oil | Assets Sold Primarily Consisted Of Land And Related Assets In Long Beach, California, As Well As Line 901 And The Sisquoc To Pentland Portion Of Line 903 | Disposed of by sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of assets |  |  |  | $ 60 |  |  |
Crude Oil | Pine Prairie and Southern Pines Natural Gas Storage Facilities | Disposed of by sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of assets | $ 850 |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude Oil | Los Angeles Basin Crude Oil Terminals | Disposed of by sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of assets |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |
NGL | NGL Terminals | Disposed of by sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale, including proceeds attributable to agreements entered into in conjunction with sale of productive assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 163 |

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