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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions - Joint Venture Transaction (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Minimum \| Customer contracts and relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives		1 year
Maximum \| Customer contracts and relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives		29 years
Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Customer contracts and relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	20 years
Amortization		$ 142	$ 28
Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed		3,230		$ 3,230
Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input	0.1175
Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow \| Intangible Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input	0.16
Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Market Multiple \| Valuation, Market Approach \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input	9.5
Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Market Multiple \| Valuation, Market Approach \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input	11.0
Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Members' Equity		7,529		7,529
Joint Venture Transaction \| Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred				3,230
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed		3,230		$ 3,230
Estimated useful lives	20 years
Transaction-related costs		$ 17
Modified Sharing Arrangement \| Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Distribution percentage after termination of modified sharing arrangement		0.65		0.65
Modified Sharing Arrangement \| Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Modified revenue sharing arrangement, term		10 years
Modified Sharing Arrangement \| Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Distribution percentage after termination of modified sharing arrangement		0.35		0.35
Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage		35.00%		35.00%
Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Joint Venture Transaction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consolidated subsidiary, ownership interest held by the parent	65.00%
Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Joint Venture Transaction \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage	35.00%
Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Joint Venture Transaction \| Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consolidated subsidiary, ownership interest held by the parent	65.00%
PAA \| Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners \| Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Affiliates \| Series A Preferred Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest	8.90%
PAA \| Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners \| Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Affiliates \| Maximum \| Limited Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest	1.00%