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Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Property and Equipment
Depreciation expense		$ 733	$ 707	$ 652
Construction in progress expenditures incurred but not yet paid		$ 55	$ 46	48
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 (as a percent)	15.00%
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
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