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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the sale price or salvage price and the book value of an asset that was sold or retired, and gain (loss) from the write down of assets from their carrying value to fair value.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions - Divestitures Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Divestitures
Gains/(losses) on asset sales, asset impairments and other, net		$ (160)	$ 152	$ (269)
Proceeds from sales of assets		$ 13	$ 328	60
Disposed of by Sale \| 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 \| (Gains)/Losses On Asset Sales and Asset Impairments, Net
Divestitures
Gain from sale of assets				61
Disposed of by Sale \| 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 \| Crude Oil
Divestitures
Proceeds from sales of assets				60
Keyera Fort Saskatchewan Facility
Divestitures
Non-operated/undivided joint interest rate, sold	21.00%
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture	$ 270
Gains/(losses) on asset sales, asset impairments and other, net	$ 140
Keyera Fort Saskatchewan Facility \| Other current assets
Divestitures
Assets held-for-sale				$ 130