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Debt, Accounts Receivable Sales Facility and Capitalized Interest (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Capitalized Interest (Textual)        
Interest costs incurred, capitalized $ 70,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized $ 118,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized $ 220,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized  
A/R Sales Facility [Member]        
Accounts Receivable Sales Facility        
Balance as of beginning of year       250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
Balance as of end of year 100,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
100,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
100,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
Credit Facilities [Member] | A/R Sales Facility [Member]        
Accounts Receivable Sales Facility        
Proceeds from the sale of receivables 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromOtherDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromOtherDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
1,500,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromOtherDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Repayments 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
(1,650,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Accounts Receivable Sales Facility (Textual)        
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 1,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Extended term of accounts receivable sales facility Jul. 31, 2015      
Designated pool of accounts receivable $ 1,700,000,000vlo_DesignatedPoolOfAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
$ 3,300,000,000vlo_DesignatedPoolOfAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vlo_ARSalesFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember