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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 06, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) agreement	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2019	Sep. 13, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of principal, 2020				$ 25,000,000
Repayments of principal, 2021				50,000,000
Repayments of principal, 2022				297,000,000
Debt at face value				475,000,000
Short-term debt				25,000,000	$ 50,000,000
Credit Agreement
Letters of credit outstanding				1,000,000
Repayments of debt				$ 1,286,000,000	575,000,000	$ 2,152,000,000
Revolving credit facility due January 2019 and October 2021 at weighted-average rate of 3.669% at year-end 2018
Credit Agreement
Number or renewals available to extend the term of the credit agreement \| agreement				2
Note payable term, in years				1 year
Revolving credit facility				$ 0	125,000,000
Credit facility				$ 0	$ 125,000,000
Debt to EBITDA, ratio				5.0
Debt to EBITDA, acquisitions, ratio				5.5
Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit facility due January 2019 and October 2021 at weighted-average rate of 3.669% at year-end 2018
Credit Agreement
Revolving credit agreement borrowing capacity									$ 750,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity under option									1,000,000,000
3.750% Senior Notes Due March 1, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		3.75%
4.680% Senior Notes Due February 15, 2045
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes		$ 150,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		4.68%
Tax-exempt bonds due April 2020 and April 2021, at 1.850% and 1.885% at December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage				1.85%	1.885%
Credit Agreement
Long-term debt, gross				$ 75,000,000	$ 75,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility due January 2019 and October 2021 at weighted-average rate of 3.669% at year-end 2018
Credit Agreement
Repayments of debt				125,000,000
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility Due March 20, 2020
Credit Agreement
Revolving credit agreement borrowing capacity									$ 400,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 900,000,000	$ 650,000,000		$ 900,000,000
Short-term debt								$ 400,000,000
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	892,000,000	$ 643,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.646% Senior Notes due February 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage				2.646%			2.646%
Credit Agreement
Long-term debt, gross				$ 0	300,000,000
Repayments of debt				300,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.450% Senior Notes Due December 15, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 300,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	2.45%
Senior Notes \| 3.150% Senior Notes Due December 15, 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 600,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.15%
Notes Payable
Credit Agreement
Repayments of debt			$ 136,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Municipal Bonds And Line Of Credits
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, fair value				75,000,000	200,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, fair value				3,650,000,000	2,660,000,000
Bakken Pipeline and MSLP Acquisition \| Tax-exempt bonds due April 2020 and April 2021, at 1.850% and 1.885% at December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of principal, 2020				25,000,000
Repayments of principal, 2021				50,000,000
Credit Agreement
Long-term debt, gross				$ 25,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt					$ 25,000,000