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Partners' Capital and Distributions - Consolidated Subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	May 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2020
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interests			$ 12,644	$ 12,644	$ 9,726
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests						$ 128
Partners' Capital Account, Contributions (Note 12)				1	12
Common Equity Repurchase Program
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common equity repurchase program, authorized amount							$ 500
Noncontrolling Interests
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Contributions (Note 12)				$ 1	12
PAA \| Common Units and Series A Preferred Units
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage			69.00%	69.00%
PAA \| Series B Preferred Units
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage			100.00%	100.00%
AAP
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage			19.00%	19.00%
Consolidated subsidiary, ownership interest held by the parent				81.00%
Red River Pipeline Company LLC
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage			33.00%	33.00%
Delek Logistics Partners, LP \| Red River Pipeline Company LLC
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage			33.00%	33.00%
Red River Pipeline Company LLC \| Noncontrolling Interests
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Contributions (Note 12)				$ 1	12
PAA \| Common Equity Repurchase Program
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Total purchase price of PAA common units repurchased				178	$ 50
Common equity repurchase program, remaining amount			$ 272	$ 272
PAA \| Common Units \| Limited Partners
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
PAA common units repurchased and cancelled (in units)				(18,061,583)	(6,222,748)
Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC (Permian JV)
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent	35.00%		35.00%	35.00%
Consolidated subsidiary, ownership interest held by the parent	65.00%		65.00%
Noncontrolling interests	$ 3,100
Increase in partners' capital	$ 166
Delek Logistics Partners, LP \| Red River Pipeline Company LLC
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage		33.00%
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests		$ 128