Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions - Assets Held for Sale (Details) - Keyera Fort Saskatchewan Facility $ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2023 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Subsequent Event
Divestitures
Non-operated/undivided joint interest rate	0.21
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture	$ 365
Other current assets
Divestitures
Assets held-for-sale		$ 130

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

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The cash inflow from the sale of an investment interest in a joint venture that the reporting entity has not previously accounted for using consolidation or the equity method of accounting.

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