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Distribution Percentage After Termination of Modified Sharing Arrangement

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Modified Sharing Arrangement, Term

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Amount of ownership interest in limited liability company (LLC), attributable to the parent entity.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Transactions - Joint Venture Transaction Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed			$ 3,230
Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input			0.12
Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow \| Intangible Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input			0.16
Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Market Multiple \| Valuation, Market Approach \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input			9.5
Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Market Multiple \| Valuation, Market Approach \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, measurement input			11.0
Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets of joint venture			$ 7,529
Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consolidated subsidiary, ownership interest (as a percent)	65.00%	65.00%		65.00%
Noncontrolling interest, ownership (as a percent)						35.00%
Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Joint Venture Formation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consolidated subsidiary, ownership interest (as a percent)			65.00%
Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Joint Venture Formation \| Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership (as a percent)			35.00%
Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Joint Venture Formation \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 3,230
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed							$ 3,230
Transaction-related costs					$ 17
Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Modified Sharing Arrangement \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Modified sharing arrangement, term (in years)			10 years
Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Modified Sharing Arrangement \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Distribution percentage after termination of modified sharing arrangement			35.00%
Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Modified Sharing Arrangement \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| PAA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Distribution percentage after termination of modified sharing arrangement			65.00%
Oryx Midstream Holdings LLC \| Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC \| Joint Venture Formation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership (as a percent)			35.00%
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners \| PAA \| Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Affiliates \| Series A Preferred Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)			8.90%
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners \| PAA \| Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Affiliates \| Maximum \| Limited Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)			1.00%