Property and Equipment - Components of Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 21,300	$ 21,143
Accumulated depreciation	(5,876)	(5,361)
Property and equipment, net	15,424	15,782
Pipeline systems \| Crude Oil
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	14,621	14,265
Pipeline systems \| NGL
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 491	506
Pipeline systems \| Minimum \| Crude Oil
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	10 years
Pipeline systems \| Minimum \| NGL
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	10 years
Pipeline systems \| Maximum \| Crude Oil
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	50 years
Pipeline systems \| Maximum \| NGL
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	50 years
Crude oil storage and terminal facilities \| Crude Oil
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 2,679	2,664
Crude oil storage and terminal facilities \| Minimum \| Crude Oil
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	10 years
Crude oil storage and terminal facilities \| Maximum \| Crude Oil
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	50 years
NGL storage, terminal, fractionation and processing facilities \| NGL
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 2,412	2,554
NGL storage, terminal, fractionation and processing facilities \| Minimum \| NGL
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	10 years
NGL storage, terminal, fractionation and processing facilities \| Maximum \| NGL
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	50 years
Office property and equipment and rolling stock
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 464	556
Office property and equipment and rolling stock \| Minimum
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	2 years
Office property and equipment and rolling stock \| Maximum
Property and Equipment
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	50 years
Construction in progress
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 297	257
Land and other
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 336	$ 341

Amount of accumulated depreciation and amortization from plant, property, and equipment and right-of-use asset from finance lease.

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