Debt and Finance Lease Obligations, Credit Facilities (Details)		12 Months Ended
		Apr. 12, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Valero Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount			$ 4,000,000,000			$ 4,000,000,000
Outstanding borrowings, long term			0
Availability			3,994,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount			4,000,000,000			4,000,000,000
Option to increase aggregate commitments under line of credit facility, increase limit, subject to certain restrictions						5,500,000,000
Valero Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount						2,400,000,000
Letters of credit issued	[1]		6,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount						2,400,000,000
Canadian Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount					$ 150,000,000		$ 150,000,000
Outstanding borrowings, short-term					0
Availability					145,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount					150,000,000		$ 150,000,000
Canadian Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Letters of credit issued	[1]				$ 5,000,000
Accounts Receivable Sales Facility [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount			1,300,000,000
Outstanding borrowings, short-term			0
Availability			1,300,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount			1,300,000,000
Designated pool of accounts receivable			3,000,000,000					$ 2,800,000,000
364-Day Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount												$ 875,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount												$ 875,000,000
Borrowings, short-term credit facilities		$ 0
DGD Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | DGD [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount			400,000,000	[2]						$ 400,000,000
Outstanding borrowings, long term	[2]		100,000,000
Availability	[2]		183,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount			$ 400,000,000	[2]						400,000,000
Option to increase aggregate commitments under line of credit facility, increase limit, subject to certain restrictions										550,000,000
Interest rate at period end (percent)			5.88%		5.88%			1.86%
DGD Revolver Letter of Credit [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | DGD [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount						150,000,000			$ 50,000,000	10,000,000
Letters of credit issued	[1],[2]		$ 117,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount						$ 150,000,000			50,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Debt instrument, covenant, indebtedness limitation									$ 25,000,000
DGD Loan Agreement [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | DGD [Member] | Darling Ingredients Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount			25,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount			25,000,000
DGD Loan Agreement [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | DGD [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount			50,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount			$ 50,000,000
Interest rate at period end (percent)			6.672%		6.672%			2.603%
DGD Loan Agreement [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | DGD [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Valero Energy Corporation [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount	[2],[3]		$ 25,000,000
Outstanding borrowings, short-term	[2],[3]		25,000,000
Availability	[2],[3]		0
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount	[2],[3]		25,000,000
IEnova Revolver [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member] | Central Mexico Terminals [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Facility amount			830,000,000	[2]				$ 830,000,000			$ 660,000,000		$ 491,000,000
Outstanding borrowings, long term	[2]		717,000,000
Availability	[2]		113,000,000
Credit Facilities (Textual)
Facility amount			$ 830,000,000	[2]				$ 830,000,000			$ 660,000,000		$ 491,000,000
Interest rate at period end (percent)			7.393%		7.393%			3.781%
Uncommitted Letter of Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility
Letters of credit issued	[1]		$ 1,523,000,000

[1] Letters of credit issued as of December 31, 2022 expire at various times in 2023 through 2024.

[2] Creditors of the VIEs do not have recourse against us.

[3] The amounts shown for this facility represent the facility amount available from, and borrowings outstanding to, the noncontrolling member as any transactions between DGD and us under this facility are eliminated in consolidation.