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Divestitures (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
[3]
Dec. 31, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
[1]
Mar. 31, 2019
[5]
Dec. 31, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Nov. 30, 2018
Oct. 01, 2018
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Gain on sale of certain assets             $ 0 $ (2) $ 692    
Impairment Of Certain Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | West [Member]                      
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges [1]   $ 20                  
Impairment Of Certain Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]                      
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges [2]               $ 19      
Impairment Of Certain Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Transmission And Gulf Of Mexico [Member]                      
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges $ 170 $ 354 [4]                  
Impairment Of Certain Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | West [Member]                      
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges     $ 59 $ 12              
Gulf Coast Pipeline Systems [Member]                      
Income Statement and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]                      
Disposal Group, Consideration                   $ 177  
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Gain on sale of certain assets         $ 101            
Gulf Coast Pipeline Systems [Member] | Transmission And Gulf Of Mexico [Member]                      
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Gain on sale of certain assets         81            
Gulf Coast Pipeline Systems [Member] | Other [Member]                      
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Gain on sale of certain assets         20            
Gulf Coast Pipeline Systems [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Impairment Of Certain Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]                      
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges           $ 66          
Four Corners [Member] | West [Member]                      
Income Statement and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups [Line Items]                      
Disposal Group, Consideration                     $ 1,125
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of, Attributable to Parent, before Income Tax [Abstract]                      
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes of Disposal Group                 52    
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes of Disposal Group Attributable to the Williams Companies, Inc.                 $ 43    
Gain on sale of certain assets         $ 591            
[1] Relates to a gas gathering system in the Eagle Ford Shale region with expected declines in asset utilization and possible idling of the gathering system. We designated these operations as held for sale, included in Other current assets and deferred charges, as of December 31, 2019. As a result, we measured the fair value of the disposal group using the expected sales price under a contract with a third party. These inputs resulted in a fair value measurement within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the Property, plant, and equipment – net at June 30, 2019, was determined using a market approach, which incorporated indications of interest from third parties.
[2] Reflects multiple individually insignificant impairments and write-downs of other certain assets that may no longer be in use or are surplus in nature for which the fair value was determined to be lower than the carrying value.
[3] Relates to capitalized project development costs for the Northeast Supply Enhancement project. As previously disclosed, approvals required for the project from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection have been denied and we have not refiled at this time. Beginning in May 2020, we discontinued capitalization of costs related to this project. Considering that the customer precedent agreements and FERC certificate for the project remain in effect, we had previously concluded that the probability of completing the project was sufficient to not require impairment. However, recent developments in the political and regulatory environments have caused us to slightly lower that assessed probability such that the capitalized project costs now required impairment. The estimated fair value of the materials within the capitalized project costs considered other internal uses and salvage values for the Property, plant, and equipment – net. The remaining capitalized costs were determined to have no fair value.
[4] Relates to the Constitution proposed pipeline project extending from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, to the Iroquois Gas Transmission and the Tennessee Gas Pipeline systems in New York. Although Constitution received a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the FERC to construct and operate the proposed pipeline and obtained, among other approvals, a waiver of the water quality certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the New York portion of the project, the members of Constitution, following extensive evaluation and discussion, determined that the underlying risk-adjusted return for this greenfield pipeline project had diminished in such a way that further development was no longer supported. The estimated fair value of the Property, plant, and equipment – net was based on probability-weighted third-party quotes. Our partners’ $209 million share of this impairment is reflected within Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
[5] Reflects impairment of Property, plant, and equipment – net that is no longer in use for which the fair value was determined to be lower than the carrying value.