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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details ARO) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Asset Retirement Obligations      
Asset Retirement Obligations, Noncurrent   $ 1,159 $ 1,117
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance   1,165 1,032
Liabilities incurred [1]   37 15
Liabilities settled   (19) (8)
Accretion expense   65 59
Revisions (1) [2]   (26) 67
Ending balance   1,222 $ 1,165
Chesapeake Energy Corporation [Member]      
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]      
Increase (Decrease) in Asset Retirement Obligations $ 31    
Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member]      
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items]      
Transco's annual funding commitment for ARO   $ 16  
[1] As a result of the global resolution with Chesapeake in 2020, we recorded $31 million of ARO related to natural gas properties transferred to us. (See Note 1 – General, Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.)
[2] Several factors are considered in the annual review process, including inflation rates, current estimates for removal cost, market risk premiums, discount rates, and the estimated remaining useful life of the assets. The 2020 revisions reflect changes in removal cost estimates, increases in the estimated remaining useful life of certain assets, decreases in inflation rates, and decreases in the discount rates used in the annual review process. The 2019 revisions reflect changes in removal cost estimates, decreases in the estimated remaining useful life of certain assets, increases in inflation rates, and decreases in the discount rates used in the annual review process.