Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Goodwill

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- Definition

Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Net Working Capital

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Refineries Owned by Entity

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The capacity of storage facilities and related assets.

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- Definition

Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Topic 230

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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014 bbl
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of refineries	1psx_RefineriesOwnedByEntity
Net PP&E provisionally recorded		$ 471
Goodwill provisionally recorded		232
Intangible assets provisionally recorded		196
Net working capital provisionally recorded		70
Assumed long-term liabilities provisionally recorded		109
CapitalExpendituresAndInvestments [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration paid, net of cash acquired		$ 741
Beaumont, Texas,Crude Oil And Petroleum Products Terminal, 7.1 Million-Barrel-Storage-Capacity [Member] \| Midstream Segment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Storage capacity, barrels			7,100,000