Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Stockholders' equity and noncontrolling interest

Changes to equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are presented below (in millions):

	Tesoro Corporation Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling  Interest			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013 (a)	$	4,302		$	1,183		$	5,485
Net earnings	698			58			756
Purchases of common stock	(350		)	—			(350		)
Dividend payments	(104		)	—			(104		)
Shares issued for equity-based compensation awards (b)	14			—			14
Amortization of equity settled awards	20			1			21
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements, net	18			—			18
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(22		)	—			(22		)
Net proceeds from issuance of Tesoro Logistics LP common units	—			156			156
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—			(63		)	(63		)
Other	27			(46		)	(19		)
Balance at September 30, 2014 (a)	$	4,603		$	1,289		$	5,892

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(a) We have 5.0 million shares of preferred stock authorized with no par value per share. No shares of preferred stock were outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

(b) We issued approximately 0.5 million shares and 2.0 million shares for proceeds of $14 million and $69 million primarily for stock option exercises under our equity-based compensation plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.