Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest

The following reconciliation summarizes changes in noncontrolling interest for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

	2014			2013
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,183		$	486
Net earnings	45			42
Allocated equity on TLLP common unit issuance	960			712
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(96		)	(59		)
Amortization of TLLP equity settled awards	2			2
Additional noncontrolling interest from Rockies Natural Gas Business (a)	432			—
Transfers to (from) noncontrolling interest from (to) Tesoro related to:
TLLP’s sale of common units	(56		)	—
Tesoro’s purchase of TLLP common units (b)	53			—
Other	(1		)	—
Balance at end of year	$	2,522		$	1,183

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(a) Represents the preliminary fair value of noncontrolling interest related to QEPM and RGS that was recognized as part TLLP’s purchase price allocation for the Rockies Natural Gas Business acquisition.

(b) Includes the net impact of $43 million to noncontrolling interest for the ownership changes that occurred as a result of TLLP’s October Equity Offering which included the sale of common units by TLLP to both the public and Tesoro in a single offering.