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Debt Instrument Redemption Premium Percentage: The percentage by which the redemption price is in excess of the face value of a debt instrument.

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Debt Instrument Redemption With Equity Proceeds: The percentage of the principal amount of a debt instrument that may be redeemed with net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings.

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Redemption Percentage: Price at which the debt instrument may be redeemed (expressed as a percent of the face value).

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Discussion of whether the debt instrument is secured or unsecured, and, if secured, a description of the collateral and guarantees required or provided.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the debt instrument was offered for sale, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The amount of debt premium that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Amount per share or per unit assigned to the consideration received of equity securities issued for development stage entities.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The number of units sold in a public offering of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Debt, TLLP Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Nov. 22, 2013	Jan. 14, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 29, 2014	Aug. 01, 2013	Sep. 14, 2012	Oct. 24, 2014	Aug. 22, 2014	Dec. 17, 2013
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 1,300us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Common units issued in offering (units)	6,300,000	9,775,000
Price per unit (dollars per unit)	$ 51.05us-gaap_EquityIssuancePerShareAmount	$ 41.70us-gaap_EquityIssuancePerShareAmount
Debt redemption charges			41	0	5
TLLP 5.500% Senior Notes due 2019
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate			5.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Oct. 15, 2019
Debt Instrument, Offering Date						Oct. 29, 2014
Debt instrument, face amount						500
Senior notes			500	0
Debt redemption charges			31
TLLP 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate			5.875%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Oct. 01, 2020
Debt instrument, face amount								350		130	250
Debt Instrument, issuance premium percentage			102.25%
Senior notes			475	606
Debt instrument, unamortized premium			5	6
Redemption percentage			105.875%
Debt redemption charges			10
Debt instrument, collateral			The TLLP 2020 Notes are unsecured and guaranteed by all of TLLP’s subsidiaries, except Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., the co-issuer, and a certain non-wholly owned subsidiary acquired in the Rockies Natural Gas Business Acquisition and are non-recourse to Tesoro, except for TLGP.
TLLP 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate			6.125%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date							Oct. 15, 2021
Debt instrument, face amount							550
Senior notes			550	550
Redemption percentage			106.125%
Percentage redemption with equity proceeds			35.00%
Debt instrument, collateral			The TLLP 2021 Notes are unsecured and guaranteed by all of TLLP’s domestic subsidiaries, except Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., the co-issuer, and a certain non-wholly owned subsidiary acquired in the Rockies Natural Gas Business Acquisition and are non-recourse to Tesoro, except for TLGP.
TLLP 6.250% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument interest rate			6.25%			6.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Oct. 15, 2022
Debt instrument, face amount						800
Senior notes			$ 800	$ 0
Redemption percentage								106.25%
Percentage redemption with equity proceeds								35.00%
Redemption Period One \| TLLP 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument
Redemption premium percentage			2.938%
Percentage redemption with equity proceeds			35.00%
Redemption Period One \| TLLP 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument
Redemption premium percentage			4.594%
Redemption Period One \| TLLP 6.250% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument
Redemption premium percentage						3.125%
Redemption Period Two \| TLLP 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument
Redemption premium percentage			1.469%
Redemption Period Two \| TLLP 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument
Redemption premium percentage			3.063%
Redemption Period Two \| TLLP 6.250% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument
Redemption premium percentage						1.563%
Redemption Period Three \| TLLP 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument
Redemption premium percentage			1.531%
Limited Partner
Debt Instrument
Common units issued in offering (units)									23,000,000	2,100,000
Price per unit (dollars per unit)										$ 67.47