ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS (Details) |
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters | |||
| Capital expenditures for EHS matters | $ 141,000,000 | $ 125,000,000 | $ 92,000,000 |
| Accrued environmental liabilities | 38,000,000 | 60,000,000 | |
| Accrued environmental liabilities, classified as accrued liabilities | 6,000,000 | 7,000,000 | |
| Accrued environmental liabilities, classified as other noncurrent liabilities | $ 32,000,000 | $ 53,000,000 | |
| Maximum period for payment of remediation liabilities | 30 years | ||
| Number of former facilities or third party sites with claims against the entity for cleanup liabilities | item | 10 | ||
| West Footscray | |||
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| Accrued environmental liabilities | $ 17,000,000 | ||
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| Amount of civil penalties soughts after by EPA | $ 100,000 | ||
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- Definition Represents the amount of civil penalties the EPA has sought to collect from other refiners and chemical manufacturers. No definition available.
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- Definition Represents the maximum period for the payment of remediation liabilities. No definition available.
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- Definition Represents the number of former facilities or third party sites with claims against the entity for cleanup liabilities. No definition available.
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- Definition Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value of the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable in twelve months or in the next operating cycle if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value of the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable after twelve months or beyond the next operating cycle if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of environmental remediation costs capitalized. These expenditures may relate to long-lived improvements in operating facilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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