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Property, Plant and Equipment
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
Note 4. Property, Plant and Equipment
The historical costs of our property, plant and equipment and related balances were as follows at the dates indicated:
Estimated
Useful Life
in Years		September 30,
2026		December 31,
2025
Plants, pipelines and facilities (1)(5)
3-45
$69,158 $66,498 
Underground and other storage facilities (2)(6)
5-40
4,997 4,871 
Transportation equipment (3)
3-10
318 294 
Marine vessels (4)
15-30
993 970 
Land449 439 
Construction in progress2,417 2,400 
Subtotal78,332 75,472 
Less accumulated depreciation25,945 24,338 
Subtotal property, plant and equipment, net52,387 51,134 
Capitalized major maintenance costs for reaction-based plants, net of accumulated amortization (7)
201 225 
Property, plant and equipment, net$52,588 $51,359 
(1)Plants, pipelines and facilities include distillation-based and reaction-based plants; NGL, natural gas, crude oil and petrochemical and refined products pipelines; terminal loading and unloading facilities; buildings; office furniture and equipment; laboratory and shop equipment and related assets.
(2)Underground and other storage facilities include underground product storage caverns; above ground storage tanks; water wells and related assets.
(3)Transportation equipment includes tractor-trailer tank trucks and other vehicles and similar assets used in our operations.
(4)Marine vessels include tow boats, barges and related equipment used in our marine transportation business.
(5)In general, the estimated useful lives of major assets within this category are: distillation-based and reaction-based plants, 20-35 years; pipelines and related equipment, 5-45 years; terminal facilities, 10-35 years; buildings, 20-40 years; office furniture and equipment, 3-20 years; and laboratory and shop equipment, 5-35 years.
(6)In general, the estimated useful lives of assets within this category are: underground storage facilities, 5-35 years; storage tanks, 10-40 years; and water wells, 5-35 years.
(7)For reaction-based plants, we use the deferral method when accounting for major maintenance activities. Under the deferral method, major maintenance costs are capitalized and amortized over the period until the next major overhaul project. On a weighted-average basis, the expected remaining amortization period for these costs is 2.0 years.
Property, plant and equipment at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 includes $198 million and $141 million, respectively, of asset retirement costs capitalized as an increase in the associated long-lived asset.
The following table presents information regarding our asset retirement obligations, or AROs, since December 31, 2025:
ARO liability balance, December 31, 2025$290 
Liabilities incurred (1)– 
Revisions in estimated cash flows (2)63 
Liabilities settled (3)(3)
Accretion expense (4)13 
ARO liability balance, September 30, 2026$363 
(1)Represents the initial recognition of estimated ARO liabilities during the period.
(2)Represents subsequent adjustments to estimated ARO liabilities during the period.
(3)Represents cash payments to settle ARO liabilities during the period.
(4)Represents the net change in ARO liability balance attributable to the passage of time and other adjustments, including true-up amounts associated with revised closure estimates.
Of the $363 million total ARO liability recorded at September 30, 2026, $3 million was reflected as a current liability and $360 million as a long-term liability.
The following table summarizes our depreciation expense and capitalized interest amounts for the periods indicated:
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,		For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2026202520262025
Depreciation expense (1)$567 $527 $1,682 $1,545 
Capitalized interest (2)21 49 68 147 
(1)Depreciation expense is a component of “Costs and expenses” as presented on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations.
(2)We capitalize interest costs incurred on funds used to construct property, plant and equipment while the asset is in its construction phase. The capitalized interest is recorded as part of the asset to which it relates and is amortized over the asset’s estimated useful life as a component of depreciation expense. When capitalized interest is recorded, it reduces interest expense from what it would be otherwise.