the midstream segment primarily reflects the results of mplx and andx , our sponsored master limited partnerships . 55 recent developments andeavor acquisition on october 1 , 2018 , we completed the andeavor acquisition . under the terms of the merger agreement , andeavor stockholders had the option to choose 1.87 shares of mpc common stock or $ 152.27 in cash per share of andeavor common stock . the merger agreement included election proration provisions that resulted in approximately 22.9 million shares of andeavor common stock being converted into cash consideration and the remaining 128.2 million shares of andeavor common stock being converted into stock consideration . andeavor stockholders received in the aggregate approximately 239.8 million shares of mpc common stock valued at $ 19.8 billion and approximately $ 3.5 billion in cash in connection with the andeavor acquisition . through the andeavor acquisition , we acquired the general partner and 156 million common units of andx , which is a publicly traded mlp that was formed to own , operate , develop and acquire logistics assets . andeavor was a highly integrated marketing , logistics and refining company operating primarily in the western and mid-continent united states . andeavor 's operations included procuring crude oil from its source or from other third parties , transporting the crude oil to one of its 10 refineries , and producing , marketing and distributing refined products . its marketing system included more than 3,300 stations marketed under multiple well-known fuel brands including arco ® . also , as noted above , we acquired the general partner and 156 million common units of andx , a leading growth-oriented , full service , and diversified midstream company which owns and operates networks of crude oil , refined products and natural gas pipelines , terminals with crude oil and refined products storage capacity , rail loading and offloading facilities , marine terminals including storage , bulk petroleum distribution facilities , a trucking fleet and natural gas processing and fractionation complexes . this transaction combined two strong , complementary companies to create a leading nationwide u.s. downstream energy company . the acquisition substantially increases our geographic diversification and scale and strengthens each of our operating segments by diversifying our refining portfolio into attractive markets and increasing access to advantaged feedstocks , enhancing our midstream footprint in the permian basin , and creating a nationwide retail and marketing portfolio all of which is expected to substantially improve efficiencies and our ability to serve customers . we expect the combination to generate up to approximately $ 1.4 billion in gross run-rate synergies within the first three years , significantly enhancing our long-term cash flow generation profile . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – note 5 for additional information on other acquisitions and investments in affiliates . mplx financing activities in november 2018 , mplx issued $ 2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a public offering . in december 2018 , a portion of the net proceeds from the offering was used to redeem the $ 750 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due february 2023 issued by mplx and markwest . the remaining net proceeds have or will be used to repay borrowings under mplx 's revolving credit facility and intercompany loan with mpc and for general partnership purposes . executive summary results select results for 2018 and 2017 are reflected in the following table . the 2018 amounts include the results of andeavor from the october 1 , 2018 acquisition date forward . replace_table_token_25_th net income attributable to mpc decreased $ 652 million , or $ 1.42 per diluted share , in 2018 compared to 2017 . increased income from operations was more than offset by the absence of a tax benefit of $ 1.5 billion resulting from the tcja in 2017 and increased net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2018 . refer to the results of operations section for a discussion of financial results by segment for the three years ended december 31 , 2018 . 56 mplx and andx on february 1 , 2018 , we contributed our refining logistics assets and fuels distribution services to mplx in exchange for $ 4.1 billion in cash and approximately 114 million newly issued mplx units . immediately following the dropdown , our idrs were cancelled and our economic general partner interest was converted into a non-economic general partner interest , all in exchange for 275 million newly issued mplx common units . mplx financed the cash portion of the february 1 , 2018 dropdown with its $ 4.1 billion 364 -day term loan facility , which was entered into on january 2 , 2018. on february 8 , 2018 , mplx issued $ 5.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a public offering . mplx used $ 4.1 billion of the net proceeds of the offering to repay the 364-day term-loan facility . the remaining proceeds were used to repay outstanding borrowings under mplx 's revolving credit facility and intercompany loan agreement with us and for general partnership purposes . the following table summarizes the cash distributions we received from mplx during 2018 and 2017 and andx distributions received after the october 1 , 2018 acquisition of andeavor . replace_table_token_26_th we owned approximately 505 million mplx common units at december 31 , 2018 with a market value of $ 15.29 billion based on the december 31 , 2018 closing unit price of $ 30.30 . on january 25 , 2019 , mplx declared a quarterly cash distribution of $ 0.6475 per common unit , which was paid february 14 , 2019 . as a result , mplx made distributions totaling $ 514 million to its common unitholders . mpc 's portion of this distribution was approximately $ 327 million . story_separator_special_tag january 1 , 2018. for the year , certain taxes continue to be presented on a gross basis and are included in cost of revenues . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – notes 2 and 3 for additional information on recently adopted accounting standards ; increased depreciation and amortization of $ 376 million , primarily due to the depreciation of the fair value of the assets acquired in connection with the andeavor acquisition ; increased selling , general and administrative expenses of $ 724 million primarily due to approximately $ 197 million of transaction related costs for financial advisors , employee severance and other costs associated with the andeavor acquisition in addition to increased costs and expenses for the combined company ; and increased other taxes of $ 103 million primarily due to the inclusion of other taxes related to the acquired andeavor operations . net interest and other financial costs increased $ 329 million mainly due to increased mplx borrowings and debt assumed in the acquisition of andeavor . in addition , mplx recognized $ 60 million of debt extinguishment costs in 2018 in connection with the redemption of its $ 750 million of senior notes due in 2023. we capitalized interest of $ 80 million in 2018 and $ 55 million in 2017 . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – note 19 for further details . provision for income taxes increased $ 1.42 billion primarily due to the absence of a tax benefit of $ 1.5 billion in 2017 resulting from the tcja and an increase in our income before income taxes , which increased $ 1.22 billion . the effective tax rate of 21 percent in 2018 is consistent with the u.s. statutory rate of 21 percent , as permanent benefit differences related to income attributable to noncontrolling interest were offset by state and local tax expense . in 2017 , our effective tax rate was impacted by 45 percentage points as a result of the tcja which decreased our effective tax rate from 31 percent to ( 14 ) percent . the effective tax rate , excluding the tcja , of 31 percent in 2017 was slightly less than the u.s. statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to certain permanent benefit differences , including differences related to net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and the domestic manufacturing deduction , partially offset by state and local tax expense . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – note 12 for further details . noncontrolling interests increased $ 454 million due to higher mplx net income resulting primarily from the february 1 , 2018 dropdown transaction , partially offset by the reduced ownership in mplx held by noncontrolling interests following the gp/idr exchange . noncontrolling ownership in mplx decreased to 36.4 percent at december 31 , 2018 from 69.6 percent at december 31 , 2017 . in addition , 2018 reflects $ 68 million of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in andx of 36.4 percent for the period from october 1 , 2018 through the end of the year . 2017 compared to 2016 net income attributable to mpc increased $ 2.26 billion in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to a tax benefit of $ 1.5 billion resulting from the tcja enacted in the fourth quarter of 2017 and an increase in our refining & marketing segment income from operations of $ 964 million . see segment results for additional information . total revenues and other income increased $ 12.01 billion in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to : increased sales and other operating revenues ( including consumer excise taxes ) of $ 10.83 billion primarily due to higher averaged refined product sales prices , which increased $ 0.25 per gallon , and an increase in refined product sales volumes , which increased 42 mbpd ; increased sales to related parties of $ 567 million mainly due to sales from our refining & marketing segment to pfj southeast , a joint venture with pilot flying j , which commenced in the fourth quarter of 2016 ; 62 increased income ( loss ) from equity method investments of $ 491 million primarily due to the absence of impairment charges related to equity method investments of $ 356 million recorded in 2016 along with increases in income from new and existing pipeline , natural gas , retail and marine affiliates ; increased other income of $ 142 million primarily due to increased rin sales ; and decreased net gain on disposal of assets of $ 22 million primarily due to gains on the sale of certain speedway locations in 2016. total costs and expenses increased $ 10.37 billion in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to : increased cost of revenues of $ 9.84 billion primarily due to an increase in refined product cost of sales of $ 9.18 billion , primarily attributable to an increase in our average crude oil costs of $ 9.50 per barrel ; increased purchases from related parties of $ 61 million primarily due to : ◦ an increase in transportation services provided by crowley ocean partners of $ 27 million ; ◦ an increase in transportation services provided by crowley blue water partners of $ 23 million ; and ◦ an increase in volumes purchased from loop of $ 12 million ; an inventory market valuation adjustment which decreased costs and expenses by $ 370 million in 2016 related to the reversal of the lcm inventory valuation reserve due to increased refined product prices ; decreased impairment expense of $ 130 million as the impairment expense in 2016 reflects a $ 130 million charge recorded by mplx to impair a portion of the $ 2.21 billion of goodwill recorded in connection with the markwest merger ; and increased selling , general and administrative expenses of $ 97 million primarily due to increases in employee-related compensation and benefit expenses , higher corporate costs

capital resources our liquidity totaled $ 8.3 billion at december 31 , 2018 consisting of : replace_table_token_40_th ( a ) outstanding borrowings include $ 32 million in letters of credit outstanding under this facility . excludes mplx 's $ 2.25 billion bank revolving credit facility , which had no borrowings and $ 3 million of letters of credit outstanding as of december 31 , 2018 and andx 's $ 2.10 billion bank revolving credit facilities , which had $ 1.25 billion outstanding as of december 31 , 2018 . ( b ) excludes $ 68 million and $ 10 million of mplx and andx cash and cash equivalents , respectively . because of the alternatives available to us , including internally generated cash flow and access to capital markets , including a commercial paper program , we believe that our short-term and long-term liquidity is adequate to fund not only our current operations , but also our near-term and long-term funding requirements , including capital spending programs , the repurchase of shares of our common stock , dividend payments , defined benefit plan contributions , repayment of debt maturities and other amounts that may ultimately be paid in connection with contingencies . on november 15 , 2018 , mplx issued $ 2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a public offering , consisting of $ 750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.800 percent unsecured senior notes due february 2029 and $ 1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500 percent unsecured senior notes due february 2049. on december 10 , 2018 , a portion of the net proceeds from the offering was used to redeem the $ 750 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.500 percent unsecured notes due february 2023 issued by mplx and markwest . these notes were redeemed at 101.833 percent of the principal amount , plus the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs , resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $ 60 million .


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     ```capital resources our liquidity totaled $ 8.3 billion at december 31 , 2018 consisting of : replace_table_token_40_th ( a ) outstanding borrowings include $ 32 million in letters of credit outstanding under this facility . excludes mplx 's $ 2.25 billion bank revolving credit facility , which had no borrowings and $ 3 million of letters of credit outstanding as of december 31 , 2018 and andx 's $ 2.10 billion bank revolving credit facilities , which had $ 1.25 billion outstanding as of december 31 , 2018 . ( b ) excludes $ 68 million and $ 10 million of mplx and andx cash and cash equivalents , respectively . because of the alternatives available to us , including internally generated cash flow and access to capital markets , including a commercial paper program , we believe that our short-term and long-term liquidity is adequate to fund not only our current operations , but also our near-term and long-term funding requirements , including capital spending programs , the repurchase of shares of our common stock , dividend payments , defined benefit plan contributions , repayment of debt maturities and other amounts that may ultimately be paid in connection with contingencies . on november 15 , 2018 , mplx issued $ 2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a public offering , consisting of $ 750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.800 percent unsecured senior notes due february 2029 and $ 1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500 percent unsecured senior notes due february 2049. on december 10 , 2018 , a portion of the net proceeds from the offering was used to redeem the $ 750 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.500 percent unsecured notes due february 2023 issued by mplx and markwest . these notes were redeemed at 101.833 percent of the principal amount , plus the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs , resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $ 60 million .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : the midstream segment primarily reflects the results of mplx and andx , our sponsored master limited partnerships . 55 recent developments andeavor acquisition on october 1 , 2018 , we completed the andeavor acquisition . under the terms of the merger agreement , andeavor stockholders had the option to choose 1.87 shares of mpc common stock or $ 152.27 in cash per share of andeavor common stock . the merger agreement included election proration provisions that resulted in approximately 22.9 million shares of andeavor common stock being converted into cash consideration and the remaining 128.2 million shares of andeavor common stock being converted into stock consideration . andeavor stockholders received in the aggregate approximately 239.8 million shares of mpc common stock valued at $ 19.8 billion and approximately $ 3.5 billion in cash in connection with the andeavor acquisition . through the andeavor acquisition , we acquired the general partner and 156 million common units of andx , which is a publicly traded mlp that was formed to own , operate , develop and acquire logistics assets . andeavor was a highly integrated marketing , logistics and refining company operating primarily in the western and mid-continent united states . andeavor 's operations included procuring crude oil from its source or from other third parties , transporting the crude oil to one of its 10 refineries , and producing , marketing and distributing refined products . its marketing system included more than 3,300 stations marketed under multiple well-known fuel brands including arco ® . also , as noted above , we acquired the general partner and 156 million common units of andx , a leading growth-oriented , full service , and diversified midstream company which owns and operates networks of crude oil , refined products and natural gas pipelines , terminals with crude oil and refined products storage capacity , rail loading and offloading facilities , marine terminals including storage , bulk petroleum distribution facilities , a trucking fleet and natural gas processing and fractionation complexes . this transaction combined two strong , complementary companies to create a leading nationwide u.s. downstream energy company . the acquisition substantially increases our geographic diversification and scale and strengthens each of our operating segments by diversifying our refining portfolio into attractive markets and increasing access to advantaged feedstocks , enhancing our midstream footprint in the permian basin , and creating a nationwide retail and marketing portfolio all of which is expected to substantially improve efficiencies and our ability to serve customers . we expect the combination to generate up to approximately $ 1.4 billion in gross run-rate synergies within the first three years , significantly enhancing our long-term cash flow generation profile . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – note 5 for additional information on other acquisitions and investments in affiliates . mplx financing activities in november 2018 , mplx issued $ 2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a public offering . in december 2018 , a portion of the net proceeds from the offering was used to redeem the $ 750 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due february 2023 issued by mplx and markwest . the remaining net proceeds have or will be used to repay borrowings under mplx 's revolving credit facility and intercompany loan with mpc and for general partnership purposes . executive summary results select results for 2018 and 2017 are reflected in the following table . the 2018 amounts include the results of andeavor from the october 1 , 2018 acquisition date forward . replace_table_token_25_th net income attributable to mpc decreased $ 652 million , or $ 1.42 per diluted share , in 2018 compared to 2017 . increased income from operations was more than offset by the absence of a tax benefit of $ 1.5 billion resulting from the tcja in 2017 and increased net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2018 . refer to the results of operations section for a discussion of financial results by segment for the three years ended december 31 , 2018 . 56 mplx and andx on february 1 , 2018 , we contributed our refining logistics assets and fuels distribution services to mplx in exchange for $ 4.1 billion in cash and approximately 114 million newly issued mplx units . immediately following the dropdown , our idrs were cancelled and our economic general partner interest was converted into a non-economic general partner interest , all in exchange for 275 million newly issued mplx common units . mplx financed the cash portion of the february 1 , 2018 dropdown with its $ 4.1 billion 364 -day term loan facility , which was entered into on january 2 , 2018. on february 8 , 2018 , mplx issued $ 5.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a public offering . mplx used $ 4.1 billion of the net proceeds of the offering to repay the 364-day term-loan facility . the remaining proceeds were used to repay outstanding borrowings under mplx 's revolving credit facility and intercompany loan agreement with us and for general partnership purposes . the following table summarizes the cash distributions we received from mplx during 2018 and 2017 and andx distributions received after the october 1 , 2018 acquisition of andeavor . replace_table_token_26_th we owned approximately 505 million mplx common units at december 31 , 2018 with a market value of $ 15.29 billion based on the december 31 , 2018 closing unit price of $ 30.30 . on january 25 , 2019 , mplx declared a quarterly cash distribution of $ 0.6475 per common unit , which was paid february 14 , 2019 . as a result , mplx made distributions totaling $ 514 million to its common unitholders . mpc 's portion of this distribution was approximately $ 327 million . story_separator_special_tag january 1 , 2018. for the year , certain taxes continue to be presented on a gross basis and are included in cost of revenues . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – notes 2 and 3 for additional information on recently adopted accounting standards ; increased depreciation and amortization of $ 376 million , primarily due to the depreciation of the fair value of the assets acquired in connection with the andeavor acquisition ; increased selling , general and administrative expenses of $ 724 million primarily due to approximately $ 197 million of transaction related costs for financial advisors , employee severance and other costs associated with the andeavor acquisition in addition to increased costs and expenses for the combined company ; and increased other taxes of $ 103 million primarily due to the inclusion of other taxes related to the acquired andeavor operations . net interest and other financial costs increased $ 329 million mainly due to increased mplx borrowings and debt assumed in the acquisition of andeavor . in addition , mplx recognized $ 60 million of debt extinguishment costs in 2018 in connection with the redemption of its $ 750 million of senior notes due in 2023. we capitalized interest of $ 80 million in 2018 and $ 55 million in 2017 . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – note 19 for further details . provision for income taxes increased $ 1.42 billion primarily due to the absence of a tax benefit of $ 1.5 billion in 2017 resulting from the tcja and an increase in our income before income taxes , which increased $ 1.22 billion . the effective tax rate of 21 percent in 2018 is consistent with the u.s. statutory rate of 21 percent , as permanent benefit differences related to income attributable to noncontrolling interest were offset by state and local tax expense . in 2017 , our effective tax rate was impacted by 45 percentage points as a result of the tcja which decreased our effective tax rate from 31 percent to ( 14 ) percent . the effective tax rate , excluding the tcja , of 31 percent in 2017 was slightly less than the u.s. statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to certain permanent benefit differences , including differences related to net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and the domestic manufacturing deduction , partially offset by state and local tax expense . see item 8. financial statements and supplementary data – note 12 for further details . noncontrolling interests increased $ 454 million due to higher mplx net income resulting primarily from the february 1 , 2018 dropdown transaction , partially offset by the reduced ownership in mplx held by noncontrolling interests following the gp/idr exchange . noncontrolling ownership in mplx decreased to 36.4 percent at december 31 , 2018 from 69.6 percent at december 31 , 2017 . in addition , 2018 reflects $ 68 million of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in andx of 36.4 percent for the period from october 1 , 2018 through the end of the year . 2017 compared to 2016 net income attributable to mpc increased $ 2.26 billion in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to a tax benefit of $ 1.5 billion resulting from the tcja enacted in the fourth quarter of 2017 and an increase in our refining & marketing segment income from operations of $ 964 million . see segment results for additional information . total revenues and other income increased $ 12.01 billion in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to : increased sales and other operating revenues ( including consumer excise taxes ) of $ 10.83 billion primarily due to higher averaged refined product sales prices , which increased $ 0.25 per gallon , and an increase in refined product sales volumes , which increased 42 mbpd ; increased sales to related parties of $ 567 million mainly due to sales from our refining & marketing segment to pfj southeast , a joint venture with pilot flying j , which commenced in the fourth quarter of 2016 ; 62 increased income ( loss ) from equity method investments of $ 491 million primarily due to the absence of impairment charges related to equity method investments of $ 356 million recorded in 2016 along with increases in income from new and existing pipeline , natural gas , retail and marine affiliates ; increased other income of $ 142 million primarily due to increased rin sales ; and decreased net gain on disposal of assets of $ 22 million primarily due to gains on the sale of certain speedway locations in 2016. total costs and expenses increased $ 10.37 billion in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to : increased cost of revenues of $ 9.84 billion primarily due to an increase in refined product cost of sales of $ 9.18 billion , primarily attributable to an increase in our average crude oil costs of $ 9.50 per barrel ; increased purchases from related parties of $ 61 million primarily due to : ◦ an increase in transportation services provided by crowley ocean partners of $ 27 million ; ◦ an increase in transportation services provided by crowley blue water partners of $ 23 million ; and ◦ an increase in volumes purchased from loop of $ 12 million ; an inventory market valuation adjustment which decreased costs and expenses by $ 370 million in 2016 related to the reversal of the lcm inventory valuation reserve due to increased refined product prices ; decreased impairment expense of $ 130 million as the impairment expense in 2016 reflects a $ 130 million charge recorded by mplx to impair a portion of the $ 2.21 billion of goodwill recorded in connection with the markwest merger ; and increased selling , general and administrative expenses of $ 97 million primarily due to increases in employee-related compensation and benefit expenses , higher corporate costs

