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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Shares Received

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Short-Term Note Receivable

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Amount for accounts payable to related parties.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amount of receivables arising from transactions with related parties.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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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.

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Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable - due from affiliate	$ 119	$ 3	$ 119
Pressure pumping related services charges (a)		461	111
Accounts payable - due to affiliate	$ 37	$ 88	$ 37
Pressure Pumping Assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Board Designation Threshold Percent		5.00%
Pressure Pumping Assets \| Pressure Pumping Assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares acquired		16.00%
Pressure pumping assets \| Pressure Pumping Assets \| Sale assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares received	16.6
Short-term receivables		$ 110