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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements
The Company determines fair value based on the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are based upon inputs that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, which are characterized according to a hierarchy that prioritizes those inputs based on the degree to which they are observable. Observable inputs represent market data obtained from independent sources, whereas unobservable inputs reflect a company's own market assumptions, which are used if observable inputs are not reasonably available without undue cost and effort. The fair value input hierarchy level to which an asset or liability measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.
The three input levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 – quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g. interest rates) and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 – unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, typically reflecting management's estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques, including discounted cash flow models.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
As of September 30, 2023
 Fair Value Measurements
 Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
 (in millions)
Assets:
Investment in affiliate$176 $— $— $176 
Deferred compensation plan assets62 — — 62 
Conversion option derivatives— — 
$238 $$— $240 
Liabilities:
Marketing derivatives$— $— $310 $310 
As of December 31, 2022
 Fair Value Measurements
 Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
 (in millions)
Assets:
Investment in affiliate$172 $— $— $172 
Deferred compensation plan assets65 — — 65 
Conversion option derivatives— — 
$237 $$— $238 
Liabilities:
Marketing derivatives$— $— $140 $140 
Gains and losses recorded in the consolidated statements of operations related to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023202220232022
(in millions)
Investment in affiliate valuation adjustment$40 $(32)$$(1)
Deferred compensation plan asset valuation adjustment$$(2)$$(13)
Derivative gain (loss), net:
Marketing derivatives:
Noncash derivative gain (loss), net$(155)$99 $(170)$75 
Cash payments on settled derivatives(21)(18)(52)(47)
Total marketing derivative gain (loss), net(176)81 (222)28 
Conversion option derivatives:
Noncash derivative gain (loss), net(23)— 
Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivatives, net(18)17 (14)17 
Total conversion option derivative gain (loss), net(14)(6)(13)17 
Commodity derivatives:
Noncash derivative gain, net— 59 — 20 
Cash payments on settled derivatives, net— (121)— (252)
Total commodity derivative loss, net— (62)— (232)
$(190)$13 $(235)$(187)
Investment in affiliate. The Company elected the fair value option for measuring its equity method investment in ProPetro Holding Corp. ("ProPetro"). The fair value of the Company's investment in ProPetro common shares is determined using Level 1 inputs based on observable prices on a major exchange and changes in fair value are recorded in net interest and other income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 10 for additional information.
Deferred compensation plan assets. The Company's deferred compensation plan assets include investments in equity and mutual fund securities that are actively traded on major exchanges. The fair value of these investments is determined using Level 1 inputs based on observable prices on major exchanges and changes in fair value are recorded in net interest and other income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations.
Conversion option derivatives. In May 2020, the Company issued $1.3 billion principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 (the "Convertible Notes"). Certain holders of the Convertible Notes have exercised their conversion options per the terms of the notes' indenture. The Company elected to settle the conversions in cash, with settlement occurring 25 trading
days from the notice of conversion (the "Settlement Period"). The Company's election to settle an exercised conversion option in cash results in a forward contract during the Settlement Period that is accounted for as a derivative instrument not designated as a hedge. The change in fair value of the conversion option derivatives during the Settlement Period is primarily determined based on Level 2 inputs related to the daily volumetric weighted average prices of the Company's common shares during the Settlement Period. See Note 6 for additional information.
Marketing derivatives. The Company uses marketing derivatives to diversify its oil pricing to Gulf Coast and international markets. The Company's marketing derivatives reflect long-term marketing contracts with Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc. whereby the Company agreed to purchase and simultaneously sell, at an oil terminal in Midland, Texas, (i) 50 thousand barrels of oil per day beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2026, (ii) 40 thousand barrels of oil per day beginning May 1, 2022 and ending April 30, 2027 and (iii) 30 thousand barrels of oil per day beginning August 1, 2022 and ending July 31, 2027. The price the Company pays to purchase the oil volumes under the purchase contract is based on a Midland oil price and the price the Company receives for the oil volumes sold is the WASP that the non-affiliated counterparty receives for selling oil through a Gulf Coast storage and export facility at prices that are highly correlated with Brent oil prices during the same month of the purchase. Based on the form of the long-term marketing contracts, the Company accounts for the contracts as derivative instruments not designated as hedges. The asset and liability measurements for the long-term marketing contracts are determined using both Level 2 and 3 inputs. The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow model for valuing the marketing derivatives.
The values attributable to the Company's marketing derivatives that are determined based on Level 2 inputs include (i) the contracted notional volumes, (ii) independent active market price quotes, (iii) the applicable estimated credit-adjusted risk-free rate yield curve and (iv) stated contractual rates. The Level 3 inputs attributable to the Company's marketing derivatives include the historical monthly differential between Brent oil prices and the corresponding WASP of the counterparty to the marketing derivatives ("WASP Differential Deduction") and, to a lesser extent, an estimated annual cost inflation rate. The average WASP Differential Deduction used in the fair value determination as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $1.81 per barrel and $1.67 per barrel, respectively. The WASP Differential Deduction and the estimated annual cost inflation rate reflects management's best estimate of future results utilizing historical performance, but these estimates are not observable inputs by a market participant and contain a high degree of uncertainty. The Company experiences mark-to-market fluctuations in the fair value of its marketing derivatives based on changes in the WASP Differential Deduction if it deviates from historical levels. For example, a 10 percent increase or decrease in the WASP Differential Deduction would impact the fair value of the Company's marketing derivatives recorded by approximately $25 million as of September 30, 2023.
Derivative financial instruments are presented in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as follows:
As of September 30, 2023
TypeConsolidated
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Net Fair Value
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
  (in millions)
Assets:
Conversion option derivativesPrepaids and other$$— $
Liabilities:
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - current$158 $— $158 
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$152 $— $152 
As of December 31, 2022
TypeConsolidated
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Net Fair Value
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
  (in millions)
Assets:
Conversion option derivativesPrepaids and other$$— $
Liabilities:
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - current$44 $— $44 
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$96 $— $96 
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. These assets and liabilities can include inventories, proved and unproved oil and gas properties, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations or through nonmonetary transactions, goodwill, asset retirement obligations and other long-lived assets.
Nonmonetary transactions. Oil and gas property nonmonetary transactions that have commercial substance are valued as of the transaction date based on income and market based approaches utilizing Level 3 inputs, including internally generated development and production profiles and price and cost assumptions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a gain of $20 million to net gain on disposition of assets in the consolidated statements of operations associated with nonmonetary transactions. See Note 3 for additional information.
Other long-lived assets. The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment charge is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated fair value determined using either a discounted future cash flow model or another appropriate fair value method. As a result of the Company's impairment assessments of other long-lived assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $22 million of noncash impairment charges to other expense in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 12 for additional information.
Financial instruments not carried at fair value.
 As of September 30, 2023As of December 31, 2022
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
 (in millions)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (a)$98 $98 $1,032 $1,032 
Liabilities:
Current portion of debt:
Convertible senior notes (b)$44 $109 $29 $69 
Senior notes (b)$— $— $750 $738 
Long-term debt:
Convertible senior notes (b)$582 $1,437 $925 $2,184 
Senior notes (b)$4,298 $3,792 $3,200 $2,696 
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(a)Fair value approximates carrying value due to the short-term nature of the instruments.
(b)Fair value is determined using Level 2 inputs. The Company's senior notes are quoted, but not actively traded on major exchanges; therefore, fair value is based on periodic values as quoted on major exchanges. See Note 6 for additional information.
The Company has other financial instruments consisting primarily of receivables, payables and other current assets and liabilities that approximate fair value due to the nature of the instrument and their relatively short maturities.