Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Upon Change Of Control Triggering Event

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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The excess of the (1) fair value of consideration transferred to the holders of a security in excess of (2) the carrying amount of the security reported on the registrant's balance sheet, which will be deducted from net earnings to derive net earnings available to common shareholders. This amount is generally an adjustment considered in the computation of earnings per share.

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DEBT - Diamondback Notes (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
DEBT - Diamondback Notes (Details) - USD ($)	May 26, 2020	Dec. 20, 2019	Dec. 05, 2019	Jan. 29, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 25, 2018	Dec. 20, 2016	Oct. 28, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ (5,000,000)	$ (56,000,000)	$ 0
Proceeds from senior notes					$ 997,000,000	$ 3,469,000,000	$ 1,062,000,000
Existing 2024 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount										$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate										4.75%
Redemption premium			$ 1,250,000,000
Debt, redemption price, percentage		103.563%
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 56,000,000
New 2024 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount								$ 750,000,000
Stated interest rate								4.75%
2.875% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate			2.875%		2.875%
Existing 2025 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate									5.375%
New 2025 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate				5.375%
Proceeds from senior notes				$ 308,000,000
2025 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 800,000,000
5.375% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					5.375%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 \| 12-month period beginning on May 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, redemption price, percentage					104.031%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 \| 12-month period beginning on May 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, redemption price, percentage					102.688%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 \| 12-month period beginning on May 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, redemption price, percentage					101.344%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 \| Beginning on May 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, redemption price, percentage					100.00%
3.250% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 800,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.25%		3.25%
3.500% Senior Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 1,200,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.50%		3.50%
Senior Notes \| May 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.75%
Proceeds from senior notes	$ 496,000,000
Senior Notes \| December 2019 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, redemption price, percentage						100.00%
Debt, redemption price, percentage upon change of control triggering event						101.00%