COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Detail) AUD in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 AUD	Mar. 12, 2014 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued liability for legal contingencies			$ 37,000,000
Environmental tax and royalty obligations							$ 100,000,000
Retain right of obligations			67,500,000
Maximum cost considered to be recognized for additional reserve			300,000
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation			4,000,000
Net rental expenses			82,000,000	$ 59,000,000	$ 57,000,000
Contractual obligation cost incurred			134,000,000	$ 86,000,000	$ 92,000,000
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency damages sought value	$ 200,000,000
Minimum | Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency damages sought value		$ 1,100,000,000
Apache Australia Operation | Australian Operations Divestiture Dispute
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount | AUD						AUD 80
Loss contingency estimate of possible loss			$ 200,000,000