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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Oil And Gas Properties, And Working Capital Items

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Interest Income With Parent Affiliate

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Note Receivable, Accrued Interest Converted To Principal, Term

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Note Receivable, Stated Interest Rate

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Note Receivable, Term

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Number Of Subsidiaries

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Amount classified as cash and cash equivalents attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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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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TRANSACTIONS WITH PARENT AFFILIATE (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
TRANSACTIONS WITH PARENT AFFILIATE (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($) subsidiary	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest income from APA Corporation, net		$ 5	$ 0
Affiliated Entity \| Holding Company Reorganization
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries \| subsidiary	3
Note receivable, term	7 years
Note receivable, interest rate	4.50%
Note receivable, accrued interest converted to principal, term	5 years 6 months
Affiliated Entity \| Holding Company Reorganization \| Disposed of by Sale \| Three Apache Subsidiaries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net assets transferred	$ 483
Cash and cash equivalents transferred	292
Oil and gas properties, and working capital items transferred	$ 163