COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions								12 Months Ended
		Sep. 10, 2020 defendant	Sep. 11, 2019 USD ($) plaintiff	Dec. 20, 2017 Action	Jul. 17, 2017 Action defendant	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) subsidiary bond	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) sidetrack	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) source	Dec. 31, 2017 AUD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 AUD ($)	Mar. 12, 2014 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued liability for legal contingencies								$ 64,000,000
Environmental tax and royalty obligations														$ 100,000,000
Retain right of obligations								45,000,000
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff			4
Maximum cost considered to be recognized for additional reserve								300,000
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation								1,000,000
Standby loan agreed to provide related to ARO								400,000,000
Decommissioning contingency for sold properties, total								1,200,000,000
Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties (Note 12)	[1]							738,000,000	$ 1,086,000,000
Current decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties								450,000,000	100,000,000
Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico properties, total								667,000,000
Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico properties (Note 12)	[1]							217,000,000	640,000,000
Current decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico assets								450,000,000	100,000,000
Losses on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties								157,000,000	446,000,000	$ 0
Fixed operating lease expenses								144,000,000	127,000,000	149,000,000
Depreciation on finance lease asset								2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Interest on finance lease asset								2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Variable lease payment								89,000,000	$ 63,000,000	$ 41,000,000
Undiscounted commitments for operating leases not yet commenced								$ 207,000,000
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]								Current debt	Current debt
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]								LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 10) ($657 related to Altus VIE)	LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 10) ($657 related to Altus VIE)
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency damages sought value						$ 200,000,000
Canadian Operations Divestiture Dispute
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency punitive damages			$ 60,000,000
California Litigation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of actions filed | Action				2	3
Number of defendants | defendant					30
Delaware Litigation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants | defendant		25
Castex Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency damages sought value								$ 200,000,000
Loss contingency estimate of possible loss								$ 13,500,000	$ 60,000,000
Number of sidetracks | sidetrack									5
Apache Australia Operation | Australian Operations Divestiture Dispute
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount													$ 80
Loss contingency estimate of possible loss												$ 200
Gulf Of Mexico Shelf Operations And Properties | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of operations and properties											$ 3,750,000,000
Trust account for disposal group, number of net profits interests | source											2
Number of bonds held | bond								2
Number of debt instruments held | subsidiary								5
Minimum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation, estimated liability								$ 1,200,000,000
Minimum | Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency damages sought value							$ 1,100,000,000
Maximum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation, estimated liability								$ 1,400,000,000

[1] (1)    The Altus VIE amounts are disclosed as of December 31, 2021. All Altus balances were deconsolidated as of February 22, 2022. Refer to Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3—Acquisitions and Divestitures for further detail.