COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2020 defendant	Sep. 11, 2019 USD ($) plaintiff	Dec. 20, 2017 Action	Jul. 17, 2017 defendant Action	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) bond subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) source	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) sidetrack	Dec. 31, 2017 AUD ($)	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
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation							1,000,000
Decommissioning costs incurred							291,000,000
Decommissioning costs reimbursed amount							195,000,000
Standby loan agreed to provide related to ARO							400,000,000
Current decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties							1,100,000,000
Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties, total							656,000,000		$ 738,000,000
Current decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties							433,000,000		450,000,000
Decommissioning security for sold properties							582,000,000
Trust account for disposal group, number of net profits interests							132,000,000		$ 217,000,000
Current decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico assets							$ 450,000,000
Gulf Of Mexico Shelf Operations and Properties | Disposed of by Sale
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							$ 1,100,000,000
Maximum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation, estimated liability							1,300,000,000
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages					$ 200,000,000
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit | Minimum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages						$ 1,100,000,000
Australian Operations Divestiture Dispute | Apache Australia Operation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount												$ 80
Loss contingency, estimated of possible loss amount											$ 200
Canadian Operations Divestiture Dispute
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages		$ 60,000,000
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff		4
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]
Plaintiffs alleged damages							200,000,000
Loss contingency, estimated of possible loss amount							$ 13,500,000			$ 60,000,000
Number of sidetracks | sidetrack										5