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 ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) bond letter_of_credit	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) netProfitInterest	Jun. 21, 2023 surety	Apr. 05, 2022 letter	Dec. 31, 2017 AUD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 AUD ($)	Mar. 12, 2014 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued liability for legal contingencies							$ 83,000,000
Environmental tax and royalty obligations															$ 100,000,000
Retain right of obligations							45,000,000
Maximum cost considered to be recognized for additional reserve							300,000
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation							5,000,000
Decommissioning costs incurred							819,000,000
Decommissioning costs reimbursed amount from trust							293,000,000
Decommissioning costs reimbursed from letters of credit							336,000,000
Standby loan agreed to provide related to ARO (up to)							400,000,000
Current decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties							824,000,000
Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties, total							764,000,000	$ 738,000,000
Current decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties							60,000,000	450,000,000
Decommissioning security for sold properties							199,000,000
Trust account for disposal group, number of net profits interests							21,000,000	217,000,000
Current decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico assets							178,000,000	450,000,000
Losses on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties							212,000,000	157,000,000	$ 446,000,000
Number of plaintiff, sureties issued bonds directly | surety											2
Number of plaintiff, sureties issued bonds to issuing bank | surety											2
Fixed operating lease expenses							167,000,000	144,000,000	127,000,000
Short-term lease cost							$ 71,000,000	$ 0	0
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)	LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 10)
Depreciation on finance lease asset							$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000	2,000,000
Interest on finance lease asset							1,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Variable lease payment							74,000,000	$ 89,000,000	$ 63,000,000
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages					$ 200,000,000
Canadian Operations Divestiture Dispute
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages		$ 60,000,000
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff		4
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party							$ 7,000,000
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
Apache Australia Operation | Australian Operations Divestiture Dispute
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount														$ 80
Loss contingency, estimated of possible loss amount													$ 200
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 | netProfitInterest										2
Number of bonds held | bond							2
Number of debt instruments held | letter_of_credit							5
Number of prior letters notifying unable to fund decommissioning obligations | letter												2
Minimum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation, estimated liability							$ 824,000,000
Minimum | Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages						$ 1,100,000,000
Maximum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation, estimated liability							$ 1,200,000,000