COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions						3 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2020 defendant	Dec. 20, 2017 action	Jul. 17, 2017 action defendant	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) lawsuit bond	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 21, 2023 surety	Apr. 05, 2022 letter	Dec. 31, 2017 AUD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 AUD ($)	Mar. 12, 2014 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued liability for legal contingencies						$ 84,000,000
Environmental tax and royalty obligations													$ 100,000,000
Retain right of obligations						45,000,000
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation						5,000,000
Environmental remediation payments						4,000,000
Standby loan agreed to provide related to ARO (up to)						400,000,000
Number of plaintiff, sureties issued bonds directly | surety									2
Number of plaintiff, sureties issued bonds to issuing bank | surety									2
Decommissioning security for sold properties						186,000,000
Current decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties						847,000,000		$ 824,000,000
Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties						66,000,000	$ 0
Additional decommissioning contingency liability						$ 33,000,000
Gulf Of Mexico Shelf Operations and Properties | Disposed of by Sale
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of bonds held | bond						2
Number of prior letters notifying unable to fund decommissioning obligations | letter										2
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
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
Louisiana Restoration, Coastal Zone Lawsuits
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending lawsuits | lawsuit						2