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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / Barrel $ / MillionCubicFeet	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges, net of tax				$ 276
Impairment and related charges		$ 8,600
WES
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges			$ 1,200
Impairment of equity method investment	$ 2,700
Low end of range
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Operating and capital cost estimates, percentage		1.00%
Operating and capital cost estimates (in dollars per barrel) \| $ / Barrel		50
High end of range
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Operating and capital cost estimates, percentage		2.00%
Operating and capital cost estimates (in dollars per barrel) \| $ / Barrel		60
Oil
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Unweighted arithmetic average price, period		15 years
Oil \| WTI
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Unweighted arithmetic average price (in dollars per barrel) \| $ / Barrel		59.17
Oil \| Brent Indexed Assets
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Unweighted arithmetic average price (in dollars per barrel) \| $ / Barrel		62.42
Oil \| Low end of range
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Sales price (dollars per barrel) \| $ / Barrel		40
Oil \| High end of range
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Sales price (dollars per barrel) \| $ / Barrel		70
Natural Gas
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Unweighted arithmetic average price (in dollars per barrel) \| $ / MillionCubicFeet		3.13
Unweighted arithmetic average price, period		15 years
Natural Gas \| Low end of range
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Sales price (dollars per barrel) \| $ / MillionCubicFeet		2.00
Natural Gas \| High end of range
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Sales price (dollars per barrel) \| $ / MillionCubicFeet		3.60
Gulf of Mexico
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges		$ 1,200	241
Algeria Oil and Gas Proved Properties
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges		900
Oman, Bolivia and the Gulf of Mexico
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges			293
Level 2 \| Domestic Onshore Unproved Acreage
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges		4,300
Level 3 \| Measurement Input, Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Discount rate						10.00%
Non recurring
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Goodwill impairment					$ 1,153
Oil and gas properties - proved					2,436
Oil and gas properties - unproved					4,591
Oil and gas properties - discontinued operations, net					2,191
WES equity investment					2,673
Ghana Assets
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges					$ 2,200
Ghana Assets \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges, net of tax		1,400
Impairment and related charges		2,200
Oil and gas
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Impairment and related charges		$ 6,400	$ 581