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The depth of oil and gas properties.

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The fair value of royalty trust units as of a specified date.

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DISPOSITIONS AND ACQUISITIONS (Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 03, 2013	May 31, 2013
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Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 751,000,000	$ 716,000,000			$ 259,000,000
Payments for Repurchase of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock	0	228,000,000	0
Royalty Trust Units Issued, Conversion of Debt or Equity Instrument		17,700,000
Royalty Trust Units, Fair Value Disclosure					31,000,000
Plains Offshore Operations Inc. [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred Stock Of Subsidiary				450,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock				450,000,000
Class of Warrants or Rights, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights				$ 20
Nondetachable Warrants				9,100,000
Common Stock Held In Escrow				87,000,000
Equity Interest Held By Outside Party, Percent				20.00%
Preferred Stock Quarterly Cash Dividend Annual Rate Percentage		8.00%
Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage Deferred		2.00%
Dividends Payable		34,000,000
Participating Dividends Future Multiple		4
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 751,000,000	$ 716,000,000				$ 708,000,000
8% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage		8.00%
5.75% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series 1 [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage		5.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Plains Offshore Operations Inc. [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Depth of Oil and Gas Properties				500