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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2022
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:
Year (1)
Summary Compensation Table Total for Principal Executive Officer (PEO)
($)
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO (2)
($)
Average Summary Compensation Table Total to Non-PEO NEOs
($)
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs (2)
($)
Total Shareholder Return ($)
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return(3) ($)
Net Income (in millions) ($)
Cash Flow per Debt Adjusted Share ($)
202312,830,222 8,659,409 3,571,222 2,603,523 179 181 1,554 5.49 
202211,931,683 35,938,813 3,263,723 7,748,764 200 200 3,612 6.91 
202112,997,292 32,701,906 3,267,924 6,509,720 121 125 946 3.07 
202012,063,718 (639,147)3,390,441 (93,780)49 59 (1,451)1.45 
      
Company Selected Measure Name » Cash Flow per Debt Adjusted Share      
Named Executive Officers, Footnote The PEO for all covered fiscal years was Mr. Tillman, our CEO. For 2020, the other NEOs were: Messrs. Whitehead, Little, Wagner and Hedgebeth. Messrs. Little and Hedgebeth remained employed with the Company through December 31, 2020, and as previously disclosed, retired and resigned, respectively. For 2021, 2022 and 2023, the other NEOs were: Messrs. Whitehead, Wagner and Henderson and Ms. Warnica.      
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote The peer group used for this pay versus performance disclosure is the same as the peer group used for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K (the 201(e) peer group or peer group) as disclosed in our consolidated financial statements in our annual report on Form 10-K for the 2023 fiscal year as of the end of such fiscal year. As of December 31, 2023, the members of the 201(e) peer group included: Apache Corporation (APA), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), Devon Energy Corporation (DVN), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG), EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG), Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) and Ovintiv Inc. (OVV). As of December 31, 2022, the members of the 201(e) peer group included: APA, DVN, FANG, EOG, Hess Corporation (HES), MUR, OVV, and Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD). In setting the 2023 201(e) peer group, CHK was added to keep the peer group a comparable size to prior years. Additionally, CHK is only included in the calculation beginning with its emergence from bankruptcy in February 2021. Based on application of pre-established, objective criteria, HES and PXD were removed from the 201(e) peer group during 2023 as a result of the announcements that HES is being acquired by Chevron Corporation and PXD is being acquired by ExxonMobil, respectively. The peer group TSR determined using the 2022 201(e) peer group but without HES and PXD (as those companies were removed from the 2023 peer group based on application of pre-established, objective criteria) for each of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 is $59MM, $124MM, $198MM and $181MM, respectively.      
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 12,830,222 $ 11,931,683 $ 12,997,292 $ 12,063,718
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 8,659,409 35,938,813 32,701,906 (639,147)
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote To calculate “compensation actually paid,” the following amounts were deducted from or added to the Summary Compensation Table Total:
Deductions from Summary Compensation Table (a)
Additions to Summary Compensation Table (b)
YearExecutive(s)Summary Compensation Table Total
($)
Summary Compensation Table Equity Awards(ai)
($)
Summary Compensation Table Change in Pension Value(aii) ($)
Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year-end(bi)
($)
Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards from Prior Years that are Outstanding and Unvested (bi)
($)
Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards from Prior Years that Vested In Year(bi) ($)
Dividend Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value(bi)
($)
Total Pension Benefit Adjustment(bii) ($)
Compensation Actually
Paid
($)
2023CEO12,830,222 8,668,144 597,888 6,792,695 (1,198,050)(995,492)150,553 345,513 8,659,409 
Other NEOs3,571,222 2,248,262 142,391 1,761,826 (306,864)(160,201)34,985 93,208 2,603,523 
2022CEO11,931,683 6,732,575 553,804 9,640,145 18,633,662 2,602,918 192,020 224,764 35,938,813 
Other NEOs3,263,723 1,781,312 96,868 2,550,600 3,272,472 438,662 37,378 64,109 7,748,764 
2021CEO12,997,292 7,849,531 265,159 12,184,786 13,752,704 1,498,072 122,331 261,411 32,701,906 
Other NEOs3,267,924 1,823,363 71,918 2,830,396 1,997,742 226,544 21,698 60,697 6,509,720 
2020CEO12,063,718 8,966,337 364,600 5,862,302 (8,376,840)(1,180,620)54,543 268,687 (639,147)
Other NEOs3,390,441 2,144,112 304,664 1,401,847 (2,051,888)(500,058)14,409 100,245 (93,780)
(a) For each covered fiscal year, these columns represent the deductions from the Summary Compensation Table Total of: (ai) grant date fair value of Stock Awards and Option Awards and (aii) Change in Pension Value.
(b) For each covered fiscal year, these columns represent the additions to the Summary Compensation Table Total of: (bi) the fair value of equity calculated in accordance with the SEC methodology for determining “compensation actually paid” and (bii) Total Pension Benefit Adjustment, which represents service cost, as defined under FASB ASC 715 as the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to services rendered by an officer during the covered year; there were no prior service cost amounts established during the covered fiscal years.
Note that the amounts reflected for the “Other NEOs” is an average. For each covered fiscal year, there were no equity awards that were granted and vested in the same year, and there were no equity awards that failed to meet vesting conditions in the year. Additionally, the methodology for the valuation assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the equity awards is the same as that used to determine the aggregate grant date fair values disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table, though with adjustments for the applicable time period. We do not view these adjustments as material differences in the assumptions. As disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table, the assumptions used to calculate the aggregate grant date fair values reflected in that table are included in footnotes to our consolidated financial statements in our annual reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020. 		     
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 3,571,222 3,263,723 3,267,924 3,390,441
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 2,603,523 7,748,764 6,509,720 (93,780)
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote To calculate “compensation actually paid,” the following amounts were deducted from or added to the Summary Compensation Table Total:
Deductions from Summary Compensation Table (a)
Additions to Summary Compensation Table (b)
YearExecutive(s)Summary Compensation Table Total
($)
Summary Compensation Table Equity Awards(ai)
($)
Summary Compensation Table Change in Pension Value(aii) ($)
Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year-end(bi)
($)
Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards from Prior Years that are Outstanding and Unvested (bi)
($)
Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards from Prior Years that Vested In Year(bi) ($)
Dividend Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value(bi)
($)
Total Pension Benefit Adjustment(bii) ($)
Compensation Actually
Paid
($)
2023CEO12,830,222 8,668,144 597,888 6,792,695 (1,198,050)(995,492)150,553 345,513 8,659,409 
Other NEOs3,571,222 2,248,262 142,391 1,761,826 (306,864)(160,201)34,985 93,208 2,603,523 
2022CEO11,931,683 6,732,575 553,804 9,640,145 18,633,662 2,602,918 192,020 224,764 35,938,813 
Other NEOs3,263,723 1,781,312 96,868 2,550,600 3,272,472 438,662 37,378 64,109 7,748,764 
2021CEO12,997,292 7,849,531 265,159 12,184,786 13,752,704 1,498,072 122,331 261,411 32,701,906 
Other NEOs3,267,924 1,823,363 71,918 2,830,396 1,997,742 226,544 21,698 60,697 6,509,720 
2020CEO12,063,718 8,966,337 364,600 5,862,302 (8,376,840)(1,180,620)54,543 268,687 (639,147)
Other NEOs3,390,441 2,144,112 304,664 1,401,847 (2,051,888)(500,058)14,409 100,245 (93,780)
(a) For each covered fiscal year, these columns represent the deductions from the Summary Compensation Table Total of: (ai) grant date fair value of Stock Awards and Option Awards and (aii) Change in Pension Value.
(b) For each covered fiscal year, these columns represent the additions to the Summary Compensation Table Total of: (bi) the fair value of equity calculated in accordance with the SEC methodology for determining “compensation actually paid” and (bii) Total Pension Benefit Adjustment, which represents service cost, as defined under FASB ASC 715 as the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to services rendered by an officer during the covered year; there were no prior service cost amounts established during the covered fiscal years.
Note that the amounts reflected for the “Other NEOs” is an average. For each covered fiscal year, there were no equity awards that were granted and vested in the same year, and there were no equity awards that failed to meet vesting conditions in the year. Additionally, the methodology for the valuation assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the equity awards is the same as that used to determine the aggregate grant date fair values disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table, though with adjustments for the applicable time period. We do not view these adjustments as material differences in the assumptions. As disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table, the assumptions used to calculate the aggregate grant date fair values reflected in that table are included in footnotes to our consolidated financial statements in our annual reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020. 		     
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
CAP vs Company Cumulative TSR

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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
CAP vs Company Net Income
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
CAP vs Company Cash Flow per Debt Adjusted Share
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group
Company Cumulative TSR versus Peer Group Cumulative TSR
As demonstrated by the following chart, the Company’s cumulative TSR over the 2020 through 2023 period generally aligns with the cumulative TSR of our peer group (as used for purposes of this pay versus performance disclosure) over the same period. Our cumulative TSR was modestly lower than the cumulative TSR of our peer group in 2020. However, 2020 was an unprecedented year, in which a combination of decreased global energy demand due to pandemic conditions and an oversupplied commodity market, resulted in severe market conditions.
Company Cumulative TSR vs
Peer Group Cumulative TSR

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Tabular List, Table
MOST IMPORTANT FINANCIAL MEASURES
» Cash Flow per Debt Adjusted Share
» Enterprise Breakeven
» Reinvestment Rate
» Cumulative Free Cash Flow
» Relative TSR (the Company’s TSR as compared to a performance peer group established by the Compensation Committee for the TSR PSUs)
      
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 179 200 121 49
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 181 200 125 59
Net Income (Loss) $ 1,554,000,000 $ 3,612,000,000 $ 946,000,000 $ (1,451,000,000)
Company Selected Measure Amount | uSDPerShare 5.49 6.91 3.07 1.45
Additional 402(v) Disclosure
We are providing the following information about the relationship between executive “compensation actually paid” and certain financial performance of the Company as required by and determined under SEC rules. See the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” for additional information regarding the Company’s compensation philosophy, executive compensation program and how the Company’s executive compensation for our NEOs aligns with the Company’s performance.
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE TABLE
The following table provides information for the past four fiscal years’ total compensation for our NEOs as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, the “compensation actually paid” to our NEOs (as determined under SEC rules), our TSR, the TSR of our peer group used for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, our net income and our cash flow per debt adjusted share.
For 2023, the performance measures listed were identified as the most important financial measures in the compensation-setting process for the NEOs. The importance of cash flow per debt adjusted share, enterprise breakeven and reinvestment rate is reflected by our use of these measures when setting performance standards applicable to our 2023 annual cash bonus program. See “Annual Cash Bonus” in the “Compensation Discussion
and Analysis”. Cumulative free cash flow and relative TSR are utilized in our 2023 LTI performance goals for FCF PSUs and TSR PSUs, respectively. See “Long-Term Incentives” in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.” Though the Company uses a number of financial and non-financial performance measures in its executive compensation program, the Company has determined that, in its assessment, cash flow per debt adjusted share represents the most important financial performance measure (not otherwise required to be disclosed in the pay versus performance table) used by the Company to link “compensation actually paid” (CAP) to the Company’s NEOs to Company performance for the 2023 fiscal year.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THE PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE TABLE

Compensation Actually Paid versus Cumulative Company TSR, Net Income and Cash Flow Per Debt Adjusted Share
The below three charts demonstrate that CAP to the NEOs generally aligns with trends in the Company’s cumulative TSR, net income and cash flow per debt adjusted share over the four-year period presented in the charts. In 2020, the CAP to our PEO and the average CAP to our other NEOs was negative primarily due to the change in value of prior equity award grants that resulted from our stock price depreciation in 2020. The global pandemic and unprecedented market dynamics in 2020 caused a significant decrease in stock prices at Marathon Oil and in the broader oil and gas industry during that year. However, the CAP amounts over the 2020 through 2023 period increased and decreased in alignment with increases and decreases, respectively, in the three measures over the period. 		     
Measure:: 1        
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Name » Cash Flow per Debt Adjusted Share      
Measure:: 2        
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Name » Enterprise Breakeven      
Measure:: 3        
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Name » Reinvestment Rate      
Measure:: 4        
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Name » Cumulative Free Cash Flow      
Measure:: 5        
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Name » Relative TSR (the Company’s TSR as compared to a performance peer group established by the Compensation Committee for the TSR PSUs)      
PEO | Equity Awards Reported Value [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 8,668,144 $ 6,732,575 $ 7,849,531 $ 8,966,337
PEO | Change in Pension Value [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 597,888 553,804 265,159 364,600
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During the Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 6,792,695 9,640,145 12,184,786 5,862,302
PEO | Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Outstanding and Unvested [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (1,198,050) 18,633,662 13,752,704 (8,376,840)
PEO | Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Vested [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (995,492) 2,602,918 1,498,072 (1,180,620)
PEO | Equity Awards, Dividend Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 150,553 192,020 122,331 54,543
PEO | Pension Benefit Adjustment [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 345,513 224,764 261,411 268,687
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Awards Reported Value [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 2,248,262 1,781,312 1,823,363 2,144,112
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Pension Value [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 142,391 96,868 71,918 304,664
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During the Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,761,826 2,550,600 2,830,396 1,401,847
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Outstanding and Unvested [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (306,864) 3,272,472 1,997,742 (2,051,888)
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Vested [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (160,201) 438,662 226,544 (500,058)
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Awards, Dividend Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 34,985 37,378 21,698 14,409
Non-PEO NEO | Pension Benefit Adjustment [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 93,208 $ 64,109 $ 60,697 $ 100,245