Acquisitions - Schedule of Allocation of Total Cost to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - Oxy Natural Gas Gathering Affiliate $ in Millions	Aug. 22, 2025 USD ($)
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 223
Contract-based intangible asset	360
Total net assets acquired	$ 583

Asset Acquisition, Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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