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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 07, 2021	May 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2021 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) \| shares					661		663
Dividends rate per share					$ 1.00	$ 0.30
Fixed Dividend [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Percentage Increase In Quarterly Dividend					45.00%
Dividends rate per share					$ 0.16
Subsequent Event
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Dividend payable, per share				$ 1.27
Dividends payable, year				2022
Subsequent Event \| Fixed Dividend [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Dividend payable amount \| $				$ 106
Dividends rate per share				$ 0.16
Subsequent Event \| Variable Dividend [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Dividend payable, per share				$ 1.11
Dividend payable amount \| $				$ 732
Devon and WPX Agreement [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Conversion of common stock into right to recieve per share			0.5165
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Repurchase of common stock \| $	$ 1,600	$ 1,000		$ 2,000
Repurchase program expiration date	May 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022		May 04, 2023