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STOCK COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 11 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
Nov. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee awards              
Number of employees effected by substitution of awards   650crc_NumberOfEmployeesEffectedBySubstitutionOfAwards          
Restricted stock granted to non-employee directors     74,600crc_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardsRestrictedStockGrantedToNonemployeeDirectors   74,600crc_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardsRestrictedStockGrantedToNonemployeeDirectors    
Compensation expense     $ 1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 26us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense   $ 33us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 20us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Unrecognized compensation expense     $ 74us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized   $ 74us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized    
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized         2 years 3 months 18 days    
Substitute Awards              
Cash settled units         4,562,000crc_CashSettledUnits    
Stock settled units         5,950,000crc_StockSettledUnits    
Non-employee directors awards              
Vesting period of stock awards for non-employee directors         1 year    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan              
Percent of employees electing to participate in employee stock purchase plan 45.00%crc_PercentOfEmployeesElectingToParticipateInEmployeeStockPurchasePlan            
Stock Options              
Employee awards              
Award vesting period     3 years        
Stock options              
Percentage of awards vesting each year     0.33%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
Award term     7 years        
Grant-date assumptions used in the Block-Scholes valuation              
Exercise price per share     $ 8.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
Expected life     4 years 6 months        
Expected Volatility (as a percent)     35.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)     1.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
Dividend yield (as a percent)     0.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
Grant date fair value of stock option awards granted     $ 1.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
Stock Option transactions              
Granted (in shares)     8,481,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
    0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
Ending balance (in shares)     8,481,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
  8,481,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
   
Stock Option transactions              
Granted weighted average exercise price per share     $ 8.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
Ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)     $ 8.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
  $ 8.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
   
Grant date fair value of stock option awards granted     $ 1.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
       
RSUs | Minimum              
Employee awards              
Award vesting period         2 years    
RSUs | Maximum              
Employee awards              
Aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance     25,000,000crc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorizedForIssuanceUnderLongTermIncentivePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
  25,000,000crc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorizedForIssuanceUnderLongTermIncentivePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Award vesting period         3 years    
Cash-Settled RSUs              
Roll-forward of stock awards other than options              
Granted (in shares)     4,562,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
       
Forfeitures (in shares)     (14,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
       
Unvested, end of period (in shares)     4,548,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
  4,548,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
   
Stock awards other than options weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)              
Granted, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)     $ 7.37crc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueOfEntityStock
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
       
Forfeitures, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)     $ 7.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
       
Unvested, end of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)     $ 7.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
  $ 7.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_CashSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
   
Stock-Settled RSUs              
Roll-forward of stock awards other than options              
Granted (in shares)     6,663,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_StockSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
       
Unvested, end of period (in shares)     6,663,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_StockSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
  6,663,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_StockSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
   
Stock awards other than options weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)              
Granted, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)     $ 7.84crc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueOfEntityStock
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_StockSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
       
Unvested, end of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)     $ 7.84us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_StockSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
  $ 7.84us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= crc_StockSettledRestrictedStockUnitMember
   
Employee Stock Purchase Plan              
Employee awards              
Percentage of share purchase price of common stock under ESPP     85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
       
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Maximum              
Employee awards              
Cummulative limit of shares to be issued under the ESPP plan     5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember