COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions						3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2020 defendant	Dec. 20, 2017 action	Jul. 17, 2017 action defendant	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) bond lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) bond lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 21, 2023 surety	Apr. 05, 2022 letter	Dec. 31, 2017 AUD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 AUD ($)	Mar. 12, 2014 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued liability for legal contingencies						$ 18,000,000		$ 18,000,000
Environmental tax and royalty obligations															$ 100,000,000
Retain right of obligations						45,000,000		45,000,000
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation						2,000,000		2,000,000
Environmental remediation payments								4,000,000
Standby loan agreed to provide related to ARO (up to)						400,000,000		400,000,000
Number of plaintiff, sureties issued bonds directly | surety											2
Number of plaintiff, sureties issued bonds to issuing bank | surety											2
Decommissioning security for sold properties						188,000,000		188,000,000
Decommissioning contingency for sold						853,000,000		853,000,000		$ 824,000,000
Loss on previously sold properties						$ 0	$ 0	83,000,000	$ 0
Additional decommissioning contingency liability								$ 50,000,000
Gulf Of Mexico Shelf Operations and Properties | Disposed of by Sale
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of bonds held | bond						2		2
Number of prior letters notifying unable to fund decommissioning obligations | letter												2
Louisiana Restoration, Coastal Zone Lawsuits
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending lawsuits | lawsuit						1		1
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages				$ 200,000,000
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit | Minimum
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiffs alleged damages					$ 1,100,000,000
Australian Operations Divestiture Dispute | Apache Australia Operation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount														$ 80
Loss contingency, estimated of possible loss amount													$ 200
California Litigation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of actions filed | action		2	3
Number of defendants | defendant			30
Delaware Litigation
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants | defendant	25