ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Asset Acquisition (Narrative) (Details) - Apr. 03, 2023 - Tres Palacios Holdings LLC $ in Millions, $ in Millions	CAD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire oil and gas property and equipment	$ 451	$ 335
Property, plant and equipment, additions	790	$ 588
Property, plant, and equipment, right-of-use asset	254		$ 189
Current liabilities long term debt	7		5
Noncurrent liabilities long term debt	$ 248		$ 184

Asset Acquisition, Lease Liability, Current

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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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The cash outflow to purchase long lived physical asset for use in the normal oil and gas operations and to purchase mineral interests in oil and gas properties not intended for resale.

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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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