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Summarized Financial Data - Chevron U.S.A. Inc. - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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Current assets	$ 41,732		$ 50,343
Current liabilities	33,263		34,208
Total CUSA net equity	166,248	$ 159,298	160,242	$ 159,627	$ 154,562	$ 139,940
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Subsidiary Statements Captions [Line Items]
Current assets	21,351		18,704
Other assets	54,613		50,153
Current liabilities	23,253		22,452
Other liabilities	19,413		19,274
Total CUSA net equity	33,298		27,131
Memo: Total debt	$ 9,641		$ 10,800

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