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Loss Contingency, Number Of Defendants, Native American Tribes

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Defendants, U.S. States

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Number of Parishes

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Number of claims dismissed.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Litigation (Details) $ in Billions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Litigation (Details) $ in Billions	Feb. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 lawsuit parish Tribe State
Ecuador Litigation \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded \| $	$ 9.5
Climate Change
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims dismissed (in number of claims)		1
Climate Change \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending lawsuits and claims (in number of claims)		29
State defendants, number \| State		4
Native tribe defendants, number \| Tribe		2
Climate Change \| Dismissed Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims dismissed (in number of claims)		2
County claims dismissed, number		1
Coastal Erosion
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of parishes \| parish		7
Coastal Erosion \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending lawsuits and claims (in number of claims)		39