Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Cost Per Every Dollar Exceeding Threshold

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Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Term

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Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Threshold Average

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Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Undiscounted Amount, High

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Proved Properties

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Unproved Properties

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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative (Details) - Surmont $ in Billions			3 Months Ended
	Oct. 04, 2023 CAD ($)	Oct. 04, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2023 USD ($)
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interest acquired	50.00%			50.00%
Final Consideration	$ 4.1	$ 3,000,000,000
Business acquisition, maximum payment	$ 0.4			$ 320,000,000
Business acquisition, contingent payment term	5 years	5 years
Business acquisition, cost per every dollar exceeding threshold		$ 2,000,000
Business acquisition, threshold (dollars per barrel)				52
Contingent consideration, outcome, high				$ 300,000,000
Business acquisition, contingent payments			$ 12,000,000
Proved properties				2,900,000,000
Unproved properties				$ 200,000,000