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Fair Value Measurement (Fair Value Measurement Inputs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other Assets, Current |  | $ 477 | $ 341 |
Other assets |  | 1,574 | 1,560 |
Proceeds from Sale of Other Assets, contingent consideration | $ 0 |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability |  | 152 | 21 |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 0 |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 33 | 183 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 148 | 20 |
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Contingent Receivable |  | 0 | 0 |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 29 | 29 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 64 | 65 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 | 0 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Contingent Receivable |  | 0 | 0 |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 52 | 7 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 8 | 5 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 2 | 13 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 15 |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Contingent Receivable |  | 0 | 0 |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 138 | 143 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 35 | 171 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 137 |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | 10,791 | 10,994 |
Level 3 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Contingent Receivable |  | 85 | 88 |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 | 0 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | 0 | 0 |
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Contingent Receivable |  | 85 | 88 |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 81 | 36 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 210 | 213 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 37 | 184 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 152 |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | 10,791 | 10,994 |
Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Contingent Receivable |  | 94 | 108 |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 81 | 36 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 210 | 213 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 37 | 184 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 152 |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | 9,665 | 9,711 |
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability |  | 134 | 21 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 30 | 168 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 134 | 20 |
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 | 0 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 | 0 |
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 | 0 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 | 0 |
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 30 | 169 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 134 | 21 |
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 | 0 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 | 0 |
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 30 | 169 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 134 | 21 |
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 30 | 169 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 134 | 21 |
Forward Contracts [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 2 |  |
Forward Contracts [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 3 |  |
Forward Contracts [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 5 |  |
Forward Contracts [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 5 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability |  | 18 | 0 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 3 | 15 |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 14 | 0 |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 | 0 |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Futures and Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  |  | 13 |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 1 | Futures and Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 14 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 1 | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 1 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  |  | 2 |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 2 | Futures and Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 2 | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 3 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  |  | 0 |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 3 | Futures and Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Level 3 | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 0 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  |  | 15 |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Futures and Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 14 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 4 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  |  | 15 |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Futures and Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 14 |  |
Commodity Contract [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 4 |  |
Future [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 |  |
Future [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 2 |  |
Future [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 0 |  |
Future [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 2 |  |
Future [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | 2 |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 29 | 29 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 64 | 65 |
U.S. core fixed income fund [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 0 | 0 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
U.S. core fixed income fund [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 0 | 0 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
U.S. core fixed income fund [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 0 | 0 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
U.S. core fixed income fund [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 29 | 29 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 64 | 65 |
U.S. core fixed income fund [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 29 | 29 |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 64 | 65 |
Equity securities | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  |  | 0 |
Equity securities | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 52 | 7 |
Equity securities | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 0 | 0 |
Equity securities | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 0 | 0 |
Equity securities | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 52 | 7 |
Equity securities | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Marketable Securities |  | 52 | 7 |
Government bonds | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Government bonds | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Government bonds | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 53 | 49 |
Government bonds | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Government bonds | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 53 | 49 |
Government bonds | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 53 | 49 |
Corporate bonds [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Corporate bonds [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Corporate bonds [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 42 | 43 |
Corporate bonds [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Corporate bonds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 42 | 43 |
Corporate bonds [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 42 | 43 |
Government mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Government mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Government mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 24 | 30 |
Government mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Government mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 24 | 30 |
Government mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 24 | 30 |
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 14 | 16 |
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 14 | 16 |
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 14 | 16 |
Money market funds [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Money market funds [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 8 | 5 |
Money market funds [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Money market funds [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Money market funds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 8 | 5 |
Money market funds [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 8 | 5 |
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 4 | 4 |
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 4 | 4 |
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 4 | 4 |
Municipal bonds [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Municipal bonds [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Municipal bonds [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1 | 1 |
Municipal bonds [Member] | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0 | 0 |
Municipal bonds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1 | 1 |
Municipal bonds [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term): |  |  |  |
Trust Assets Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1 | 1 |
Bank Time Deposits [Member] | Carrying Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other Assets, Current |  | 114 | 97 |
Other assets |  | 132 | 148 |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability |  | 134 | 21 |
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Interests [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other Assets, Current |  | 20 | 12 |
Other assets |  | 74 | $ 96 |
Discontinued Operation, Contingent Receivable |  |  |  | $ 150
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset |  | $ 0 |  |

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