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ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS - NARRATIVE (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 23, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft² | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) divestiture | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 08, 2019 USD ($)
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from real estate assets disposed |  | $ 565 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease |  | $ 398 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 398 |  |  | $ 86
Acquisition cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,441 | $ 5,020 | $ 3,651 |
Seminole-San Andres EOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired business assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600 |  |  |  |
Previously Leased Power And Steam Cogeneration Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 443 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ecopetrol Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of development in joint venture | ft² |  |  | 97 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint venture |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plains All American Pipeline, LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from sale of equity investment |  |  |  | $ 646 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on sale of equity investment | $ 114 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ecopetrol | Ecopetrol Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount due at closing |  |  | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carried capital |  |  | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority interest in new venture |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale |  |  | $ 563 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage share of capital expenditures |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share of capital expenditures (up to) |  |  | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Failed Sale-Leaseback |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease term |  | 13 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 years |  |  |
Finance lease |  | $ 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Non Core Midstream Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600 |  | $ 150 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds received for divested assets |  |  |  |  | 2,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax net gain from divestiture |  |  |  |  | $ 907 |  | $ 43 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposed of by sale | Mozambique LNG Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale consideration |  |  |  | $ 4,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposed of by sale | Non-strategic acreage in Permian Basin Counties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600 |  |  |  |
Number of divestitures of non-strategic acreage | divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 81 |  |  |  |
Disposed of by sale | Non-core Permian acreage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90 |  |  |  | 90 |
Pre-tax gain on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  |  |
Disposed of by sale | South Texas operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale | Non-core Permian acreage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  | $ 500 |

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