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THE ACQUISITION - SCHEDULE OF PURCHASE CONSIDERATION PAID (Details) - Anadarko Petroleum Corporation $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | Aug. 08, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Total shares of Anadarko common stock eligible for acquisition consideration (in shares) | shares | 491,600,000
Cash consideration (per share of common stock and shares underlying Anadarko stock-based awards eligible for acquisition consideration) (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 59.00
Cash portion of Acquisition consideration | $ | $ 29,002
Total shares of Anadarko common stock and shares underlying Anadarko stock-based awards eligible for acquisition consideration (in shares) | shares | 491,600,000
Exchange ratio (per share of Anadarko common stock) | shares | 0.2934
Total shares of Occidental common stock issued to Anadarko stockholders (in shares) | shares | 144,000,000
Average share price of Occidental common stock at August 8, 2019 (usd per share) | $ / shares | $ 46.31
Stock portion of Acquisition consideration | $ | $ 6,679
Acquisition consideration attributable to Anadarko stock-based awards | $ | 23
Total Acquisition consideration | $ | $ 35,704

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