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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Feb. 28, 2023
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | $ 36,499 |
Ending balance | 36,727 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 36,727 |
Oil Sands |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 24,657 |
Ending balance | 24,271 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 24,271 |
Write-downs (reversals of write-downs) of property, plant and equipment | 20 |
Canadian Manufacturing |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 2,466 |
Ending balance | 2,438 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 2,438 |
Write-downs (reversals of write-downs) of property, plant and equipment | 8 |
BP-Husky Refining LLC |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  | $ 334
COST |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 57,739 |
Acquisitions | 683 |
Additions | 3,048 |
Change in Decommissioning Liabilities | 44 |
Divestitures | 667 |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (61) |
Ending balance | 60,786 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 60,786 |
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (21,240) |
Divestitures | (319) |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (12) |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 3,150 |
Ending balance | (24,059) |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | (24,059) |
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Properties |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 29,226 |
Ending balance | 28,995 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 28,995 |
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Properties | COST |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 43,528 |
Acquisitions | 9 |
Additions | 2,485 |
Change in Decommissioning Liabilities | 42 |
Divestitures | 17 |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (19) |
Ending balance | 46,028 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 46,028 |
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Properties | ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (14,302) |
Divestitures | (8) |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | 13 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 2,726 |
Ending balance | (17,033) |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | (17,033) |
Processing, Transportation and Storage Assets |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 148 |
Ending balance | 152 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 152 |
Processing, Transportation and Storage Assets | COST |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 254 |
Acquisitions | 0 |
Additions | 19 |
Change in Decommissioning Liabilities | 0 |
Divestitures | 0 |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | 5 |
Ending balance | 278 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 278 |
Processing, Transportation and Storage Assets | ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (106) |
Divestitures | 0 |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | 4 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 16 |
Ending balance | (126) |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | (126) |
Manufacturing Assets |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 6,585 |
Ending balance | 7,053 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 7,053 |
Manufacturing Assets | COST |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 12,132 |
Acquisitions | 674 |
Additions | 508 |
Change in Decommissioning Liabilities | 2 |
Divestitures | 633 |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (39) |
Ending balance | 12,644 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 12,644 |
Manufacturing Assets | ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (5,547) |
Divestitures | (299) |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (23) |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 366 |
Ending balance | (5,591) |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | (5,591) |
Retail and Other Assets |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 540 |
Ending balance | 527 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 527 |
Retail and Other Assets | COST |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 1,825 |
Acquisitions | 0 |
Additions | 36 |
Change in Decommissioning Liabilities | 0 |
Divestitures | 17 |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (8) |
Ending balance | 1,836 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 1,836 |
Retail and Other Assets | ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (1,285) |
Divestitures | (12) |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (6) |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 42 |
Ending balance | (1,309) |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | $ (1,309) |

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