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Critical Accounting Judgments and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty - Additional Information (Detail)		8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 13, 2022	Aug. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
WRB Refining LP
Disclosure of joint operations [line items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint operation			50.00%
BP-Husky Refining LLC
Disclosure of joint operations [line items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint operation			50.00%
Sunrise Oil Sands Partnership
Disclosure of joint operations [line items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint operation	35.00%	50.00%

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The proportion of ownership interest in a joint operation attributable to the entity. [Refer: Joint operations [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
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