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Equity - Additional information (Details) - COP ($) $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 02, 2024 | Jun. 17, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2011
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized capital |  |  |  | $ 36,540,000 |  |  |
Number of ordinary shares authorised |  |  |  | 60,000,000,000 |  |  |
Number of shares subscribed |  |  |  | 41,116,694,690 |  |  |
Proportion of shares available for public trade held privately |  |  |  | 11.51% |  |  |
Number of shares available for public trade held privately |  |  |  | 4,731,906,273 |  |  |
Proportion of shares held by majority share holders |  |  |  | 88.49% |  |  |
Number of shares held by majority share holders |  |  |  | 36,384,788,417 |  |  |
Capital reserve |  |  |  | $ 11,499,933 |  |  |
Number of shares reserved for issue under options and contracts for sale of shares |  |  |  | 18,883,305,310 |  |  |
Subscribed and paid-in capital |  |  |  | $ 25,040,067 | $ 25,040,067 |  |
Subscribed and Paid-In-Capital |  |  |  | 25,040,067 | 25,040,067 |  |
Additional paid in capital |  |  |  | 6,607,699 | 6,607,699 |  |
Additional paid-in capital receivable |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |
Dividends paid |  |  |  | 15,565,064 | 5,570,876 | $ 13,356,947 |
Profit distribution project reserve |  |  |  |  | 11,993,230 |  |
Ordinary and extraordinary dividends approved for distribution |  |  |  | 12,828,409 | 24,382,199 |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  | $ 629,458 | 668,383 |  |
Percentage of ownership interest acquired |  |  |  | 45.00% |  |  |
Business combination |  |  |  | $ (158,319) |  | (238,839) |
Retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination | $ 102,329 |  |  | (102,329) |  | 0 |
Non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination | $ 55,990 |  |  | (55,990) |  | (238,839) |
Oleoducto de Colombia S.A. | Repsol Ductos de Colombia |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest held | 7.14% |  | 7.14% |  |  |  |
CI Repsol Ductos Colombia S.A.S |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest acquired |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Stabilization Fund of Fuel Prices |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends made against fuel price stabilization fund receivables |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |
Compensation dividend against balance of accounts receivable |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Ecopetrol S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payables |  |  |  | 3,960 | 3,947 |  |
Ecopetrol |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid |  |  |  | 12,802,893 | $ 2,747,231 | $ 11,622,778 |
Ecopetrol | Stabilization Fund of Fuel Prices |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation dividend against balance of accounts receivable |  |  |  | 7,352,053 |  |  |
Share-based payment arrangements |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,118,468
Share-based payment arrangements | Colombian Peso |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital |  |  |  | 4,457,997 |  |  |
Financial guarantee contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital |  |  |  | $ 31,377 |  |  |

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