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Capital Stock - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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May 01, 2024 shares | Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($) shares | Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Nov. 30, 2021 $ / shares | Oct. 30, 2021 $ / shares | Apr. 30, 2021 $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2021 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Nov. 03, 2021 $ / shares | Oct. 31, 2021 $ / shares | Oct. 15, 2021 $ / shares | Oct. 04, 2021 $ / shares | Sep. 29, 2021 shares | Sep. 28, 2021 shares | May 01, 2014 shares
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 892,612,010 | 892,612,010 | 477,828,813 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, authorized (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800,000,000 | 1,800,000,000 | 960,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800,000,000 | 960,000,000 |
Cash dividends, per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.125 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.10 |  | $ 1.12 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.50 |  |  |
Variable dividends (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.30 |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends, per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20.3125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional awards granted (in shares) |  | 1,577,554 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,577,554 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 25,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of shares repurchased | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 488,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative number of shares repurchased under a share repurchase program (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99,000,000 | 99,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock, cumulative shares retired (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative cost of shares repurchased under a share repurchase program | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,900,000,000 | $ 1,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock reissued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cimarex redeemable preferred stock | $ |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,067 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares withheld for taxes | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares held as treasury stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,082,385 | 79,082,385 | 78,957,318 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative cash dividends at the annual rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquidation preference ( in dollar per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liquidation preference | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,000,000 | $ 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock at an initial conversion rate |  | 34.1008 |  |  |  |  |  | 35.38530 | 35.38530 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of cash dividends to common shareholders | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 780,000,000 | $ 159,000,000 | $ 146,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock cash per share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 471.3975 | $ 471.3975 |  |  |  |  | $ 471.3975 |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends, per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 0.56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable dividends (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase program authorizes | $ |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cimarex Stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, issued (in shares) |  | 408,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 35,900,000 | 35,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards | Cimarex Stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, issued (in shares) |  | 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000
Number of shares available for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,500,000 | 10,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Incentive Plan | Stock Options | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000
Scenario Forecast | 2014 Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional awards granted (in shares) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |

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