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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 10, 2020 defendant | Sep. 11, 2019 USD ($) plaintiff | Dec. 20, 2017 action | Jul. 17, 2017 defendant action | Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 20, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) bond contract | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) netProfitInterest | Jun. 21, 2023 surety | Apr. 05, 2022 letter | Dec. 31, 2017 AUD ($) | Apr. 30, 2017 AUD ($) | Mar. 12, 2014 USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liability for legal contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 83,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental tax and royalty obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000
Retain right of obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum cost considered to be recognized for additional reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of prior letters notifying unable to fund decommissioning obligations | letter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Decommissioning costs incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  | 819,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decommissioning costs reimbursed amount from trust |  |  |  |  |  |  | 293,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decommissioning costs reimbursed amount from the letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 336,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Standby loan agreed to provide related to ARO |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decommissioning contingency for sold |  |  |  |  |  |  | 824,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decommissioning contingency for sold properties |  |  |  |  |  |  | 764,000,000 | $ 738,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 | 450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decommissioning security for sold properties |  |  |  |  |  |  | 199,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico properties (Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,000,000 | 217,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 178,000,000 | 450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties |  |  |  |  |  |  | 212,000,000 | 157,000,000 | $ 446,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sureties issued bonds directly | surety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Sureties issued bonds to issuing bank | surety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Fixed operating lease expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 168,000,000 | 145,000,000 | 128,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 71,000,000 | $ 62,000,000 | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] |  |  |  |  |  |  | Current debt | Current debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] |  |  |  |  |  |  | LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 9) | LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation on finance lease asset |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on finance lease asset |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable lease payment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 74,000,000 | $ 90,000,000 | $ 64,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gulf Of Mexico Shelf Operations And Properties | Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of operations and properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Trust account for disposal group, number of net profits interests | netProfitInterest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Number of bonds held | bond |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments held | contract |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AROs, estimated liability |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 824,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AROs, estimated liability |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plaintiffs alleged damages |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apollo Exploration Lawsuit | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plaintiffs alleged damages |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Australian Operations Divestiture Dispute | Apache Australia Operation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80 |
Loss contingency estimate of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200 |  |
Canadian Operations Divestiture Dispute |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plaintiffs alleged damages |  | $ 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, payment to resolve all claims |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
California Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of actions filed | action |  |  | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | defendant |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Delaware Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | defendant | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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