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Loss Contingency, Trial or Alternative Dispute Resolution, Number of Referees Apointed

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 13, 2016 AUD ($) claim	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 referee	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 action	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2016 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of actions filed \| action							11
SEC Investigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Civil penalty				$ 15,000,000
Barrick \| Fluor/TECHINT
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount										$ 36,000,000
Parent Company \| Barrick \| Fluor/TECHINT
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount										24,000,000
Partnership Interest \| Barrick \| Fluor/TECHINT
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount										$ 12,000,000
Pending litigation \| Santos Ltd
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought			$ 1,470
Loss contingency, trial or alternative dispute resolution, number of referees apointed \| referee					3
Estimate of possible loss			$ 236
Pending litigation \| Sadara Chemical Company
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought		$ 100,000,000
Estimate of possible loss		$ 574,000,000
Litigation settlement, expense									$ 14,000,000
Pending litigation \| Sadara Chemical Company \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement interest	$ 3,000,000
Pending litigation \| Fluor/TECHINT
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible loss				364,000,000					364,000,000		$ 250,000,000
Pending litigation \| North Texas Tollway Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought				$ 227,000,000		$ 100,000,000
Pending litigation \| Santos Ltd Claim 1
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims \| claim			1
Loss contingency, panel referred damages awarded from other party, value			$ 700
Pending litigation \| Santos Ltd Claim 2
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, panel referred damages awarded from other party, value			$ 790
Pending litigation \| Barrick \| Fluor/TECHINT
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, expense									$ 12,000,000
Pending litigation \| Barrick \| Fluor/TECHINT \| Forecast
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement interest								$ 11,000,000