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STOCK COMPENSATION (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2016 $ / shares shares	Jan. 01, 2015 $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2014 item	Aug. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 shares
Employee awards
Number of employees effected by substitution of awards | item			650
Compensation expense | $					$ 1	$ 26	$ 34		$ 33
Unrecognized compensation expense | $							53
Income tax expense on stock-based compensation | $							$ (1,922)	$ (987)	$ 578
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized							1 year 11 months 9 days
Non-employee directors awards
Vesting period of stock awards for non-employee directors							1 year	1 year
Other disclosures
Percentage of performance target based on specified VCI results							50.00%
Percentage of performance target based on TSR relative to selected peer group							50.00%
Employee stock compensation | Maximum
Employee awards
Aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance | shares					25,000,000			25,000,000
Stock Options
Employee awards
Award vesting period							3 years
Stock options
Percentage of awards vesting each year							0.33%
Award term							7 years
Grant-date valuations
Exercise price per share							$ 4.20
Grant date fair value of stock option awards granted (in dollars per share)							$ 1.50
Stock Option transactions
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	11,515,000	8,481,000					8,481,000
Granted (in shares) | shares							3,208,000
Forfeitures (in shares) | shares							(174,000)
Ending balance (in shares) | shares					8,481,000		11,515,000	8,481,000
Exercisable, end of period (in shares) | shares							2,918,000
Stock Option transactions
Beginning balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.02	$ 8.11					$ 8.11
Granted weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)							4.20
Forfeitures, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)							8.11
Ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)					$ 8.11		7.02	$ 8.11
Beginning balance, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.85	$ 1.98					1.98
Weighted average, grant date fair value of stock option awards granted (in dollars per share)							1.50
Weighted average, grant date fair value of stock option awards forfeited (in dollars per share)							1.98
Ending balance, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 1.98		1.85	1.98
Exercisable, end of period, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)							7.98
Exercisable, end of period, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)							1.96
Stock Options | Black-Scholes valuation method
Grant-date valuations
Exercise price per share							$ 4.20	$ 8.11
Expected life							4 years 6 months	4 years 6 months
Expected Volatility (as a percent)							44.70%	35.40%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)							1.56%	1.40%
Dividend yield (as a percent)							0.95%	0.50%
Grant date fair value of stock option awards granted (in dollars per share)							$ 1.50	$ 1.98
Stock Option transactions
Granted weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)							4.20	8.11
Weighted average, grant date fair value of stock option awards granted (in dollars per share)							$ 1.50	$ 1.98
RSUs
Employee awards
Restricted stock granted to non-employee directors | shares					74,600		153,750	74,600
RSUs | Minimum
Employee awards
Award vesting period							2 years	2 years
RSUs | Maximum
Employee awards
Award vesting period							3 years	3 years
Cash-Settled RSUs
Roll-forward of stock awards other than options
Unvested, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	9,040,000	4,548,000					4,548,000
Granted (in shares) | shares							7,497,000
Vested (in shares) | shares							(1,883,000)
Forfeitures (in shares) | shares							(1,122,000)
Unvested, end of period (in shares) | shares					4,548,000		9,040,000	4,548,000
Stock awards other than options weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)
Unvested, beginning of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.05	$ 7.37					$ 7.37
Granted, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							4.20
Vested, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							7.23
Forfeitures, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							5.12
Unvested, end of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 7.37		$ 5.05	$ 7.37
Stock-Settled RSUs
Employee awards
Income tax expense on stock-based compensation | $							$ 2
Roll-forward of stock awards other than options
Unvested, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	1,321,000	2,773,000					2,773,000
Vested (in shares) | shares							(1,176,000)
Forfeitures (in shares) | shares							(276,000)
Unvested, end of period (in shares) | shares					2,773,000		1,321,000	2,773,000
Stock awards other than options weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)
Unvested, beginning of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 7.94	$ 7.84					$ 7.84
Vested, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							7.67
Forfeitures, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							7.99
Unvested, end of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 7.84		$ 7.94	$ 7.84
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee awards
Percentage of share purchase price of common stock under ESPP		85.00%
Other disclosures
Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan | shares							2,100,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Minimum
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Percent of employees electing to participate in employee stock purchase plan	50.00%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Maximum
Employee awards
Aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance | shares		5,000,000
Cash-settled Awards
Employee awards
Cash payments | $							$ (10)
TSR Awards | Monte Carlo valuation method | Certain executives
Grant-date valuations
Expected life				2 years 10 months 24 days			2 years 6 months
Expected Volatility (as a percent)				43.63%			50.50%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)				1.06%			1.18%
Dividend yield (as a percent)				0.95%
Fair value of underlying CRC stock				$ 4.20			$ 2.33
PSU Awards
Employee awards
Award vesting period				3 years
Other disclosures
Percentage of performance target based on specified VCI results							50.00%
Percentage of performance target based on TSR relative to selected peer group							50.00%
PSU Awards | Minimum
Employee awards
Percent of the target award that would settle fully in cash				0.00%
PSU Awards | Maximum
Employee awards
Percent of the target award that would settle fully in cash				200.00%
Cash settled PSU awards | Certain executives
Roll-forward of stock awards other than options
Unvested, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	2,786,000
Granted (in shares) | shares							2,864,000
Forfeitures (in shares) | shares							(78,000)
Unvested, end of period (in shares) | shares							2,786,000
Stock awards other than options weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)
Unvested, beginning of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 4.20
Granted, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							$ 4.20
Forfeitures, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							4.20
Unvested, end of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							$ 4.20
Stock settled PSU awards | Certain executives
Roll-forward of stock awards other than options
Unvested, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	3,220,000	3,890,000					3,890,000
Vested (in shares) | shares							(670,000)
Unvested, end of period (in shares) | shares					3,890,000		3,220,000	3,890,000
Stock awards other than options weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)
Unvested, beginning of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 7.78	$ 7.65					$ 7.65
Vested, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)							7.03
Unvested, end of period, weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)					$ 7.65		$ 7.78	$ 7.65
Scenario, Forecast | Employee stock compensation | Maximum
Employee awards
Aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance | shares										47,000,000
Scenario, Forecast | Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Maximum
Employee awards
Aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance | shares										10,000,000

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