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THE SPIN-OFF AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	Nov. 30, 2014
Spinoff - CRC | Occidental Petroleum And Subsidiaries
Separation and Spin Off Transactions
Percentage of outstanding shares of common stock initially retained by Occidental	18.50%

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