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JOINT VENTURES - Other (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 27, 2020 day $ / bbl | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) well $ / shares shares | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) well | Oct. 27, 2020 $ / shares | Apr. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Working interest retained by CRC |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
CRC's working interest if MIRA receives cash distributions equal to a predetermined threshold return |  |  | 82.50% |  |  |
Oil and natural gas, price per barrel | $ / bbl | 45 |  |  |  |  |
Number of trading days | day | 30 |  |  |  |  |
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 36 |
Alpine JV |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial commitment |  |  | $ 320 |  |  |
Potential total investment commitment in joint venture |  |  | $ 226 |  |  |
Joint venture investment period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Number of wells agreed for drilling under JV program | well |  |  | 275 |  |  |
Funding provided by MIRA for development of properties |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Working interest acquired by MIRA |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |
Colony Capital, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  | 1,250 |  |  |
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 40 |  |  |
MIRA | Joint Venture With Macquarie Infrastructure And Real Assets Inc |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding provided by MIRA for development of properties |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Working interest acquired by MIRA |  |  |  |  |  | 90.00%
Working interest retained by CRC |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%
CRC's working interest if MIRA receives cash distributions equal to a predetermined threshold return |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00%
Royale JV |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of wells agreed for drilling under JV program | well |  |  |  | 30 |  |
Working interest retained by CRC |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |
Development joint venture period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Commitment in joint venture for natural gas development |  |  |  | $ 23 |  |
Commitment in joint venture for natural gas development on funded date |  |  |  | 8 |  |
Investment commitment in joint venture |  |  |  | 13 |  |
Commitment contributed |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |
Postponement period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |

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