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Business Combination, Acquisition And Integration Related Costs

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Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Expected Annual Dividend

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2024	Aug. 02, 2024	Jul. 01, 2024	Jul. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared, common stock (in dollars per share)					$ 0.31	$ 0.31	$ 0.2825	$ 0.2825	$ 0.31	$ 0.2825
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total annual dividend (in dollars per share)		$ 1.55
Total quarterly dividend (in dollars per share)		$ 0.3875
Dividends declared, common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3875
California Resources Corporation \| Existing CRC Stockholders \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of ownership before transaction			76.00%
California Resources Corporation \| Aera Energy, LLC \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of ownership before transaction			24.00%
Aera Energy, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Transaction and integration costs					$ 13				$ 26
Aera Energy, LLC \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock issued in connection with merger (in shares)			21,315,707
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 990
Business combination, acquisition related costs				$ 27