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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Accretion Expense And Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Accrued Liabilities

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Deferred Tax Liabilities

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Current Assets

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Noncurrent Assets

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Noncurrent Liabilities

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Restricted Cash

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Restructuring And Related Cost, Expected Number Of Positions Eliminated, Percent

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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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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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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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- Definition

This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to items of consideration transferred in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.

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This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to inventory acquired in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.

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This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to property, plant, and equipment acquired in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Amount of additional cost recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement from occurrence of event accelerating recognition of cost.

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Number of shares of stock issued during the period pursuant to acquisitions.

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AERA MERGER - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
AERA MERGER - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 01, 2024	Aug. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 05, 2024
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Purchase of a business, net of cash acquired					$ 853	$ 0	$ 0
Measurement period adjustments					$ (12)	$ 0	$ 0
Expected number of positions eliminated, percent		12.00%
California Resources Corporation \| Existing CRC Stockholders
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of ownership after transaction	76.00%
California Resources Corporation \| Aera
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of ownership after transaction	24.00%
2029 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured)
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			8.25%	8.25%	8.25%			8.25%
Common Stock
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Common stock issued in connection with acquisition (in shares)					21,315,707,000
Aera
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Settlement of Aera debt	$ 990
Purchase of a business, net of cash acquired	853
Cash acquired from acquisition	137
Decrease in asset retirement obligation			$ 54
Increase in inventories			12
Increase in other current assets			40
Decrease in deferred tax liability			19
Decrease in other noncurrent assets			9
Increase in accounts payable			1
Increase in accrued liabilities			29
Decrease in other noncurrent liabilities			23
Decrease in property, plant and equipment			71
Increase in consideration transferred			$ 19
Measurement period adjustments					$ (12)
Restricted cash	$ 27
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual				$ 1,205
Earnings (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date, actual				$ 512
Business combination, integration related costs					57
Business combination, acquisition related costs					30
Share-based payment arrangement, accelerated cost					$ 7
Aera \| Common Stock
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Common stock issued in connection with acquisition (in shares)	21,315,707
Common stock issued in connection with acquisition, deferred consideration (in shares)	346,093