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DIVESTITURES AND ACQUISITIONS - Divestitures (Details) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 14, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from asset divestitures					$ 15	$ 32	$ 80
Gain on asset divestitures					11	32	59
Fort Apache In Huntington Beach \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| a				0.9
Proceeds from asset divestitures				$ 10
Gain on asset divestitures				$ 6
Round Mountain Unit \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on asset divestitures		$ 25
Ventura Basin \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on asset divestitures	$ 4						11
Lost Hills, San Joaquin Basin \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on asset divestitures			$ 49
Working interest acquired by MIRA			50.00%
Option retained to capture carbon emissions, percent			100.00%
Percent of deep rights and related seismic data retained			100.00%
CRC Plaza \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from asset divestitures							13
Gain on asset divestitures							$ 0
Term of lease							18 months
Other Divestitures \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposition of business					$ 1	$ 7	$ (1)