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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
$ in Millions, $ in Millions
Sep. 10, 2020
defendant
Mar. 31, 2026
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
AUD ($)
Apr. 05, 2022
letter
Dec. 31, 2017
AUD ($)
Apr. 30, 2017
AUD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]              
Accrued liability for legal contingencies   $ 27          
Undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation   2          
Standby loan agreed to provide related to ARO   400          
Number of prior letters notifying unable to fund decommissioning obligations | letter         2    
Decommissioning security for sold properties   41          
Minimum              
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]              
Decommissioning contingency for sold   $ 878 $ 881        
Australian Operations Divestiture Dispute | Apache Australia Operation              
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]              
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount       $ 57     $ 80
Loss contingency, estimated of possible loss amount       $ 133   $ 200  
Delaware Litigation              
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of defendants | defendant 25