RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES (Details) - EBT Total - BP ADS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items]
Concentration of investment, amount	$ 638	$ 604
Concentration of investment, percentage	6.64%	6.94%

Fair value of investment held by employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) as portion of total investments representing concentration risk at or above applicable threshold.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 275
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482861/275-10-50-18

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