Description of the Plan (Details) - EBP 001 - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage	75.00%
Participant compensation supplemental, percentage	73.00%
Matching percentage	4.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage	1.00%
Participant compensation regular pay, percentage	8.00%
Maximum borrowing, amount	$ 50,000,000
Maximum borrowing, to total account, percentage	50.00%
Minimum borrowing, amount	$ 1,000,000
General loan, minimum borrowing term	6 months
General loan, maximum borrowing term	5 years
Primary residence, borrowing term	25 years
Notes receivable from participants	$ 124,294,748	$ 123,529,117
Automatic distributions threshhold	1,000
Forfeited nonvested account	1,366,027	419,496
Employee benefit plan, forfeited account balances used to pay of plan expenses	278,624
Forfeited nonvested account, decrease from employer contribution	2,317,403	$ 1,152,948
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements	1,557,764
Participant contributions	$ 1,161,346,863
Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution, fixed rate contribution, percentage	100.00%
Participant loan, interest rate	2.23%
Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution, fixed rate contribution, percentage	2.00%
Participant loan, interest rate	10.25%

EBP, Automatic Distributions Threshhold

No definition available.

Name:	cvx_EBPAutomaticDistributionsThreshhold
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Fixed rate annual contribution for eligible participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EBPEmployerContributionAnnualFixedRateContributionPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Regular Pay, Percentage

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EBPEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationRegularPayPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Supplemental, Percentage

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EBPEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationSupplementalPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Primary Residence, Maximum Borrowing Term

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountPrimaryResidenceMaximumBorrowingTerm
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Maximum Borrowing Term

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantGeneralLoanMaximumBorrowingTerm
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Minimum Borrowing Term

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantGeneralLoanMinimumBorrowingTerm
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Maximum Contribution to Eligible Compensation, Percentage

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EBPParticipantContributionMaximumContributionToEligibleCompensationPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Employee Benefit Plan, Forfeited Account Balances Used to Pay Of Plan Expenses

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedAccountBalancesUsedToPayOfPlanExpenses
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Employee Benefit Plan, Suspense Account Balances Used to Pay Of Plan Expenses

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cvx_EmployeeBenefitPlanSuspenseAccountBalancesUsedToPayOfPlanExpenses
Namespace Prefix:	cvx_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of net asset available for benefit transferred to (from) employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) from (to) external plan.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478873/962-325-55-17

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6A-05(a)(Schedule III))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478416/962-205-50-1

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 8
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477063/962-205-45-8

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478416/962-205-50-1

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Percentage of employer matching contribution on eligible participant contribution to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Percentage of participant compensation eligible for employer matching contribution for participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of plan asset, in forfeited nonvested account, no longer allocated to participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccount
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of decrease in forfeited nonvested account of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) from employer contribution.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478873/962-325-55-17

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (j)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478416/962-205-50-1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6A-04(5)(c))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccountDecreaseForEmployerContribution
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of unpaid principal plus accrued but unpaid interest for loan from participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478873/962-325-55-17

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6A-05(a)(Schedule II))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478642/962-310-45-2

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of maximum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow.

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Percentage of maximum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow to total participant account balance.

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of minimum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow.

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Interest rate on participant loan in schedule of asset held for investment of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 10
-Paragraph b
-Subparagraph (1)(i)(D)
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6A-05(a)(Schedule I))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanInterestRate
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap-ebp_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=cvx_EBP001Member
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_RangeAxis=srt_MinimumMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_RangeAxis=srt_MaximumMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: