| Submission | Aug. 02, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0000797468 |
| Registrant Name | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ |
| Form Type | S-3 |
| Submission Type | S-3ASR |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings - Offering: 1 | Aug. 02, 2024 USD ($) shares |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Other Rule | true |
| Security Type | Equity |
| Security Class Title | Common Stock, par value $0.20 per share |
| Amount Registered | shares | 29,560,619 |
| Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit | 59.87 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 1,769,794,259.53 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01476% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 261,221.63 |
| Offering Note | The registrant is hereby registering the sale by the selling shareholder of 29,560,619 shares of common stock. The proposed maximum offering price per unit is estimated at $59.87 per share, the average high and low prices for the common stock, par value $0.20 per share, of the registrant, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on August 1, 2024, solely for the purposes of calculating the proposed maximum offering price and registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. |
| Fees Summary | Aug. 02, 2024 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 1,769,794,259.53 |
| Previously Paid Amount | 0 |
| Total Fee Amount | 261,221.63 |
| Total Offset Amount | 0 |
| Net Fee | $ 261,221.63 |
