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1055 - Disclosure - Exit and Disposal Costs - Components of and Changes in Restructuring Accruals (Detail)
(http://www.hess.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureExitAndDisposalCostsComponentsOfAndChangesInRestructuringAccruals)
TableSchedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000004447 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Period [Axis]2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]Statement Operating Activities Segment [Axis]
Segment Continuing Operations [Member]Segment Discontinued Operations [Member]Segment Operating Activities [Domain]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Axis]Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Axis]
Employee Severance [Member]Facility Exit Cost [Member]Type Of Restructuring [Domain]Employee Severance [Member]Facility Exit Cost [Member]Type Of Restructuring [Domain]Employee Severance [Member]Facility Exit Cost [Member]Type Of Restructuring [Domain]
Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]Statement Business Segments [Axis]
Exploration And Production [Member]Retail Marketing And Other [Member]Corporate [Member]Exploration And Production [Member]Retail Marketing And Other [Member]Corporate [Member]Exploration And Production [Member]Retail Marketing And Other [Member]Corporate [Member]Segment [Domain]Segment [Domain]Segment [Domain]Segment [Domain]Segment [Domain]Segment [Domain]
Balance at beginning of period
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xsi:nil  
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Provision
75,000,000  
40,000,000  
29,000,000  
62,000,000  
28,000,000  
17,000,000  
 
 
 
108,000,000  
113,000,000  
 
252,000,000  
220,000,000  
 
Payments
(43,000,000) 
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(3,000,000) 
(9,000,000) 
(24,000,000) 
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(35,000,000) 
(69,000,000) 
 
(81,000,000) 
(102,000,000) 
 
Balance at ending of period
32,000,000  
 
40,000,000  
 
26,000,000  
 
53,000,000  
 
4,000,000  
 
17,000,000  
 
85,000,000  
 
44,000,000  
 
43,000,000  
 
73,000,000  
 
44,000,000  
 
117,000,000  
 
171,000,000  
 
118,000,000  
 
289,000,000