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| Network | 2306302 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) (http://www.halliburton.com/role/InventoriesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000045012 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventories | The cost of the remaining inventory was recorded on the average cost method. Inventories consisted of the following:
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