| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2411409 - Disclosure - Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans - Expected Future Benefit Payment (Detail) (http://www.apachecorp.com/role/RetirementAndDeferredCompensationPlansExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentDetail) |
| Table | Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000006769 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | ||
| Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | ||
| Pension Benefits [Member] | Postretirement Benefits [Member] | |
2017 | ||
2018 | ||
2019 | ||
2020 | ||
2021 | ||
Years 2022-2026 | ||