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Reporting Entity [Axis]

0000006769 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	Period [Axis]
	2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	Loss from continuing operations before income taxes is composed of the following:       For the Year Ended December 31,         2016   2015   2014     (In millions) U.S.   $ (997 )   $ (9,386 )   $ (4,807 ) Foreign   (685 )   (2,783 )   (2,023 ) Total   $ (1,682 )   $ (12,169 )   $ (6,830 )
Total Provision for Income Taxes	The total income tax provision (benefit) from continuing operations consists of the following:       For the Year Ended December 31,         2016   2015   2014     (In millions) Current income taxes:             Federal   $ (14 )   $ 363   $ (10 ) State   (30 )   41   1 Foreign   435   31   1,290     391   435   1,281 Deferred income taxes:             Federal   (257 )   (1,123 )   (671 ) State   —   (51 )   (45 ) Foreign   (576 )   (271 )   (1,083 )     (833 )   (1,445 )   (1,799 ) Total   $ (442 )   $ (1,010 )   $ (518 )
Reconciliation of Tax of Income Before Income Taxes and Total Tax Expense	A reconciliation of the tax on the Company’s loss from continuing operations before income taxes and total tax expense is shown below:     For the Year Ended December 31,         2016   2015   2014     (In millions) Income tax expense (benefit) at U.S. statutory rate   $ (589 )   $ (4,259 )   $ (2,391 ) State income tax, less federal effect(1)   (19 )   (7 )   (28 ) Taxes related to foreign operations   303   (662 )   (147 ) Tax credits   (1 )   (6 )   — Tax on distributed foreign earnings   80   726   311 Foreign tax credits   (136 )   (2,090 )   — Deferred tax on undistributed foreign earnings   (31 )   1,903   560 Tax impact of goodwill adjustments   —   82   161 Change in U.K. tax rate   (238 )   (414 )   — Net change in tax contingencies   (19 )   20   (3 ) Canadian USD functional currency election   158   —   — Valuation allowances(1)   10   3,746   1,021 All other, net   40   (49 )   (2 )     $ (442 )   $ (1,010 )   $ (518 ) (1) The change in state valuation allowance is included as a component of state income tax.
Net Deferred Tax Liability	The net deferred income tax liability consists of the following:       December 31,     2016   2015     (In millions) Deferred tax assets:         Deferred income   $ 105   $ 20 U.S. and state net operating losses   1,095   329 Foreign net operating losses   1,424   1,507 Tax credits and other tax incentives   62   82 Foreign tax credits   2,226   2,090 Accrued expenses and liabilities   153   136 Asset retirement obligation   875   1,037 Property and equipment   1,189   1,534 Total deferred tax assets   7,129   6,735 Valuation allowance   (5,401 )   (5,434 ) Net deferred tax assets   1,728   1,301 Deferred tax liabilities:         Deferred income   —   140 Investment in foreign subsidiaries   1,872   1,903 Equity investments   23   5 Property and equipment   1,533   1,773 Other   5   4 Total deferred tax liabilities   3,433   3,825 Net deferred income tax liability   $ 1,705   $ 2,524 Net deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the consolidated balance sheet as follows:       December 31,     2016   2015     (In millions) Assets:         Deferred charges and other   $ 5   $ 5 Liabilities:         Deferred income taxes   1,710   2,529 Net deferred income tax liability   $ 1,705   $ 2,524
Summary of Valuation Allowance Against Certain Foreign Net Deferred Tax Assets and State Net Operating Losses	In 2016, 2015, and 2014, the Company's valuation allowance decreased by $33 million, increased by $3.9 billion, and increased by $966 million, respectively, as detailed in the table below:       2016   2015   2014     (In millions) Balance at beginning of year   $ 5,434   $ 1,564   $ 598 State(1)   (43 )   151   62 U.S.   139   2,159   — Foreign(2)   (129 )   1,560   1,021 Discontinued operations(3)   —   —   (117 ) Balance at end of year   $ 5,401   $ 5,434   $ 1,564   (1) Reported as a component of state income taxes. (2) In 2015, Apache’s subsidiaries completed the sale of its interest in the Kitimat LNG project. As such, the deferred tax assets, liabilities, and valuation allowance related to the project were removed for 2015. (3) In 2014, Apache’s subsidiaries completed the sale of all of the Company’s operations in Argentina. As such, the deferred tax assets, liabilities, and valuation allowance related to Argentina were removed for 2014.
Net Operating Losses	On December 31, 2016, the Company had net operating losses as follows:       Amount       Expiration         (In millions)     Net operating losses:         U.S.   $ 2,452   2018 - 2037 State   4,774   Various Canada   125   2028 - 2035
Schedule of Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward	On December 31, 2016, the Company had foreign tax credits as follows:       Amount       Expiration         (In millions)     Foreign tax credits   $ 2,226   2025-2026
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:       2016   2015   2014     (In millions) Balance at beginning of year   $ 19   $ —   $ 3 Additions based on tax positions related to the current year   15   19   — Reductions for tax positions of prior years   (19 )   —   (3 ) Balance at end of year   $ 15   $ 19   $ —
Key Jurisdictions of Company's Earliest Open Tax Years	U.S. 2012 Canada 2012 Egypt 1998 U.K. 2014