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2401406 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Goodwill (Details)
(http://www.apachecorp.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesScheduleOfGoodwillDetails)
TableSchedule of Goodwill [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000006769 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Goodwill [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]
United States [Member]Canada [Member]Egypt [Member]North Sea [Member]Geographical [Domain]United States [Member]Canada [Member]Egypt [Member]North Sea [Member]Geographical [Domain]United States [Member]Canada [Member]Egypt [Member]North Sea [Member]Geographical [Domain]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill, Beginning Balance
0  
0  
87,000,000  
0  
87,000,000  
0  
0  
87,000,000  
163,000,000  
250,000,000  
384,000,000  
103,000,000  
87,000,000  
163,000,000  
737,000,000  
Divested
          
(140,000,000) 
0  
0  
0  
(140,000,000) 
Impairments
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
(163,000,000) 
(163,000,000) 
(244,000,000) 
(103,000,000) 
0  
0  
(347,000,000) 
Goodwill, Ending Balance
0  
 
0  
 
87,000,000  
 
0  
 
87,000,000  
 
0  
 
0  
 
87,000,000  
 
0  
 
87,000,000  
 
0  
 
0  
 
87,000,000  
 
163,000,000  
 
250,000,000