| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2407402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligation - Asset Retirement Obligation (Detail) (http://www.apachecorp.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationAssetRetirementObligationDetail)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000006769 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | ||
Asset retirement obligation at beginning of year  | ||
Liabilities incurred  | ||
Liabilities divested  | (  | (  | 
Liabilities settled  | (  | (  | 
Accretion expense  | ||
Revisions in estimated liabilities  | (  | |
Asset retirement obligation at end of year  | 2,598,000,000    | |
Less current portion  | (66,000,000)   | (36,000,000)   | 
Asset retirement obligation, long-term  | 2,432,000,000    | 2,562,000,000 1  |