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Accrued Facility And Other Exit Costs Percentage To Be Paid In Current Year Percentage of accrued facility and other exit costs to be paid in current year Accrued Liabilities Current Accrued liabilities Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment Less: Reserves for depreciation, depletion, amortization and lease impairment Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax After-tax deferred gains in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Acquisitions Disclosure [Text Block] Acquisitions Disclosure [Text Block] Acquisition Additional Collateral Aggregate Fair Value Additional collateral Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock Capital in excess of par value Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income Loss To Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities [Abstract] Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities After tax effect of amortization of net actuarial losses that have been previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans. After Tax Effect Of Amortization Of Net Actuarial Losses Previously Recorded In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net effect of amortization of net actuarial losses The after-tax effect of liquidating LIFO (last-in first-out) inventory layers on income. After Tax Effect Of L I F O Inventory Liquidation On Income Effect of LIFO inventory liquidation on income, After tax Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount Out-of-the-money stock options Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share By Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Area Of Land Undeveloped area of land under agreement to sell Area Of Land Sold Area Of Land Sold Undeveloped area of land sold Asset Retirement Obligations Noncurrent ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS Assets TOTAL ASSETS Assets [Abstract] ASSETS Assets Current Total current assets Assets Current [Abstract] CURRENT ASSETS Assets Fair Value Disclosure Recurring Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis Assets Held For Sale At Carrying Value Carrying amount of properties classified as held for sale Assets Held For Sale Current Assets held for sale Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli Fields [Member] Azeri Chirag Guneshli Fields [Member] Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) Fields [Member] Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (TBC) Pipeline And Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) Fields [Member] Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan Pipeline And Azeri Chirag Guneshli Fields [Member] Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline and Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli Fields [Member] Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline [Member] Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan Pipeline [Member] Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline [Member] Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Basis Prices [Member] Basis Prices [Member] Basis prices [Member] Bayonne Energy Center [Member] Bayonne Energy Center [Member] Bayonne Energy Center [Member] Before tax amortization of net actuarial losses that have been previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Before Tax Amortization Of Net Actuarial Losses Previously Recorded In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Amortization of net actuarial losses Beryl Fields And Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (SAGE) [Member] Beryl Fields And Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System Sage [Member] Beryl Fields and Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (SAGE) [Member] Business Acquisition Acquiree [Domain] Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain] Business Acquisition [Axis] Business Acquisition [Axis] Business Acquisition [Line Items] Business Acquisition [Line Items] Business Acquisition Percentage Of Voting Interests Acquired Percentage of equity interest Business Combinations [Abstract] Business Combinations [Abstract] In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of after-tax net gain (loss) recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination. Business Combination Step Acquisition Equity Interest In Acquiree Remeasurement Gain Loss Net After Tax Adjustments of equity investment to fair value, after income taxes Business Combination Step Acquisition Equity Interest In Acquiree Remeasurement Gain Or Loss Adjustments of equity investment to fair value, pre-tax gain Gain recognized on acquisition of controlling interest in equity investee Business Exit Costs 1 Facility and other exit costs Capitalized Costs Of Unproved Properties Excluded From Amortization By Property Or Project [Axis] Project [Axis] Capitalized Costs Of Unproved Properties Excluded From Amortization [Line Items] Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items] Capitalized Costs Of Unproved Properties Excluded From Amortization [Table] Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Table] Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost Additions Pending Determination Of Proved Reserves Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs Balance at March 31, 2014 Balance at January 1 Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs That Have Been Capitalized For Period Greater Than One Year Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year Capitalized Well Costs Attributable To Project Capitalized Well Costs Attributable To Project Capitalized well costs Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR Cash and cash equivalents Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS The net amount of cash received/posted with counterparties as of the balance sheet date as a security for trading and hedging activities. Cash Collateral Received Posted Cash collateral (received) posted Cash as of the balance sheet date posted as collateral against the fair value of derivatives executed with the same counterparty. Cash Posted As Collateral Cash posted to counterparties Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations Cash provided by (used in) financing activities - discontinued operations Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations Cash provided by (used in) investing activities - discontinued operations Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations Cash provided by (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations Cash as of the balance sheet date received as collateral against the value of contracts executed with the same counterparty. Cash Received As Collateral Cash held from counterparties The definition should be Increase (decrease) in the carrying value of the hedged fixed-rate debt (excluding accrued interest). Change In Carrying Value Of Hedged Fixed Rate Debt Increase Decrease Change in the carrying value of the hedged fixed-rate debt - increase/(decrease) Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedging Instruments 1 Change in the fair value of interest rate swaps - increase/(decrease) Closed and new Brent crude hedges. Closed And New Brent Crude Hedges [Member] Closed & New Brent Crude Hedges [Member] Collateral [Member] Collateral [Member] Collateral [Member] Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Text Block] Guarantees and Contingencies Commodity Contract [Member] Commodity [Member] Commodity [Member] Commodity [Member] Commodity, primarily crude oil (millions of barrels). Commodity Primarily Crude Oil Millions Of Barrels [Member] Commodity, primarily crude oil (millions of barrels) [Member] Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PER SHARE Common Stock Including Additional Paid In Capital [Member] Capital in Excess of Par [Member] Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share Common stock, par value Common Stock Shares Authorized Common stock, shares authorized Common Stock Shares Issued Common stock, shares issued Common Stock Value Common stock, par value $1.00 Authorized - 600,000,000 shares Issued - 314,208,324 shares at March 31, 2014; 325,314,177 shares at December 31, 2013 Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HESS CORPORATION Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest Comprehensive income (loss) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Contract prices. Contract Prices [Member] Contract prices [Member] Contract volatilities. Contract Volatilities [Member] Contract volatilities [Member] Corporate and interest. Corporate And Interest [Member] Corporate and Interest [Member] Corporate [Member] Corporate [Member] Corporate risk management derivative instruments. Corporate Risk Management Derivative Instruments [Member] Gross volumes of the Corporate risk management derivative contracts outstanding [Member] Corporate risk management. Corporate Risk Management [Member] Corporate Risk Management [Member] Corporation's proportionate interest in oil and gas assets. Corporations Proportionate Interest Oil And Gas Assets Corporation's proportionate interest in oil and gas assets (in percentage) Cost Incurred In Oil And Gas Property Acquisition Exploration And Development Activities Disclosure [Text Block] Net Changes in Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs Cost of products sold (excluding items shown separately below). Cost Of Products Sold Other Cost of products sold (excluding items shown separately below) Costs And Expenses Total costs and expenses Costs And Expenses [Abstract] COSTS AND EXPENSES Counterparty Netting [Member] Counterparty Netting [Member] Counterparty netting [Member] Crude Oil And Natural Gas Liquids Crude oil and other charge stocks Crude oil and refined petroleum products. Crude Oil And Refined Petroleum Products [Member] Crude oil and refined petroleum products [Member] Crude oil, refined products, and natural gas liquids millions of barrels. Crude Oil Refined Products And Natural Gas Liquids Millions Of Barrels [Member] Crude oil and refined petroleum products (millions of barrels) [Member] Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Debt Current Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Debt Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Table] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DEFERRED INCOME TAXES Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DEFERRED INCOME TAXES Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Gains Losses Amortization of net loss Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer Corporation contributed to its pension plans Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets Expected return on plan assets Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost Interest cost Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost Pension expense Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures Defined Benefit Plans [Axis] Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures Defined Benefit Plans [Axis] Defined Benefit Plans [Domain] Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain] Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost Service cost Defined Benefit Plans Estimated Future Employer Contributions In Current Fiscal Year Budgeted contributions to funded pension plans in 2014 Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Depreciation, depletion and amortization Derivative Assets Total net derivative contract assets Net Amounts, Assets Derivative By Nature [Axis] Derivative, by Nature [Axis] Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments gross assets. Derivative Contracts Designated As Hedging Instruments Gross Assets Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments gross liabilities. Derivative Contracts Designated As Hedging Instruments Gross Liabilities Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments gross assets. Derivative Contracts Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Gross Assets Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments gross liabilities. Derivative Contracts Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Gross Liabilities Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments Derivative Contract Type [Domain] Derivative Contract [Domain] Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Gross Amounts, Assets Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Not Offset Against Collateral Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Assets Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Offset Against Collateral Net derivative contracts (Assets) Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Assets Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Of Cash Collateral Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Of Cash Collateral Cash Collateral, Assets Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Of Physical Derivative And Financial Instruments Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Of Physical Derivative And Financial Instruments Physical Derivative and Financial Instruments, Assets Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Gross Amounts, Liabilities Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Not Offset Against Collateral Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Liabilities Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Offset Against Collateral Net derivative contracts (Liabilities) Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Liabilities Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Of Cash Collateral Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Of Cash Collateral Cash Collateral, Liabilities Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Of Physical Derivative and Financial Instruments Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Of Physical Derivative And Financial Instruments Physical Derivative and Financial Instruments, Liabilities Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Net Net fair value of derivative contracts Derivative Instrument Risk [Axis] Derivative Instrument [Axis] Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] Derivative Instruments Gain Loss By Hedging Relationship By Income Statement Location By Derivative Instrument Risk [Table] Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table] Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items] Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] Derivative Liabilities Total net derivative contract liabilities Net Amounts, Liabilities Derivative [Line Items] Derivative [Line Items] Derivative Name [Domain] Derivative, Name [Domain] Derivative Net Liability Position Aggregate Fair Value Net liability related to derivatives with contingent collateral provisions Derivative Nonmonetary Notional Amount Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts Derivative Notional Amount Derivative notional amount Derivatives And Fair Value [Text Block] Financial Risk Management and Trading Activities Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items] Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] Derivative [Table] Derivative [Table] Discontinued Downstream Business[Member] Discontinued Downstream Business [Member] Discontinued Downstream Businesses [Member] Discontinued Operation Deferred Tax Expense Benefit Discontinued Operation Deferred Tax Expense Benefit Deferred tax provision (benefit) Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation Before Income Tax Income from discontinued operations before income taxes Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract] Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] Discontinued Operations Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Disclosures Table [Text Block] Discontinued Operations Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Disclosures Table [Text Block] Summary of Sales and Other Operating Revenues and Income from Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operation Tax Effect Of Discontinued Operation Provision for income taxes Discontinued Operation Tax Expense Benefit From Provision For Gain Loss On Disposal Current tax provision (benefit) Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Disclosure [Text Block] Discontinued Operations Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Name [Domain] Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Name [Domain] Dispositions [Abstract] Dispositions [Abstract] Dispositions [Abstract] Dividends Common Stock Cash Cash dividends declared Document and Entity Information. Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Type Document Type Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Earnings Per Share Basic Net income per share NET INCOME PER SHARE Earnings Per Share Basic [Abstract] Basic: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HESS CORPORATION PER SHARE BASIC: Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Abstract] Net income attributable to Hess Corporation per share: Earnings Per Share Diluted Net income per share NET INCOME PER SHARE Earnings Per Share Diluted [Abstract] DILUTED: Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Weighted Average Common Shares Effect Of L I F O Inventory Liquidation On Income Effect of LIFO inventory liquidation on income, Before tax Electricity. Electricity [Member] Electricity [Member] Electricity millions of megawatt hours. 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