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Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited) (Detail 3) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
oil and gas reserves        
Extensions, discoveries and other additions 6,444,000ar_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditionsEnergy 3,682,000ar_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditionsEnergy 1,951,000ar_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditionsEnergy  
Increase decrease in proved reserve due to relcassifications (1,417,000)ar_IncreaseDecreaseInProvedReserveDueToRelcassifications      
Reduction of proved reserves resulted from downward price revisions   788,000ar_DecreaseInProvedReservesDueToDownwardPriceRevisions 102,000ar_DecreaseInProvedReservesDueToDownwardPriceRevisions  
Sales of proved reserves     (2,174,000)ar_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlaceEnergy  
Increase (decrease) in proved reserves due to performance revisions 361,000.000ar_IncreaseInProvedReservesDueToPerformanceRevisions   324,000.000ar_IncreaseInProvedReservesDueToPerformanceRevisions  
Initial period to drill well   5 years    
Annual net cash inflows        
Period of unweighted first day of the month average prices used to compute future cash inflows   12 months    
Future cash inflows $ 63,632us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesCashInflows $ 30,113us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesCashInflows $ 12,151us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesCashInflows  
Future production costs 21,722us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesProductionCosts 5,967us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesProductionCosts 1,660us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesProductionCosts  
Future development costs 8,212us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesDevelopmentCosts 5,349us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesDevelopmentCosts 3,270us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesDevelopmentCosts  
Future net cash flows before income tax 33,698ar_DiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesFutureNetCashFlowsBeforeIncomeTaxExpense 18,797ar_DiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesFutureNetCashFlowsBeforeIncomeTaxExpense 7,221ar_DiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesFutureNetCashFlowsBeforeIncomeTaxExpense  
Future income tax expense 10,726us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesIncomeTaxExpense 5,308us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesIncomeTaxExpense 1,603us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesIncomeTaxExpense  
Future net cash flows 22,972us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesNetCashFlows 13,489us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesNetCashFlows 5,618us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesNetCashFlows  
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows (15,337)us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesTenPercentAnnualDiscountForEstimatedTimingOfCashFlows (8,979)us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesTenPercentAnnualDiscountForEstimatedTimingOfCashFlows (4,017)us-gaap_FutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReservesTenPercentAnnualDiscountForEstimatedTimingOfCashFlows  
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves, Total $ 7,635us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves $ 4,510us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves $ 1,601us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves $ 2,470us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves
NGLs and oil        
oil and gas reserves        
Extensions, discoveries and other additions     709,000ar_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditionsEnergy
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Increase (decrease) in proved reserves due to performance revisions 2.000ar_IncreaseInProvedReservesDueToPerformanceRevisions
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Initial period to drill well 5 years 5 years    
Number of horizontal producing wells acquired 5ar_NumberOfWellsAcquired
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Number of dry gas locations 191ar_NumberOfDryGasLocations
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Future cash inflows computation period 12 months      
Percentage of net cash inflows that were dicounted at annual rate 10.00%ar_AnnualCashInflowDiscountedPercentage
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Arkoma and Piceance Basin        
oil and gas reserves        
Sales of proved reserves     2,174,000ar_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlaceEnergy
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