Disputes, Litigation and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2014 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas v. Weatherford International Ltd. [Member] Oil-for-Food Program and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas v. Weatherford International Ltd. [Member] Oil-for-Food Program and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act [Member]	Jan. 29, 2014 Dobina v. Weatherford International Ltd., et al. [Member] Material Weakness in Internal Controls [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements	$ 253		$ 53
Period of time expected to be monitored for assessing company's compliance upon settlement		18 months

The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 25

-Subparagraph (g)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3536-108585

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