Description of Business - Additional Information (Detail)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 16, 2019 shares	Apr. 10, 2017	Dec. 31, 2022 Segment shares MMcf	Dec. 31, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2020 shares MMcf	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 25, 2018 MMcf	Jan. 24, 2018
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment			3
Natural gas processing capacity expansion			85
Number of units hold in partnership | shares			239,850,452	253,313,996	284,445,236	284,377,583
Maximum
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Natural gas processing capacity expansion			130
LM4
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in joint venture							50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Gas processing plant capacity								200
LM4 | Targa Resources Corp.
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in joint venture								50.00%	50.00%
Common Class A
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Number of units hold in partnership | shares			44,002,846	33,672,068	18,028,308	17,960,655
Hess
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in joint venture			50.00%
Global Infrastructure Partners
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in joint venture			50.00%
Hess T G P Operations Limited Partnership
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Natural gas processing capacity expansion					150
Third-party Residue Export Expansion
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Expected natural gas processing capacity			400
Hess Midstream Partners GP Limited Partner
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest		100.00%
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP | IPO
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest		20.00%
Hess Mentor Storage Holdings Limited Liability Company | IPO
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest		100.00%
Hess Infrastructure Partners Limited Partnership Joint Interest Assets
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest	80.00%	80.00%
Hess Water Services and Hess Midstream Partners GP Limited Partner
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest	100.00%	100.00%
Hess and GIP | Common Class A
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Number of units hold in partnership | shares	898,000