Other Comprehensive Income Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Other Comprehensive Income Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Information

		Cumulative	Post-
		Foreign	retirement
		Exchange	Benefits
ExxonMobil Share of Accumulated Other		Translation	Reserves
Comprehensive Income		Adjustment	Adjustment	Total
		(millions of dollars)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		(14,170)	(9,341)	(23,511)
Current period change excluding amounts reclassified
	from accumulated other comprehensive income	(331)	552	221
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
	comprehensive income	-	1,051	1,051
Total change in accumulated other comprehensive income		(331)	1,603	1,272
Balance as of December 31, 2016		(14,501)	(7,738)	(22,239)
Current period change excluding amounts reclassified
	from accumulated other comprehensive income	4,879	(170)	4,709
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
	comprehensive income	140	1,128	1,268
Total change in accumulated other comprehensive income		5,019	958	5,977
Balance as of December 31, 2017		(9,482)	(6,780)	(16,262)
Current period change excluding amounts reclassified
	from accumulated other comprehensive income	(4,595)	201	(4,394)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
	comprehensive income	196	896	1,092
Total change in accumulated other comprehensive income		(4,399)	1,097	(3,302)
Balance as of December 31, 2018		(13,881)	(5,683)	(19,564)

Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income - Before-tax Income/(Expense)		2018	2017	2016
		(millions of dollars)
Foreign exchange translation gain/(loss) included in net income
	(Statement of Income line: Other income)	(196)	(234)	-
Amortization and settlement of postretirement benefits reserves
	adjustment included in net periodic benefit costs
	(Statement of Income line: Non-service pension and postretirement
	benefit expense)	(1,208)	(1,656)	(1,531)

Schedule Of Income Tax (Expense)/Credit For Components Of Other Comprehensive Income

Income Tax (Expense)/Credit For
Components of Other Comprehensive Income		2018	2017	2016
		(millions of dollars)
Foreign exchange translation adjustment		32	67	43
Postretirement benefits reserves adjustment (excluding amortization)		(193)	201	(247)
Amortization and settlement of postretirement benefits reserves
	adjustment included in net periodic benefit costs	(277)	(491)	(445)
Total		(438)	(223)	(649)