Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables

			Dec. 31,	Dec. 31,
			2018	2017
			(millions of dollars)
Equity method company investments and advances
	Investments		26,382	24,354
	Advances		8,608	9,112
		Total equity method company investments and advances	34,990	33,466
Equity securities carried at fair value and other investments at adjusted cost basis (1)			210	174
Long-term receivables and miscellaneous, net of reserves of $ 5,471 million and $5,432 million			5,590	5,520
		Total	40,790	39,160
(1) Effective January 1, 2018, ExxonMobil adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Update, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The portion of unrealized gains and losses recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at December 31, 2018, and the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values at December 31, 2018, were not significant to the Corporation.