Risk Management and Trading Activities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2011 MMbbl	Dec. 31, 2010 MMbbl
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Interest rate (millions of U.S. Dollars)	895
Crude oil and refined petroleum products (millions of barrels) [Member] | Gross Volume of Derivative Instruments Outstanding Relating to Trading Activities [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts	2,966	3,328
Crude oil and refined petroleum products (millions of barrels) [Member] | Gross Volume of the Corporation's Energy Marketing Commodity Contracts Outstanding [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts	27	30
Crude oil and refined petroleum products (millions of barrels) [Member] | Gross Volume of the corporate risk management derivative instruments outstanding [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts	22	35
Natural Gas Millions of Mcf [Member] | Gross Volume of Derivative Instruments Outstanding Relating to Trading Activities [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts	4,910	4,699
Natural Gas Millions of Mcf [Member] | Gross Volume of the Corporation's Energy Marketing Commodity Contracts Outstanding [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts	2,532	2,210
Electricity Millions of Megawatt Hours [Member] | Gross Volume of Derivative Instruments Outstanding Relating to Trading Activities [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts	268	79
Electricity Millions of Megawatt Hours [Member] | Gross Volume of the Corporation's Energy Marketing Commodity Contracts Outstanding [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Absolute volume of derivative commodity contracts	242	301
Equity securities (millions of shares) [Member] | Gross Volume of Derivative Instruments Outstanding Relating to Trading Activities [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Equity Securities (millions of shares)	34	35
Gross Volume of Derivative Instruments Outstanding Relating to Trading Activities [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Foreign exchange (millions of U.S. Dollars)	621	506
Interest rate (millions of U.S. Dollars)	127	205
Gross Volume of the corporate risk management derivative instruments outstanding [Member]
Gross volume of the Corporation's derivative contracts and instruments outstanding
Foreign exchange (millions of U.S. Dollars)	940	1,025
Interest rate (millions of U.S. Dollars)	895	310