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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Lease
Nov. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 31, 2014
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Goodwill included in the divested businesses' net book value     $ 126,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit $ 339,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit    
Effect of LIFO inventory liquidation on income, Before tax 275,000,000us-gaap_EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncome 678,000,000us-gaap_EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncome     165,000,000us-gaap_EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncome  
Effect of LIFO inventory liquidation on income, After tax 171,000,000hes_EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncomeAfterTax 414,000,000hes_EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncomeAfterTax     104,000,000hes_EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncomeAfterTax  
Impairment, environmental, severance and business exit charges, pre-tax 308,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions 523,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions     43,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions  
Impairment, environmental, severance and business exit charges, after-tax 202,000,000hes_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisionsAfterTax 334,000,000hes_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisionsAfterTax     33,000,000hes_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisionsAfterTax  
Charge related to termination of lease contracts and the purchase of retail gasoline stations, before tax 115,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination          
Charge related to termination of lease contracts and the purchase of retail gasoline stations, after tax 72,000,000hes_GainLossOnContractTerminationAfterTax          
Number of retail gasoline station leases, buyout 180hes_NumberOfRetailGasolineStationLeasesBuyout          
Goodwill acquired during period     115,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod      
WilcoHess [Member]            
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Percentage of equity interest           56.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Equity interest on fair value           44.00%hes_EquityInterestOnFairValue
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Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, purchase price           290,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Adjustments of equity investment to fair value, pre-tax gain           39,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainOrLoss
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Adjustments of equity investment to fair value, after income taxes           24,000,000hes_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainLossNetAfterTax
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Goodwill acquired during period           115,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
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Discontinued Operations [Member] | U.S. East Coast Terminal Network, St. Lucia Terminal and Related Businesses [Member]            
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Consideration from sale of retail business       1,000,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Gain (loss) on asset sale, pre-tax       739,000,000us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsGainLossOnSaleOrDisposalPretax
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Gain (loss) on asset sale, after-tax       531,000,000us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsGainLossOnSaleOrDisposalNetOfTax
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Discontinued Operations [Member] | Energy Marketing Business [Member]            
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Consideration from sale of retail business   1,200,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Gain (loss) on asset sale, pre-tax   761,000,000us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsGainLossOnSaleOrDisposalPretax
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Gain (loss) on asset sale, after-tax   464,000,000us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsGainLossOnSaleOrDisposalNetOfTax
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Discontinued Operations [Member] | Retail Business Disposal [Member]            
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Consideration from sale of retail business 2,800,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Gain (loss) on asset sale, pre-tax 954,000,000us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsGainLossOnSaleOrDisposalPretax
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Gain (loss) on asset sale, after-tax 602,000,000us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsGainLossOnSaleOrDisposalNetOfTax
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Goodwill included in the divested businesses' net book value $ 115,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit
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