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Financial Risk Management - Fair Values for Corporation's Net Physical Derivative and Financial Assets and (Liabilities) (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Fair Values for Corporation's Net Physical Derivative and Financial Assets and (Liabilities) (Parenthetical) (Detail) [Line Items]  
Long-term debt, including current maturities $ 5,980us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2  
Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Fair Values for Corporation's Net Physical Derivative and Financial Assets and (Liabilities) (Parenthetical) (Detail) [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 6,938us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments 1hes_DerivativeContractsDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGrossLiabilities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Derivative contracts, designated and not designated, as hedging instruments 105hes_DerivativeContractsDesignatedAndNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGrossAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Commodity [Member]  
Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Fair Values for Corporation's Net Physical Derivative and Financial Assets and (Liabilities) (Parenthetical) (Detail) [Line Items]  
Derivative contracts, designated and not designated, as hedging instruments 69hes_DerivativeContractsDesignatedAndNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGrossAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Interest Rate and Other [Member]  
Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Fair Values for Corporation's Net Physical Derivative and Financial Assets and (Liabilities) (Parenthetical) (Detail) [Line Items]  
Derivative contracts, designated and not designated, as hedging instruments 36hes_DerivativeContractsDesignatedAndNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGrossAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= hes_InterestRateAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1  
Disclosure - Financial Risk Management - Fair Values for Corporation's Net Physical Derivative and Financial Assets and (Liabilities) (Parenthetical) (Detail) [Line Items]  
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments $ 3hes_DerivativeContractsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGrossLiabilities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member