Segment Information - Financial Data by Operating Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Revenues - Third parties	$ 4,762	$ 6,636	$ 10,737
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Operating Revenues	4,762	6,636	10,737
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Hess Corporation	(6,132)	(3,008)	1,692
Interest Expense	338	341	323
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	3,244	3,955	3,224
Impairment	67	1,616	0
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	2,222	(1,299)	744
Investment in Affiliates	146	154
Identifiable Assets	28,621	34,157
Capital Expenditures	1,921	4,049	5,274
Exploration and Production
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Revenues - Third parties	4,762	6,636	10,737
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Operating Revenues	4,762	6,636	10,737
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Hess Corporation	(4,963)	(2,717)	2,086
Interest Expense	0	0	0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	3,132	3,852	3,140
Impairment	0	1,616
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	1,588	(1,111)	989
Investment in Affiliates	146	154
Identifiable Assets	23,102	28,863
Capital Expenditures	1,645	3,753	4,920
Bakken Midstream
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Revenues - Third parties	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues	510	564	319
Operating Revenues	510	564	319
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Hess Corporation	41	86	10
Interest Expense	19	10	2
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	102	88	70
Impairment	67	0
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	25	52	7
Investment in Affiliates	0	0
Identifiable Assets	2,919	2,754
Capital Expenditures	276	296	301
Corporate, Interest and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Revenues - Third parties	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues	0	0	0
Operating Revenues	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Hess Corporation	(1,210)	(377)	(404)
Interest Expense	319	331	321
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	10	15	14
Impairment	0	0
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	609	(240)	(252)
Investment in Affiliates	0	0
Identifiable Assets	2,600	2,540
Capital Expenditures	0	0	53
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Revenues - Third parties	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues	(510)	(564)	(319)
Operating Revenues	(510)	(564)	(319)
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Hess Corporation	0	0	0
Interest Expense	0	0	0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	0	0	0
Impairment	0	0
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	0	0	0
Investment in Affiliates	0	0
Identifiable Assets	0	0
Capital Expenditures	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0