Bakken Midstream Joint Venture - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
		Jul. 02, 2015	Jul. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2013
Bakken Midstream Joint Venture [Line Items]
Percentage interest sold of Hess Infrastructure Partners			50.00%
Proceeds from sale of interest in Hess Infrastructure Partners			$ 2,628	$ 0	$ 2,628	$ 0
Term of tariff agreements between Hess Corporation and the Bakken Midstream							10 years
Additional renewal period of tariff agreements by Bakken Midstream							10 years
Hess Corporation's ownership percentage in Bakken Midstream				50.00%
After tax gain from sale of equity interest					2,061
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage				50.00%			50.00%
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 2,732	2,716	$ 2,444	$ 2,732	$ 1,814
Property, plant and equipment, net	[1]			23,595	26,352		23,595
Bakken Midstream
Bakken Midstream Joint Venture [Line Items]
Term Loan A facility - Face amount			$ 600	$ 600	$ 600		600
Term Loan A facility - Term		5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
HIP
Bakken Midstream Joint Venture [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 2	$ 3		2
Property, plant and equipment, net				$ 2,528	2,358		$ 2,528
Bakken Midstream liabilities non-recourse to Hess Corporation				liabilities totaling $841 million (2015: $831 million)
Capital in Excess of Par
Bakken Midstream Joint Venture [Line Items]
After tax gain from sale of equity interest					763
Noncontrolling Interests
Bakken Midstream Joint Venture [Line Items]
After tax gain from sale of equity interest					$ 1,298

[1] Of the total Europe, Property, plant and equipment (net), Norway represented $3,893 million in 2016 (2015: $4,108 million).