Statement of Consolidated Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Total Hess Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 24,784	$ 0	$ 325	$ 3,498	$ 21,235	$ (338)	$ 24,720	$ 64
Net income (loss)	2,374	0	0	0	2,317	0	2,317	57
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,072)	0	0	0	0	(1,072)	(1,072)	0
Share-based compensation, including income taxes	265	0	4	261	0	0	265	0
Dividends on common stock	(303)	0	0	0	(303)	0	(303)	0
Common stock acquired and retired	(3,722)	0	(43)	(482)	(3,197)	0	(3,722)	0
Noncontrolling interests, net	(6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(6)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	22,320	0	286	3,277	20,052	(1,410)	22,205	115
Net income (loss)	(3,007)	0	0	0	(3,056)	0	(3,056)	49
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(254)	0	0	0	0	(254)	(254)	0
Share-based compensation, including income taxes	106	0	1	105	0	0	106	0
Dividends on common stock	(287)	0	0	0	(287)	0	(287)	0
Common stock acquired and retired	(91)	0	(1)	(18)	(72)	0	(91)	0
Formation of Bakken Midstream joint venture	2,061	0	0	763	0	0	763	1,298
Noncontrolling interests, net	(447)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(447)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	20,401	0	286	4,127	16,637	(1,664)	19,386	1,015
Net income (loss)	(6,076)	0	0	0	(6,132)	0	(6,132)	56
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(40)	0	0	0	0	(40)	(40)	0
Stock issuance	1,607	1	29	1,577	0	0	1,607	0
Share-based compensation, including income taxes	71	0	2	69	0	0	71	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(41)	0	0	0	(41)	0	(41)	0
Dividends on common stock	(317)	0	0	0	(317)	0	(317)	0
Common stock acquired and retired	0
Noncontrolling interests, net	(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(14)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 15,591	$ 1	$ 317	$ 5,773	$ 10,147	$ (1,704)	$ 14,534	$ 1,057