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, 2015	$ 20,401	$ 0	$ 286	$ 4,127	$ 16,637	$ (1,664)	$ 19,386	$ 1,015
Net income (loss)	(861)	0	0	0	(901)	0	(901)	40
Other comprehensive income (loss)	165	0	0	0	0	165	165	0
Common stock issuance	1,607	1	29	1,577	0	0	1,607	0
Share-based compensation, including income taxes	39	0	2	37	0	0	39	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(18)	0	0	0	(18)	0	(18)	0
Dividends on common stock	(159)	0	0	0	(159)	0	(159)	0
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	21,174	1	317	5,741	15,559	(1,499)	20,119	1,055
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	15,591	1	317	5,773	10,147	(1,704)	14,534	1,057
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards at Dec. 31, 2016	(37)	0	0	2	(39)	0	(37)	0
Net income (loss)	(713)	0	0	0	(773)	0	(773)	60
Other comprehensive income (loss)	186	0	0	0	0	186	186	0
Share-based compensation, including income taxes	52	0	1	51	0	0	52	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(23)	0	0	0	(23)	0	(23)	0
Dividends on common stock	(159)	0	0	0	(159)	0	(159)	0
Hess Midstream Partners LP units issuance	356	0	0	0	0	0	0	356
Noncontrolling interests, net	(175)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(175)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2017	$ 15,078	$ 1	$ 318	$ 5,826	$ 9,153	$ (1,518)	$ 13,780	$ 1,298