Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred income taxes in non-current assets		$ 21,000,000		$ 59,000,000
Retained earnings		5,597,000,000		10,147,000,000
Capital in excess of par value		5,824,000,000		5,773,000,000
Cumulative effect adjustment to Retained earnings				$ (37,000,000)
Reserve for estimated remediation liabilities		$ 80,000,000
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-16 | Restatement Adjustment
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred income taxes in non-current assets			$ (37,000,000)
Retained earnings			(37,000,000)
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-09 | Restatement Adjustment
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Retained earnings			(2,000,000)
Capital in excess of par value			2,000,000
Cumulative effect adjustment to Retained earnings			$ 0
Hess Corporation
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Variable interest in Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (HIP)	50.00%	50.00%