Hess Infrastructure Partners LP - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				48 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2015	Apr. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Percentage interest sold of Hess Infrastructure Partners (HIP)	50.00%
Proceeds from sale of interest in Hess Infrastructure Partners (HIP)	$ 2,628		$ 0	$ 0		$ 2,628
Term of tariff agreements between E&P operating segment & Midstream entities							10 years
Additional renewal period of tariff agreements by Midstream							10 years
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage		50.00%	50.00%				50.00%
After tax gain from sale of equity interest						2,061
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 4,847	2,732		2,716	$ 4,847	$ 2,444
Property, plant and equipment, net			16,192	23,595	[1]		16,192
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (HIP)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents			356	2			356
Property, plant and equipment, net			$ 2,520	$ 2,528			$ 2,520
HIP's liabilities on a nonrecourse to Hess Corporation			liabilities totaling $1,065 million (2016: $841 million)
Capital in Excess of Par Value
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
After tax gain from sale of equity interest						763
Noncontrolling Interests
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
After tax gain from sale of equity interest						$ 1,298
Hess Corporation
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (HIP)		50.00%	50.00%

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