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, 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)	(1,306)	0	0	0	(1,397)	0	(1,397)	91
Other comprehensive income	232	0	0	0	0	232	232	0
Share-based compensation, including income taxes	73	0	1	72	0	0	73	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(34)	0	0	0	(34)	0	(34)	0
Dividends on common stock	(239)	0	0	0	(239)	0	(239)	0
Hess Midstream Partners LP units issuance	356	0	0	0	0	0	0	356
Noncontrolling interests, net	(208)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(208)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2017	14,428	1	318	5,847	8,438	(1,472)	13,132	1,296
Common stock acquired and retired	(1,250)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	11,046	1	296	5,445	4,410	(502)	9,650	1,396
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	12,354	1	315	5,824	5,597	(686)	11,051	1,303
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards at Dec. 31, 2017	0	0	0	0	1	(1)	0	0
Net income (loss)	(149)	0	0	0	(278)	0	(278)	129
Other comprehensive income	185	0	0	0	0	185	185	0
Share-based compensation, including income taxes	84	0	1	83	0	0	84	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(34)	0	0	0	(34)	0	(34)	0
Dividends on common stock	(228)	0	0	0	(228)	0	(228)	0
Common stock acquired and retired	(1,130)	0	(20)	(462)	(648)	0	(1,130)	0
Noncontrolling interests, net	(36)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(36)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 11,046	$ 1	$ 296	$ 5,445	$ 4,410	$ (502)	$ 9,650	$ 1,396