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)	(3,941)	0	0	0	(4,074)	0	(4,074)	133
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1,018	0	0	0	0	1,018	1,018	0
Share-based compensation	93	0	1	92	0	0	93	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(46)	0	0	0	(46)	0	(46)	0
Dividends on common stock	(317)	0	0	0	(317)	0	(317)	0
Common stock acquired and retired	(120)	0	(3)	(43)	(74)	0	(120)	0
Hess Midstream Partners LP units issuance	356	0	0	0	0	0	0	356
Noncontrolling interests, net	(243)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(243)
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	101	(101)	0	0
Net income (loss)	(115)	0	0	0	(282)	0	(282)	167
Other comprehensive income (loss)	481	0	0	0	0	481	481	0
Share-based compensation	104	0	1	103	0	0	104	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(46)	0	0	0	(46)	0	(46)	0
Dividends on common stock	(299)	0	0	0	(299)	0	(299)	0
Common stock acquired and retired	(1,380)	0	(25)	(541)	(814)	0	(1,380)	0
Noncontrolling interests, net	(211)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(211)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	10,888	1	291	5,386	4,257	(306)	9,629	1,259
Net income (loss)	(240)	0	0	0	(408)	0	(408)	168
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(393)	0	0	0	0	(393)	(393)	0
Preferred stock conversion	0	(1)	12	(11)	0	0	0	0
Share-based compensation	125	0	2	123	0	0	125	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(4)	0	0	0	(4)	0	(4)	0
Dividends on common stock	(310)	0	0	0	(310)	0	(310)	0
Conversion of Midstream structure	(7)	0	0	15	0	0	15	(22)
Sale of water business to Hess Infrastructure Partners	0	0	0	78	0	0	78	(78)
Noncontrolling interests, net	(353)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(353)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 9,706	$ 0	$ 305	$ 5,591	$ 3,535	$ (699)	$ 8,732	$ 974