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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized interest		$ 0	$ 38,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Outstanding amount of letters of credit		269,000,000	$ 272,000,000
Line of credit, increase to maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,730,000,000
Hess Midstream Operations LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of debt to EBITDA ratio for prior four fiscal quarter - Maximum			500.00%
Ratio of debt to EBITDA ratio for period after acquisitions - Maximum			550.00%
Secured leverage ratio - Maximum			400.00%
Midstream \| Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (HIP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 800,000,000		$ 800,000,000
3-Year Term Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan period		3 years
Interest rate increase		0.25%
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000
3-Year Term Loan Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate applicable margin		2.25%
Hess Corp - Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility - Outstanding amount		$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 3,500,000,000
Outstanding amount of letters of credit		$ 0
Debt instrument covenant, debt to capital ratio		65.00%
Debt instrument covenant, secured debt to net tangible assets ratio		15.00%
Hess Corp - Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate applicable margin			1.30%
5-Year Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Hess Infrastructure Partners (HIP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan period	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 600,000,000
Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility \| Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (HIP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	190,000,000
Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility \| Hess Infrastructure Partners (HIP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 200,000,000
4-Year Senior Secured Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility \| Hess Midstream Partners LP (Hess Midstream Partners)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan period			4 years
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 300,000,000
5-Year Senior Secured Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 1,000,000,000.0
Term loan period			5 years
5-year Term Loan A facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan period			5 years
5-year Term Loan A facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate applicable margin			1.55%
5-year Term Loan A facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate applicable margin			2.50%
5-year Term Loan A facility \| Hess Midstream Partners LP (Hess Midstream Partners)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 400,000,000
Cash received			$ 210,000,000
5-Year Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan period			5 years
5-Year Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate applicable margin			1.275%
5-Year Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate applicable margin			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 184,000,000
Term Loan A Facility \| Hess Midstream Operations LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		400,000,000
Hess Fixed-Rate Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 5,438,000,000	$ 5,438,000,000
Weighted average interest rate		5.90%	5.90%
Debt instrument covenant, secured debt to net tangible assets ratio		15.00%
5.625% Senior Notes Due in 2026 \| Midstream \| Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (HIP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 800,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate					5.625%
5.125% senior unsecured notes due in 2028 \| Midstream \| Hess Midstream Operations LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 550,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate			5.125%