Weighted Average Common Shares (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income (Loss) and Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Used in Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The Net income (loss) and weighted average number of common shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(In millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to Hess Corporation:
Net income (loss)	$	185	$	(183)	$	534	$	(2,812)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	70		60		240		184
Net income (loss) attributable to Hess Corporation	$	115	$	(243)	$	294	$	(2,996)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	308.1		305.0		307.1		304.7
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted common stock	0.6		—		0.6		—
Stock options	0.3		—		0.5		—
Performance share units	0.9		—		0.9		—
Diluted	309.9		305.0		309.1		304.7

Summary of Antidilutive Shares Excluded from Computation of Diluted Shares

The following table summarizes the number of antidilutive shares excluded from the computation of diluted shares:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Restricted common stock	47,215	2,080,613	78,889	2,089,778
Stock options	705,557	4,424,867	790,155	4,301,311
Performance share units	—	1,083,543	26,405	1,124,022