Hess Midstream LP (Detail) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares ft³	May 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft³	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft³	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Liabilities	$ 13,328				$ 13,328		$ 13,328		$ 13,199
Cash and cash equivalents	2,226				2,226		2,226		2,486
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 15,741				$ 15,741		$ 15,741		15,098
Gas processing capacity of LM4 | ft³	200,000,000				200,000,000		200,000,000
Joint venture percentage owned by Targa Resources Corp	50.00%				50.00%		50.00%
Processing fees incurred					$ 6	$ 4	$ 11	$ 9
Percent interest in consolidated entity					38.00%
Number of Class B units repurchased by Hess Midstream LP (in shares) | shares	3,400		3,600	13,600
Proceeds from repurchase of units held by Hess Corporation and Global Infrastructure Partners, by Hess Midstream Operations LP	$ 100		$ 100	$ 400
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP					$ (44)	(183)	(90)	(183)
Deferred tax impact to noncontrolling interests from repurchase of units held by parent by consolidated subsidiary	6		4	17
Proceeds to noncontrolling interests from repurchase of units held by parent by consolidated subsidiary	50		50	$ 200
Number of Class A shares of subsidiary public offering (in shares) | shares		12,800		10,200
Proceeds from sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP		$ 167		$ 146			167	146
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP					251	218	251	218
Principal amount of senior unsecured notes issued by Hess Midstream Operations LP						$ 400		$ 400
Interest rate of senior unsecured notes issued by Hess Midstream Operations LP						5.50%		5.50%
Capital in Excess of Par
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP	(11)		8	(32)	11	$ (32)	(19)	$ (32)
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP				130	158	130	158	130
Noncontrolling Interests
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP	$ (11)		$ 8	(32)	$ (55)	(215)	(109)	(215)
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP		93		88		$ 88	$ 93	$ 88
Noncontrolling Interests | Change In Ownership
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP		9		16
Noncontrolling Interests | Recognition Of Deferred Tax Asset
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP		$ 84		$ 72
Little Missouri Four
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%				50.00%		50.00%
Variable Interest Entity | Hess Midstream LP
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3				$ 3		$ 3		3
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,188				3,188		3,188		3,173
Variable Interest Entity | Hess Midstream LP | Nonrecourse
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Liabilities	3,201				3,201		3,201		3,027
Variable Interest Entity | Hess Midstream LP | Little Missouri Four
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment in LM4	$ 93				$ 93		$ 93		$ 94