The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Subsequent Events (Details) - shares shares in Millions		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - shares shares in Millions	Feb. 08, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Hess Midstream LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percent interest in consolidated entity		38.00%
Hess Midstream LP \| Public Shareholders
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage of GIP		30.00%
Hess Midstream LP \| Global Infrastructure Partners
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage of GIP		32.00%
Subsequent Event \| Scenario Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of Class A shares of subsidiary public offering (in shares)	11.5
Subsequent Event \| Scenario Forecast \| Hess Midstream LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percent interest in consolidated entity	38.00%
Subsequent Event \| Scenario Forecast \| Hess Midstream LP \| Public Shareholders
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage of GIP	35.00%
Subsequent Event \| Scenario Forecast \| Hess Midstream LP \| Global Infrastructure Partners
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage of GIP	27.00%