Hess Midstream LP (Detail) shares in Thousands, bbl in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	May 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2022 shares	Aug. 31, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares bbl	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Number of underwritten public equity offerings completed								2
Proceeds from sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP			$ 167			$ 167	$ 146	$ 178
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP						333	218	255
Deferred tax impact to noncontrolling interests from sale of units held by parent by consolidated subsidiary		$ 82	84				72	77
Proceeds from repurchase of units held by Hess Corporation and Global Infrastructure Partners, by Hess Midstream Operations LP	$ 100					400	400	750
Proceeds from repurchase of units held by Hess Corporation by Hess Midstream Operations LP	38
Senior unsecured fixed-rate note issued by Hess Midstream Operations LP							$ 400	$ 750
Interest rate of senior unsecured fixed-rate note issued by Hess Midstream Operations LP							5.50%	4.25%
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP						(189)	$ (183)	$ (362)
Deferred tax impact to noncontrolling interests from repurchase of units held by parent by consolidated subsidiary	7					23	17	15
Proceeds to noncontrolling interests from repurchase of units held by parent by consolidated subsidiary	$ 62					$ 212	200	375
Participation by parent in repurchase subsidiary shares						5000.00%
Participation by noncontrolling interest in repurchase of units of consolidated subsidiary						5000.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity [Abstract]
Liabilities						$ 14,405	13,199
Cash and cash equivalents						1,688	2,486
Property, plant and equipment — net						$ 17,432	15,098
Joint venture percentage owned by Targa Resources Corp						50.00%
Capital in Excess of Par
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP			158			$ 158	130	152
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP						31	32	28
Noncontrolling Interests
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP			93			175	88	103
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP						$ (220)	(215)	(390)
Noncontrolling Interests | Change In Ownership
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP			$ 9				$ 16	$ 26
Class A Shares
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Number of Class A shares of subsidiary public offering (in shares) | shares		11,500	12,800				10,200	15,500
Class B Shares
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Number of Class B units repurchased by Hess Midstream LP (in shares) | shares						13,600	13,600	31,250
Hess Midstream LP
Ownership [Abstract]
Percent interest in consolidated entity						38.00%
Hess Midstream LP | Capital in Excess of Par
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP							$ 130	$ 152
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP						$ 31	32	28
Hess Midstream LP | Noncontrolling Interests
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Sale of Class A shares of Hess Midstream LP							88	103
Repurchase of Class B units of Hess Midstream Operations LP						$ 31	32	28
Hess Midstream LP | Public Shareholders
Ownership [Abstract]
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage of GIP						30.00%
Hess Midstream LP | Global Infrastructure Partners
Ownership [Abstract]
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage of GIP						32.00%
Midstream
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Number of Class B units repurchased by Hess Midstream LP (in shares) | shares				13,600	31,250
Senior unsecured fixed-rate note issued by Hess Midstream Operations LP						$ 2,477	2,472
Variable Interest Entity | Hess Midstream LP
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 5	3
Gas processing capacity of LM4 | bbl						200
Processing fees incurred						$ 24	21	$ 28
Variable Interest Entity | Hess Midstream LP | Little Missouri Four
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity [Abstract]
Equity method investment						$ 90	94
Equity method investment, ownership percentage						50.00%
Variable Interest Entity | Hess Midstream LP | Nonrecourse
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity [Abstract]
Liabilities						$ 3,385	3,027
Variable Interest Entity | Midstream
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment — net						$ 3,229	$ 3,173