Outstanding and Weighted Average Common Shares - Net Income (Loss) & Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Used in Computation of Basic & Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Hess Corporation Common Stockholders:
Net Income	$ 1,738	$ 2,447	$ 890
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	356	351	331
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic, Total	$ 1,382	$ 2,096	$ 559
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Shares outstanding – Basic (in shares)	305.9	308.1	307.4
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (in shares)	307.6	309.6	309.3
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 4.52	$ 6.80	$ 1.82
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 4.49	$ 6.77	$ 1.81
Restricted Common Stock
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of diluted shares (in shares)	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stock Options
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of diluted shares (in shares)	0.2	0.2	0.7
Performance Share Units
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of diluted shares (in shares)	0.0	0.0	0.0
Restricted Common Stock
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	0.5	0.7	0.7
Stock Options
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	0.7	0.6	0.4
Performance Share Units
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	0.5	0.2	0.8