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Shareholders' Equity (Shareholders' Equity, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Common Stock, and Preferred Stock) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jul. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorization Amount Increase     $ 4,800,000,000hal_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizationAmountIncrease
Issued 1,071,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 1,072,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued  
In treasury (223,000,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares (223,000,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares  
Total shares of common stock outstanding 848,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 849,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding  
Defined benefit and other postretirement liability adjustments (326,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax [1] (241,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax [1]  
Cumulative translation adjustment (70,000,000)hal_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentPretax (69,000,000)hal_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentPretax  
Other (3,000,000)hal_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherNetOfTax 3,000,000hal_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherNetOfTax  
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (399,000,000)hal_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss (307,000,000)hal_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss  
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]      
Stock authorized to repurchase 5,700,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1    
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method (800,000,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod (4,356,000,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod  
Number of shares of common stock repurchased from inception (in shares) 201,000,000hal_TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredFromInception    
Approximate value of shares of common stock repurchased from inception 8,400,000,000hal_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethodFromInception    
Repurchase of shares during the period (in shares) 13,300,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired    
Preferred Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]      
Number of shares of preferred stock that are authorized for issuance (in shares) 5,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized    
Number of shares preferred stock that are issued at period end (in shares) 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued    
Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Net actuarial losses 298,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
222,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Parent [Member]      
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]      
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method $ (800,000,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
   
[1] (a) Included net actuarial losses for our international pension plans of $298 million at December 31, 2014 and $222 million at December 31, 2013.