BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Business Segment Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Write-down of oil and gas properties	$ 721	$ 641	$ 521	$ 1,900

The excess of unamortized costs capitalized within a cost center, less related deferred income taxes, over the cost center ceiling limitation, which is charged to expense for oil and gas producing companies that use full cost method of accounting for investments in oil and gas producing properties.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 10

-Paragraph c

-Subparagraph 4(ii)

-Article 4

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