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Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (Principal Sources of Change in the Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Extractive Industries [Abstract]        
Net changes in prices and production costs $ (2,697.8)us-gaap_NetIncreaseDecreaseInSalesAndTransferPricesAndProductionCosts $ 267.8us-gaap_NetIncreaseDecreaseInSalesAndTransferPricesAndProductionCosts $ (2,461.1)us-gaap_NetIncreaseDecreaseInSalesAndTransferPricesAndProductionCosts  
Net changes in development costs (2,317.3)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEstimatedFutureDevelopmentCosts (3,456.8)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEstimatedFutureDevelopmentCosts (3,860.1)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEstimatedFutureDevelopmentCosts  
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs (4,076.0)us-gaap_SalesAndTransfersOfOilAndGasProducedNetOfProductionCosts (3,972.4)us-gaap_SalesAndTransfersOfOilAndGasProducedNetOfProductionCosts (3,493.3)us-gaap_SalesAndTransfersOfOilAndGasProducedNetOfProductionCosts  
Net change due to extensions and discoveries 3,251.6us-gaap_ExtensionsDiscoveriesAdditionsAndImprovedRecoveryLessRelatedCosts 4,608.9us-gaap_ExtensionsDiscoveriesAdditionsAndImprovedRecoveryLessRelatedCosts 4,466.3us-gaap_ExtensionsDiscoveriesAdditionsAndImprovedRecoveryLessRelatedCosts  
Net change due to purchases and sales of proved reserves (1,041.0)mur_IncreaseDecreaseDueToPurchasesAndSalesOfMineralsInPlace (135.6)mur_IncreaseDecreaseDueToPurchasesAndSalesOfMineralsInPlace 347.4mur_IncreaseDecreaseDueToPurchasesAndSalesOfMineralsInPlace  
Development costs incurred 3,169.3mur_DevelopmentCostsIncurredDuringPeriod 3,326.8mur_DevelopmentCostsIncurredDuringPeriod 3,299.0mur_DevelopmentCostsIncurredDuringPeriod  
Accretion of discount 1,462.5us-gaap_AccretionOfDiscount 1,109.3us-gaap_AccretionOfDiscount 1,153.5us-gaap_AccretionOfDiscount  
Revisions of previous quantity estimates 518.9us-gaap_RevisionsOfPreviousQuantityEstimates 1,646.0us-gaap_RevisionsOfPreviousQuantityEstimates 728.1us-gaap_RevisionsOfPreviousQuantityEstimates  
Net change in income taxes 790.3us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInFutureIncomeTaxExpenseEstimatesOnFutureCashFlowsRelatedToProvedOilAndGasReserves (662.1)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInFutureIncomeTaxExpenseEstimatesOnFutureCashFlowsRelatedToProvedOilAndGasReserves 9.8us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInFutureIncomeTaxExpenseEstimatesOnFutureCashFlowsRelatedToProvedOilAndGasReserves  
Net increase (decrease) (939.5)us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowOfProvedOilAndGasReservesPeriodIncreaseDecrease 2,731.9us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowOfProvedOilAndGasReservesPeriodIncreaseDecrease 189.6us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowOfProvedOilAndGasReservesPeriodIncreaseDecrease  
Standardized measure $ 9,905.2us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves $ 10,844.7us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves $ 8,112.8us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves $ 7,923.2us-gaap_StandardizedMeasureOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowsRelatingToProvedOilAndGasReserves