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Discontinued Operations (Major Categories of Assets and Liabilities Reflected as Held for Sale) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Accounts receivable $ 873,277us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent $ 999,872us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventory 242,733us-gaap_InventoryNet 294,195us-gaap_InventoryNet
Total current assets held for sale 376,130us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 943,732us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net 13,331,047us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 13,481,055us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other 81,151us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 98,123us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total non-current assets held for sale 50,960us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent 381,404us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent
Other accrued taxes payable 52,457us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 33,969us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale 151,548us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation 639,140us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
Deferred income taxes payable 1,193,864us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,466,100us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred credits and other liabilities 441,048us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 339,028us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total non-current liabilities associated with assets held for sale 8,310mur_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSaleNoncurrent 95,544mur_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSaleNoncurrent
UK Refining And Marketing Operations [Member]    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Cash 200,512us-gaap_Cash
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301,302us-gaap_Cash
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Accounts receivable 97,568us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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302,059us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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Inventory 42,161us-gaap_InventoryNet
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254,240us-gaap_InventoryNet
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Other 35,889us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
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86,131us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
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Total current assets held for sale 376,130us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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943,732us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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Property, plant and equipment, net 50,947us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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360,347us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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Other 13us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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21,057us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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Total non-current assets held for sale 50,960us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent
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381,404us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent
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Accounts payable 59,023us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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484,082us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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Other accrued taxes payable 40,653us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
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130,028us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
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Accrued compensation and severance 30,872us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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17,020us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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Refinery decommissioning cost 21,000mur_RefineryDecommissioningCosts
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Other   8,010us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
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Total current liabilities associated with assets held for sale 151,548us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
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639,140us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
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Deferred income taxes payable 3,873us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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68,096us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Deferred credits and other liabilities 4,437us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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27,448us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Total non-current liabilities associated with assets held for sale $ 8,310mur_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSaleNoncurrent
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$ 95,544mur_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSaleNoncurrent
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