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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Future annual rate of increase in cost of health care for 2014 to measure postretirement benefit obligations 7.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear    
Ultimate rate of health care cost in 2020 and thereafter 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate    
Provisions of the March 2010 Health Care Reform In March 2010, the United States Congress enacted a health care reform law. Along with other provisions, the law (a) eliminated the tax free status of federal subsidies to companies with qualified retiree prescription drug plans that are actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D plans beginning in 2013; (b) imposes a 40% excise tax on high-cost health plans as defined in the law beginning in 2018; (c) eliminated lifetime or annual coverage limits and required coverage for preventative health services beginning in September 2010; and (d) imposed a fee of $2 (subsequently adjusted for inflation) for each person covered by a health insurance policy beginning in September 2010.    
Excise tax rate imposed on high-cost health plans beginning 2018 40.00%mur_FederalExciseTaxRate    
Government imposed fee for each person covered by health insurance policy $ 2mur_AdjustmentPolicyChargesAndFeeIncome    
Equity securities minimum market capitalization 100,000,000mur_MinimumCompanyMarketCapitalization    
Weighted average expected return on plan asset 6.11%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets    
Defined benefit plan, percentage of employer's matching contribution 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
Thrift plan expense 10,229,000mur_ThriftPlanExpense 13,839,000mur_ThriftPlanExpense 12,594,000mur_ThriftPlanExpense
Investment 2 [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Domestic plan, investment notice period 90 days    
Investment 3 [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Domestic plan, investment lock up period 3 years    
Domestic plan, investment notice period 95 days    
Foreign Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions to benefit plans 35,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Expected benefit plan contributions to be made during next year 36,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Domestic postretirement benefits plan [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions to benefit plans 3,641,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
   
Expected benefit plan contributions to be made during next year 5,481,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
   
Domestic defined benefit pension plans [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions to benefit plans 27,948,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
   
Expected benefit plan contributions to be made during next year 40,045,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
   
Foreign Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions to benefit plans 19,331,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Expected benefit plan contributions to be made during next year $ 18,739,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
United Kingdom [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Asset performance compared to a benchmark return, percent targeted to outperform the benchmark over three years 0.75%mur_PlanAssetAnnualTargetToOutperformBenchmarkReturn
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Percentage fixed income allocation 95.00%mur_PercentageOfFundsNetAssetsInvested
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Maximum percentage of income investment in securities 5.00%mur_PercentageOfInvestmentsInEquitySecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
United Kingdom [Member] | Foreign Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Description of equity and fixed income securities allocation Approximately one-half of the equity allocation is to be invested in U.K. securities and the remainder split between North American, European, Japanese and other Pacific Basin securities. A minimum of 95% of the fixed income allocation is to be invested in U.K. securities with up to 5% in international or high yield bonds.    
Maximum [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Investment Manager's portfolio to be held in equity securities of any one issuer 10.00%mur_DefinedBenefitPlanAlternativeInvestments
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Equity securities [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 70.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
   
Weighted average expected return on plan asset 7.72%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
   
Equity securities [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 27.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 98.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Target allocations of plan assets 60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Equity securities [Member] | Canada [Member] | Foreign Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 75.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Target allocations of plan assets 60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Fixed Income Securities [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
   
Fixed income portfolio, maximum average maturity years 11 years    
Weighted average expected return on plan asset 4.04%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
   
Basis used to determine expected return on plan asset, percentage of expected return (expense) 0.53%mur_DefinedBenefitPlanBasisUsedToDetermineOverallExpectedLongTermRateOfReturnsOnAssetsAssumption
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
   
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Target allocations of plan assets 40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Canada [Member] | Foreign Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 45.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Target allocations of plan assets 35.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
US long/short equity fund [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= mur_UnitedStatesLongShortEquityFundMember
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 15.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= mur_UnitedStatesLongShortEquityFundMember
   
Cash equivalents [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 15.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
   
Cash equivalents [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
   
Cash equivalents [Member] | Canada [Member] | Foreign Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Target allocations of plan assets, minimum 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Target allocations of plan assets, maximum 15.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Target allocations of plan assets 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CashEquivalentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
   
Commingled equity fund [Member]      
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]      
Domestic plan, investment notice period 10 days