Subsequent Event	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	Subsequent EventIn July 2019, the Company announced the completion of a transaction with PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) which was effective January 1, 2019. Through this transaction, Murphy divested its fully issued share capital of the entities conducting Murphy’s operations in Malaysia for $2.0 billion in an all-cash transaction. Murphy is entitled to receive a $100.0 million bonus payment contingent upon certain future exploratory drilling results prior to October 2020. The gain on the sale of approximately $960.0 million will be reported in Murphy’s Consolidated Statements of Operations during the third quarter. The Company does not anticipate tax liabilities related to the transaction.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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