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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]      
Number of reporting segments 3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 18,470,000,000us-gaap_Revenues $ 14,581,000,000us-gaap_Revenues $ 13,411,000,000us-gaap_Revenues
Major Customer [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= apc_MajorCustomerMember
   
Midstream Reporting Segment [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Number of operating segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= apc_MidstreamReportingSegmentMember
   
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Reporting Segment [Member] | Total S.A. [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues   $ 2,000,000,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= apc_TotalSAMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= apc_OilAndGasExplorationAndProductionReportingSegmentMember
$ 1,900,000,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= apc_TotalSAMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= apc_OilAndGasExplorationAndProductionReportingSegmentMember