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Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative Instruments - Statement of Income Table (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]      
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net $ 207us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet $ (392)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet $ (308)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
Commodity Derivatives [Member] | Gathering, Processing, and Marketing Sales [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net 10us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= apc_GatheringProcessingAndMarketingSalesMember
[1] 6us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= apc_GatheringProcessingAndMarketingSalesMember
[1] 18us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= apc_GatheringProcessingAndMarketingSalesMember
[1]
Commodity Derivatives [Member] | (Gains) Losses on Derivatives, net [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net (589)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsMember
141us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsMember
(387)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsMember
Interest-Rate and Other Derivatives [Member] | (Gains) Losses on Derivatives, net [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Total (gains) losses on derivatives, net $ 786us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsMember
$ (539)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsMember
$ 61us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsMember
[1] Represents the effect of Marketing and Trading Derivative Activities.