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Lawsuits, Claims, Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Purchase obligations  
State of New Jersey State of New Jersey
Litigation Settlement, Amount $ 190,000,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
Long term purchase and contractual obligations  
Purchase obligations  
Total purchase obligations 10,000,000,000us-gaap_ContractualObligation
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Purchase obligations, due in fiscal year 2015 3,300,000,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths
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Purchase obligations, due in fiscal year 2016 1,700,000,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInSecondYear
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Purchase obligations, due in fiscal year 2017 1,000,000,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInThirdYear
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Purchase obligations, due in fiscal year 2018 700,000,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInFourthYear
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Purchase obligations, due in fiscal year 2019 500,000,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInFifthYear
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Capital Additions  
Purchase obligations  
Commitments for major fixed and determinable capital expenditures during 2014 and thereafter $ 1,400,000,000oxy_LongTermCommitmentsForMajorFixedAndDeterminableCapitalExpenditures
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