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Long-Term Debt (Details)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Canadian Dollar Letter of Credit Facilities Due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Canadian Dollar Letter of Credit Facilities Due 2018 [Member]
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Uncommitted Credit Facilities [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Commercial Paper [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial Paper [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.625% Senior Notes due 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
2.625% Senior Notes due 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.95% Senior Notes due 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
2.95% Senior Notes due 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.500% Senior Notes due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
2.500% Senior Notes due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
5.875% Senior Notes due 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
5.875% Senior Notes due 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
6.875% Senior Notes due 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
6.875% Senior Notes due 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
5.625% Senior Notes due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
5.625% Senior Notes due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
4.40% Senior Notes due 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
4.40% Senior Notes due 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.45% Senior Notes due 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
2.45% Senior Notes due 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
4.100% Senior Notes due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
4.100% Senior Notes due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
6.65% Senior Notes due 2028
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
6.65% Senior Notes due 2028
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
4.75% Subsidiary Debt due 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
4.75% Subsidiary Debt due 2014
USD ($)
Debt Instrument Table [Line Items]                                                                    
Total Long-Term Debt $ 5,890,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount $ 5,890,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount                 $ 1,250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 1,250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 900,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 900,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 140,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 140,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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$ 150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Capital Lease Obligation 51,221,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 57,187,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations                                                                
Less: Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 6,579,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 6,579,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent                                                                
Unamortized Debt Discount 31,288,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount 33,966,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount                                                                
Total Long-Term Debt, Net 5,903,354,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 5,906,642,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                                                                
Debt Instrument Issuance [Abstract]                                                                    
Debt Instrument Issuance Face Amount                         350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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                          500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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          150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt Instrument Issuance Interest Rate                             2.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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                      2.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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          4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Maturity Years                         2014                           2020              
Settlement of Foreign Currency                                                                 32,000,000eog_SettlementofForeignCurrency
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Settlement of Interest Rate Swap                         800,000eog_SettlementOfInterestRateSwap
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Proceeds From Issuance of Senior Long-Term Debt                                                     496,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt
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Long-Term Debt by Maturity [Abstract]                                                                    
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt in 2014                             500,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
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= eog_SeniorNotesDue2015Member
                                     
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2015 500,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo                                                                  
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2016 400,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree                                                                  
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2017 600,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour                                                                  
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2018 350,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive                                                                  
Aggregate annual maturity of long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) in 2019 900,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive                                                                  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                                                                    
Long-Term Debt Repayments 500,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 400,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt                                                              
Average Borrowings Outstanding             100,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
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0us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
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12,000,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
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37,000,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
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Borrowings Outstanding       0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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    0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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Weighted average interest rate (in hundredths)             0.70%eog_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRateCommercialPaper
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  0.25%eog_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRateCommercialPaper
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0.30%eog_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRateCommercialPaper
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Eurodollar rate at period end (in hundredths)       1.05%eog_EurodollarRateAtPeriodEnd
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Base rate at period end (in hundredths)       3.25%eog_BaseRateAtPeriodEnd
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Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date       Oct. 11, 2016                                                            
Restricted Cash         150,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
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170,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
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Maximum borrowing capacity       $ 2,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Maximum total debt-to-total capitalization ratio allowed under financial covenant (in hundredths)       65.00%eog_MaximumTotalDebtToTotalCapitalizationRatioAllowedUnderFinancialCovenant
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