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Equity Company Information (Schedule Of The Corporation's Percentage Ownership Interest) (Details)
Dec. 31, 2015
Upstream [Member] | Aera Energy LLC [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 48.00%
Upstream [Member] | BEB Erdgas und Erdoel GmbH & Co. KG [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Upstream [Member] | Cameroon Oil Transportation Company S.A. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 41.00%
Upstream [Member] | Cross Timbers Energy, LLC [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Upstream [Member] | Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 18.00%
Upstream [Member] | Karmorneftegaz Holding SARL [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 33.00%
Upstream [Member] | Marine Well Containment Company LLC [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 10.00%
Upstream [Member] | Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Upstream [Member] | Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 10.00%
Upstream [Member] | Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (2) [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 24.00%
Upstream [Member] | Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 25.00%
Upstream [Member] | Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (II) [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 31.00%
Upstream [Member] | Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (3) [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 30.00%
Upstream [Member] | South Hook LNG Terminal Company Limited [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 24.00%
Upstream [Member] | Tengizchevroil, LLP [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 25.00%
Upstream [Member] | Terminale GNL Adriatico S.r.l. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 71.00%
Downstream [Member] | Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Co. Ltd. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 25.00%
Downstream [Member] | Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Chemical [Member] | Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Chemical [Member] | Infineum Holdings B.V. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Chemical [Member] | Infineum Italia s.r.l. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Chemical [Member] | Infineum USA L.P. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%
Chemical [Member] | Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical Co. [Member]  
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]  
Percentage Ownership Interest 50.00%