Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Net income attributable to ExxonMobil | $ 16,150 | $ 32,520 | $ 32,580 | ||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 4,196 | 4,282 | 4,419 | ||
| Earnings per common share (dollars) | [1] | $ 3.85 | $ 7.6 | $ 7.37 | |
| Dividends paid per common share (dollars) | $ 2.88 | $ 2.7 | $ 2.46 | ||
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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