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Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]    
Asset Retirement Obligation Beginning Balance $ 2,096us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation [1] $ 1,783us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation
Incurred, including acquisitions 89us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred 84us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred
Settled, including dispositions (426)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled [2] (78)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled [2]
Accretion expense (included in depreciation, depletion and amortization) 104us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 106us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
Revisions to previous estimates 95us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate 244us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate
Held for sale 0mro_AssetRetirementObligationHeldForSale (43)mro_AssetRetirementObligationHeldForSale
Asset Retirement Obligation Ending Balance 1,958us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation [1] 2,096us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation [1]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Current $ 41us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent $ 87us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent
[1] Includes asset retirement obligations of $41 million and $87 million classified as short-term at December 31, 2014 and 2013.
[2] Includes the sale of our Norway business in the fourth quarter of 2014.