Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension settlement loss	$ 0		$ (1)	$ (2)	$ (5)
Change in the funded status of retirement plan upon interim re-measurement due to settlement of projected benefit obligation	0		0	152	3
Service cost	11		13	36	40
Net non-service pension (income) costs	(26)		(19)	(90)	(58)
Interest cost	19		14	52	42
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial losses	(2)		(15)	(8)	(43)
Expected return on plan assets	$ 47		$ 49	$ 152	$ 148
Scenario Forecast
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension settlement loss						$ (2)
Service cost						45
Net non-service pension (income) costs						118
Interest cost						70
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial losses						10
Expected return on plan assets						$ 200
Hess Corporation Employees’ Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension settlement loss		$ (13)
Change in the funded status of retirement plan upon interim re-measurement due to settlement of projected benefit obligation		154
Hess Corporation Employees’ Pension Plan | Single Premium Annuity Contract
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Single premium annuity contract cost and Lump sum payments		170
HOVENSA Legacy Employees' Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension settlement loss		11
Change in the funded status of retirement plan upon interim re-measurement due to settlement of projected benefit obligation		6
HOVENSA Legacy Employees' Pension Plan | Single Premium Annuity Contract
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Single premium annuity contract cost and Lump sum payments		80
HOVENSA Legacy Employees' Pension Plan | Lump Sum Payments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Single premium annuity contract cost and Lump sum payments		$ 20