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Income Taxes - Summary of Valuation Allowance Against Certain Foreign Net Deferred Tax Assets and State Net Operating Losses (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Balance at beginning of year $ 651us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 419us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 60us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
State 57apa_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceStateNetOperatingLossCarryover 32apa_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceStateNetOperatingLossCarryover 7apa_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceStateNetOperatingLossCarryover
Foreign 478apa_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments 132apa_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments 341apa_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments
Discontinued operations (117)apa_DiscontinuedOperationsDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 68apa_DiscontinuedOperationsDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 11apa_DiscontinuedOperationsDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Balance at end of year $ 1,069us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 651us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 419us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance