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Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures - Summary of Oil and Gas Property Costs Not Being Amortized (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]  
Property acquisition costs $ 5,013us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
Exploration and development 1,777apa_ExplorationAndDevelopmentCosts
Capitalized interest 224apa_CapitalizedInterestCosts
Costs incurred 7,014apa_CostsIncurredNotAmortizedOilAndGasProperties
2014 [Member]  
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]  
Property acquisition costs 1,770us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_CurrentYearMember
Exploration and development 1,285apa_ExplorationAndDevelopmentCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_CurrentYearMember
Capitalized interest 43apa_CapitalizedInterestCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_CurrentYearMember
Costs incurred 3,098apa_CostsIncurredNotAmortizedOilAndGasProperties
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_CurrentYearMember
2013 [Member]  
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]  
Property acquisition costs 242us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorYearMember
Exploration and development 402apa_ExplorationAndDevelopmentCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorYearMember
Capitalized interest 43apa_CapitalizedInterestCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorYearMember
Costs incurred 687apa_CostsIncurredNotAmortizedOilAndGasProperties
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorYearMember
2012 [Member]  
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]  
Property acquisition costs 2,079us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorTwoYearsMember
Exploration and development 65apa_ExplorationAndDevelopmentCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorTwoYearsMember
Capitalized interest 47apa_CapitalizedInterestCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorTwoYearsMember
Costs incurred 2,191apa_CostsIncurredNotAmortizedOilAndGasProperties
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorTwoYearsMember
2011 and Prior [Member]  
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]  
Property acquisition costs 922us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorThreeYearsMember
Exploration and development 25apa_ExplorationAndDevelopmentCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorThreeYearsMember
Capitalized interest 91apa_CapitalizedInterestCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorThreeYearsMember
Costs incurred $ 1,038apa_CostsIncurredNotAmortizedOilAndGasProperties
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= apa_PriorThreeYearsMember