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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information - 2015 Activity - Australia Divestiture (Detail) (USD $)
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2015
Apr. 08, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]        
Effective date of acquisition May 01, 2014 Oct. 01, 2014    
LNG Projects [Member] | Apache Energy Limited [Member] | Australia [Member]        
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]        
Effective date of acquisition     Oct. 01, 2014  
LNG Projects [Member] | Apache Energy Limited [Member] | Australia [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]        
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]        
Cash consideration for subsidiary       $ 2,100,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Estimated loss on divestiture       $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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