Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	6. INCOME TAXES The Company estimates its annual effective income tax rate for continuing operations in recording its quarterly provision for income taxes in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Non-cash write-downs of the carrying value of the Company’s proved oil and gas properties, statutory tax rate changes and other significant or unusual items are recognized as discrete items in the quarter in which they occur. During the second quarter of 2015 Apache’s effective tax rate was primarily impacted by an increase in the amount of valuation allowances. The Company repatriated the majority of net cash proceeds from the Kitimat LNG project and Australia divestitures and is now positioned to efficiently repatriate future foreign earnings. The Company utilized an existing deferred tax asset related to net operating losses to offset a portion of the taxable income from the repatriated proceeds. In addition, the Company established a deferred tax asset related to the creditable foreign taxes that accompanied the repatriated proceeds. Management has assessed the potential to utilize foreign tax credit carryforwards and has determined that more likely than not a portion of this deferred tax asset will not be realized. Accordingly the Company recorded tax expense of $853 million related to an increase in valuation allowance associated with the foreign tax credit carryforward. Apache’s year-to-date effective tax rate is primarily driven by the impact described above, and an increase in the valuation allowance on Canadian deferred tax assets, partially offset by the first quarter deferred tax benefit from the previously announced U.K. tax rate change.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

6. INCOME TAXES

The Company estimates its annual effective income tax rate for continuing operations in recording its quarterly provision for income taxes in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Non-cash write-downs of the carrying value of the Company’s proved oil and gas properties, statutory tax rate changes and other significant or unusual items are recognized as discrete items in the quarter in which they occur.

During the second quarter of 2015 Apache’s effective tax rate was primarily impacted by an increase in the amount of valuation allowances. The Company repatriated the majority of net cash proceeds from the Kitimat LNG project and Australia divestitures and is now positioned to efficiently repatriate future foreign earnings. The Company utilized an existing deferred tax asset related to net operating losses to offset a portion of the taxable income from the repatriated proceeds. In addition, the Company established a deferred tax asset related to the creditable foreign taxes that accompanied the repatriated proceeds. Management has assessed the potential to utilize foreign tax credit carryforwards and has determined that more likely than not a portion of this deferred tax asset will not be realized. Accordingly the Company recorded tax expense of $853 million related to an increase in valuation allowance associated with the foreign tax credit carryforward.

Apache’s year-to-date effective tax rate is primarily driven by the impact described above, and an increase in the valuation allowance on Canadian deferred tax assets, partially offset by the first quarter deferred tax benefit from the previously announced U.K. tax rate change.