Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Long Term Debt Current

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Significant acquisitions and disposals beginning date of transaction for acquisitions or disposals of long term debt

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Other income (loss) amounts, net of tax expense or benefit, relating to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, exclusive of the following elsewhere enumerated categories: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-Topic 205

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information - 2014 Activity - Argentina Divestiture (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of operations		$ 148	$ 390
Argentina [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of operations	$ 800
Liabilities assumed	$ 52
Debt assumed beginning date	Jun. 30, 2013
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 517