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Business Segments (Narrative) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Phillips 66 and Affiliated Companies [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net sales revenue in oil and natural gas production 14.00%mur_SalesRevenueNetPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mur_PhillipsSixtySixAndAffiliatedCompaniesMember
17.00%mur_SalesRevenueNetPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mur_PhillipsSixtySixAndAffiliatedCompaniesMember
 
Shell Oil and Affiliates [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net sales revenue in oil and natural gas production 20.00%mur_SalesRevenueNetPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mur_ShellOilAndAffiliatesMember
14.00%mur_SalesRevenueNetPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mur_ShellOilAndAffiliatesMember
 
Shell Oil [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net sales revenue in oil and natural gas production     17.00%mur_SalesRevenueNetPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mur_ShellOilCompanyMember
BP [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net sales revenue in oil and natural gas production     13.00%mur_SalesRevenueNetPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mur_BpMember
Petronas [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net sales revenue in oil and natural gas production     12.00%mur_SalesRevenueNetPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mur_PetronasMember