Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries Disclosures, Results Of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Crude Oil and Condensate, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas Revenues	[1]	$ 6,403,258	$ 12,592,917	$ 10,755,646
Other	[1]	47,909	54,244	56,507
Total	[1]	6,451,167	12,647,161	10,812,153
Exploration Costs	[1]	149,494	184,388	161,346
Dry Hole Costs	[1]	14,746	48,490	74,655
Transportation Costs	[1]	849,319	972,176	853,044
Production Costs	[1]	1,581,131	2,150,027	1,706,222
Impairments	[1]	6,613,546	743,575	286,941
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	[1]	3,190,443	3,881,720	3,498,010
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	[1]	(5,947,512)	4,666,785	4,231,935
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)	[1]	(2,086,555)	1,821,104	1,490,532
Results of Operations	[1]	(3,860,957)	2,845,681	2,741,403
United States
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Crude Oil and Condensate, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas Revenues	[1]	5,962,753	11,771,777	9,897,701
Other	[1]	47,464	49,950	51,713
Total	[1]	6,010,217	11,821,727	9,949,414
Exploration Costs	[1]	139,753	162,434	141,286
Dry Hole Costs	[1]	956	25,408	14,276
Transportation Costs	[1]	838,428	957,522	841,567
Production Costs	[1]	1,486,189	1,940,074	1,494,791
Impairments	[1]	6,402,908	331,792	178,718
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	[1]	3,017,386	3,571,313	3,122,858
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	[1]	(5,875,403)	4,833,184	4,155,918
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)	[1]	(2,128,183)	1,722,914	1,486,445
Results of Operations	[1]	(3,747,220)	3,110,270	2,669,473
Trinidad
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Crude Oil and Condensate, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas Revenues	[1]	381,761	512,675	517,482
Other	[1]	(3)	37	24
Total	[1]	381,758	512,712	517,506
Exploration Costs	[1]	2,071	2,185	2,345
Dry Hole Costs	[1]	5,635	0	4,478
Transportation Costs	[1]	1,290	617	659
Production Costs	[1]	28,862	38,301	43,279
Impairments	[1]	0	0	14,274
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	[1]	154,588	188,250	181,637
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	[1]	189,312	283,359	270,834
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)	[1]	43,739	74,588	103,313
Results of Operations	[1]	145,573	208,771	167,521
Other International
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Crude Oil and Condensate, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas Revenues	[1],[2]	58,744	308,465	340,463
Other	[1],[2]	448	4,257	4,770
Total	[1],[2]	59,192	312,722	345,233
Exploration Costs	[1],[2]	7,670	19,769	17,715
Dry Hole Costs	[1],[2]	8,155	23,082	55,901
Transportation Costs	[1],[2]	9,601	14,037	10,818
Production Costs	[1],[2]	66,080	171,652	168,152
Impairments	[1],[2]	210,638	411,783	93,949
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	[1],[2]	18,469	122,157	193,515
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	[1],[2]	(261,421)	(449,758)	(194,817)
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)	[1],[2]	(2,111)	23,602	(99,226)
Results of Operations	[1],[2]	$ (259,310)	$ (473,360)	$ (95,591)

[1] Excludes gains or losses on the mark-to-market of financial commodity derivative contracts, gains or losses on sales of reserves and related assets, interest charges and general corporate expenses for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015.

[2] Other International primarily consists of EOG's United Kingdom, China, Canada and Argentina operations.