Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$ 834,228	$ 1,599,895
Accounts Receivable, Net		1,597,494	1,216,320
Inventories		483,865	350,017
Assets from Price Risk Management Activities		7,699	0
Income Taxes Receivable		113,357	12,305
Other		242,465	206,679
Total		3,279,108	3,385,216
Property, Plant and Equipment
Oil and Gas Properties (Successful Efforts Method)		52,555,741	49,592,091
Other Property, Plant and Equipment		3,960,759	4,008,564
Total Property, Plant and Equipment		56,516,500	53,600,655
Less: Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		(30,851,463)	(27,893,577)
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		25,665,037	25,707,078
Deferred Income Taxes		17,506	16,140
Other Assets		871,427	190,767
Total Assets		29,833,078	29,299,201	[1]
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable		1,847,131	1,511,826
Accrued Taxes Payable		148,874	118,411
Dividends Payable		96,410	96,120
Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities		50,429	61,817
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		356,235	6,579
Other		226,463	232,538
Total		2,725,542	2,027,291
Long-Term Debt		6,030,836	6,979,779
Other Liabilities		1,275,213	1,282,142
Deferred Income Taxes	[2]	3,518,214	5,028,408	[3]
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock, $0.01 Par, 1,280,000,000 Shares and 640,000,000 Shares Authorized at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 578,827,768 Shares and 576,950,272 Shares Issued at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		205,788	205,770
Additional Paid in Capital		5,536,547	5,420,385
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(19,297)	(19,010)
Retained Earnings		10,593,533	8,398,118
Common Stock Held in Treasury, 350,961 Shares and 250,155 Shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		(33,298)	(23,682)
Total Stockholders' Equity		16,283,273	13,981,581
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		$ 29,833,078	$ 29,299,201

[1] EOG made a reclassification of $160 million from deferred tax liabilities to deferred tax assets for the year ended December 31, 2016, for the United States segment and in total.

[2] United States federal deferred tax assets and liabilities tax effected at 21% and 35% for 2017 and 2016, respectively.

[3] As described in Note 1, ASU 2015-17 eliminated the requirement to separate deferred tax assets and liabilities into current and noncurrent amounts.