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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Activity for equity attributable to noncontrolling interests    
Balance at beginning of period $ 156,191us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 150,427us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income 2,600us-gaap_ProfitLoss 4,521us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Dividends (1,997)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash (1,896)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
Treasury shares, net 62cvx_TreasurySharesNet (1,191)cvx_TreasurySharesNet
Other changes, net 145us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther [1] (51)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther [1]
Balance at end of period 157,001us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 151,810us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Chevron Corporation Stockholders' Equity [Member]    
Activity for equity attributable to noncontrolling interests    
Balance at beginning of period 155,028us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
149,113us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
Net income 2,567us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
4,512us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
Dividends (1,997)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
(1,896)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
Treasury shares, net 62cvx_TreasurySharesNet
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
(1,191)cvx_TreasurySharesNet
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
Other changes, net 143us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
[1] 123us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
[1]
Balance at end of period 155,803us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
150,661us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_ParentMember
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]    
Activity for equity attributable to noncontrolling interests    
Balance at beginning of period 1,163us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
1,314us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Net income 33us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
9us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Dividends 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Treasury shares, net 0cvx_TreasurySharesNet
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
0cvx_TreasurySharesNet
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Other changes, net 2us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
[1] (174)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
[1]
Balance at end of period $ 1,198us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
$ 1,149us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
[1] Includes components of comprehensive income, which are disclosed separately in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.