Long-Term Debt (Details) (Notes Payable [Member], USD $)
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Mar. 03, 2015
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Floating Rate Notes due 2017 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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Debt instrument, face amount |
$ 900,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_FloatingRateNotesdue2017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
Floating Rate Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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Debt instrument, face amount |
550,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_FloatingRateNotesdue2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
1.365% Notes due 2018 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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Debt instrument, face amount |
1,750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_OnePointThreeSixFivePercentNotesdue2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |
1.365%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_OnePointThreeSixFivePercentNotesdue2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
1.961% Notes due 2020 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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Debt instrument, face amount |
1,750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_OnePointNineSixOnePercentNotesdue2020Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |
1.961%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_OnePointNineSixOnePercentNotesdue2020Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
Floating Rate Notes due 2022 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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Debt instrument, face amount |
350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_FloatingRateNotesdue2022Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
2.411% Notes due 2022 [Member]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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Debt instrument, face amount |
$ 700,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_TwoPointFourOneOnePercentNotesdue2022Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |
2.411%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cvx_TwoPointFourOneOnePercentNotesdue2022Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember |