Summarized Financial Data - Tengizchevroil LLP (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Tengizchevroil LLP [Member] | ||
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Sales and other operating revenues | $ 3,484us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
$ 6,433us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
Costs and other deductions | 2,026us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostOfSales / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
2,833us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostOfSales / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
Net income attributable to TCO | $ 1,023us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
$ 2,514us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
Tengizchevroil LLP [Member] | ||
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Equity ownership, percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
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Percentage of affiliate by summarized financial information | 100.00%cvx_PercentageOfAffiliateBySummarizedFinancialInformation / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = cvx_TengizchevroilLlpMember |
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