Long-Term Debt	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt In February 2017, the company issued $450 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2019, $550 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.686 percent notes due 2019, $400 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2020, $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.991 percent notes due 2020, $300 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2022, $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.498 percent notes due 2022, and $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 2.895 percent notes due 2024. In February 2017, $900 million of Chevron Corporation floating rate notes were repaid at maturity.

Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

In February 2017, the company issued $450 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2019, $550 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.686 percent notes due 2019, $400 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2020, $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.991 percent notes due 2020, $300 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2022, $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.498 percent notes due 2022, and $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 2.895 percent notes due 2024. In February 2017, $900 million of Chevron Corporation floating rate notes were repaid at maturity.