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Litigation And Other Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Litigation And Other Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule Of Guarantees

As of September 30, 2017

Equity

Other

Company

Third Party

Obligations (1)

Obligations

Total

(millions of dollars)

Guarantees

Debt-related

107

30

137

Other

2,754

4,267

7,021

Total

2,861

4,297

7,158

(1) ExxonMobil share

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Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12265-110248

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12069-110248

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