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Assets Held for Sale or Sold - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2011
Colonial Pipeline Colonial Ventures Seaway Crude Pipeline [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Syncrude Canada Ltd. [Member]
Jun. 30, 2010
Syncrude Canada Ltd. [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Vietnam E&P [Member]
Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]              
Net carrying value of asset       $ 348,000,000   $ 1,750,000,000  
Amount of investment in equity affiliates in carrying value of asset       104,000,000      
Amount of goodwill in carrying value of asset       244,000,000      
Gain on sale of asset       1,661,000,000 2,900,000,000    
Ownership interest in proportionally consolidated joint venture           0.0903  
Selling price of proportionally consolidated joint venture 2,192,000,000 14,710,000,000 512,000,000   4,600,000,000    
Amount of PP&E in carrying value of assets           1,970,000,000  
Expected proceeds from sale of assets             1,290,000,000
Carrying value of assets to be sold             150,000,000
PP&E in assets to be sold             $ 350,000,000