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Debt (Details Textual) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Commercial Paper Programs (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Total amount under revolving credit facilities | $ 7,500,000,000 |
Maturity period of commercial paper (in days) | P90D |
Letters of credit issued | 786,000,000 |
Commercial paper outstanding | 1,009,000,000 | 1,055,000,000
Credit facilities remaining after commercial paper outstanding and issuance of letters of credit | 6,500,000,000 |
Debt (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Classification of short-term debt as long-term debt | 915,000,000 |
Capital Leases |  |
Capital lease, initial non-cancelable term | 15 years |
Capital lease, cancelable term | 5 years |
Capital lease, additional term | 5 years |
Capital lease obligation | 906,000,000 |
Incremental Borrowing Rate | 3.58% |
Future minimum lease payments, remainder of year | 46,000,000 |
Future minimum lease payments, per year, years one through five | 78,000,000 |
Future minimum lease payments, due after five years | 814,000,000 |
7.625% Debentures Due 2013 [Member] |  |
Changes in Debt Balance [Abstract] |  |
Stated percentage of debt | 7.625% |
Debt instruments repaid | 100,000,000 |
5.50% Notes Due 2013 [Member] |  |
Changes in Debt Balance [Abstract] |  |
Stated percentage of debt | 5.50% |
Debt instruments repaid | 750,000,000 |
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] |  |
Commercial Paper Programs (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Direct outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facilities | 0 | 0
Letters of credit issued | 0 | 0
ConocoPhillips [Member] |  |
Commercial Paper Programs (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
ConocoPhillips Commercial Paper Program | 6,350,000,000 |
ConocoPhillips Qatar Funding Ltd. [Member] |  |
Commercial Paper Programs (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
ConocoPhillips Commercial Paper Program | $ 1,150,000,000 |

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