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Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 Phillips 66 [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Phillips 66 [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Kashagan [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Kashagan [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Algeria [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Algeria [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Nigeria [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Nigeria [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Kashagan, Algeria and Nigeria [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Kashagan, Algeria and Nigeria [Member]
Separation of Downstream Business (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  | $ 748,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Separation costs incurred |  |  |  |  |  | 26,000,000 | 70,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special cash distribution from Phillips 66 |  |  |  | 7,818,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales and other operating revenues | 13,350,000,000 | 13,664,000,000 | 27,516,000,000 | 28,257,000,000 |  | 919,000,000 | 4,973,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased commodities | 5,521,000,000 | 5,721,000,000 | 11,355,000,000 | 11,799,000,000 |  | 7,000,000 | 166,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.40% |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected proceeds from sale of asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,400,000,000 |  | 1,750,000,000 |  | 1,790,000,000 |  |  |
Impairment of asset held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,000,000 | 606,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,203,000,000 |  |  | 674,000,000 |  | 378,000,000 |  |
Deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 175,000,000 |  | 435,000,000 |  |  |
Noncurrent assets reclassified to current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,254,000,000 |
Loans and advances-related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,000,000 | 29,000,000
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 853,000,000 | 759,000,000
Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 135,000,000 | $ 131,000,000

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