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Other Income, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Other Income, Net [Text Block]	4.  Other Income, Net Other income, net for 2012 included equity income from investments in ammonia plants in Trinidad ($20 million), interest income ($9 million) primarily related to severance tax refunds, net foreign currency transaction gains ($7 million), losses on sales of warehouse stock ($10 million) and operating losses on EOG's investment in Pacific Trail Pipelines (PTP) in Canada ($9 million).  Other income, net for 2011 included equity income from investments in ammonia plants in Trinidad ($17 million), operating losses on EOG's investment in PTP in Canada ($5 million) and losses on sales of warehouse stock ($5 million).

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The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9

-Article 5

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