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Long-Term Debt | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Long-Term Debt [Text Block] | 10. Long-Term Debt and Common Stock Long-Term Debt. During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, EOG utilized commercial paper, bearing market interest rates, for various corporate financing purposes. EOG had no outstanding borrowings from commercial paper issuances at March 31, 2013. The average of the borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper program was $2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The weighted average interest rate for commercial paper borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was 0.36%. At March 31, 2013, $350 million principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2014 (Floating Rate Notes) and $150 million principal amount of 4.75% Subsidiary Debt due 2014 (4.75% Subsidiary Debt), were classified as long-term debt based upon EOG's intent and ability to ultimately replace such amounts with other long-term debt. EOG RESOURCES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) (Unaudited) EOG currently has a $2.0 billion unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (Agreement) with domestic and foreign lenders. The Agreement matures on October 11, 2016 and includes an option for EOG to extend, on up to two occasions, the term for successive one-year periods, subject to, among certain other terms and conditions, the consent of the banks holding greater than 50% of the commitments then outstanding under the Agreement. At March 31, 2013, there were no borrowings or letters of credit outstanding under the Agreement. Advances under the Agreement accrue interest based, at EOG's option, on either the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable margin (Eurodollar rate), or the base rate (as defined in the Agreement) plus an applicable margin. At March 31, 2013, the Eurodollar rate and applicable base rate, had there been any amounts borrowed under the Agreement, would have been 1.08% and 3.25%, respectively. Common Stock. On February 13, 2013, EOG's Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend on the Common Stock from the previous $0.17 per share to $0.1875 per share, effective with the dividend paid on April 30, 2013 to stockholders of record as of April 16, 2013.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-term debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 + Details
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