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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | $ 14,328,000 | $ (10,282,000) | $ (438,890,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | (19,010,000) | (33,338,000) |
Significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI |  | 0 |  | 0
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax |  |  | (31,538,000) | (20,021,000)
Other Comprehensive Loss, before Reclassifications, before Tax |  | 12,097,000 | (11,517,000) |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax |  |  | 0 |
Tax Effects |  | 0 | 0 |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | 12,097,000 | (11,517,000) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | (19,441,000) |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax |  |  | (1,800,000) | (3,035,000)
Other Comprehensive Loss, before Reclassifications, before Tax |  | 2,901,000 | (129,000) |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax | [1] |  | 1,572,000 |
Tax Effects |  | (670,000) | (208,000) |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | 2,231,000 | 1,235,000 |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | 431,000 |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax |  |  | (33,338,000) | (23,056,000)
Other Comprehensive Loss, before Reclassifications, before Tax |  | 14,998,000 | (11,646,000) |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax |  |  | 1,572,000 |
Tax Effects |  | (670,000) | (208,000) |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | 14,328,000 | $ (10,282,000) | $ (438,890,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | $ (19,010,000) |  |
[1] | Reclassified to Net Income (Loss) - General and Administrative. Related to certain EOG pension plans. See Note 7.

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- Definition Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=d3e637-108580 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=d3e681-108580 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66004124&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
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