Amortization expenses of capitalized investments.

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Organization and summary of significant accounting policies.

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Percentage of deferred revenue expected to be recognized within one year.

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Revenue recognition, period of recognition.

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Unamortized investments.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Summary of Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Country	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Total backlog \| $	$ 2,700
Percentage of revenue expected to be recognized over next 12 months	50.00%
Amortization expenses of capitalized investments \| $	$ 568	$ 465	$ 449
Number of countries in which Schlumberger conducts business \| Country	85
Number of reportable segments accounted for greater than 10% of accounts receivable \| Country	0
United States \| Customer Concentration Risk
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	22.00%
Minimum
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue recognition period	30 days
Number of countries in which Schlumberger conducts business \| Country	85
Maximum
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue recognition period	60 days
Schlumberger Production Management
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Unamortized investments \| $	$ 4,201	$ 4,065
Schlumberger Production Management \| Revenue \| Maximum
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%