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Property, Plant and Equipment (Schedule of Recognized Impairments) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment Expense |  | $ 0 | $ 95,088,000 | [1] | $ 2,493,156,000 | [1]
Gulf Of Mexico [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment Expense |  |  |  |  | 328,982,000 |
Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment Expense |  |  | 95,088,000 |  | 683,574,000 |
Malaysia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment Expense | [2] |  |  |  | 1,480,600,000 |
Conventional [Member] | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment Expense | [2] |  | $ 95,100,000 |  | $ 683,600,000 |
[1] | Reclassified to conform to current presentation (see Note A).
[2] | Results exclude corporate overhead, interest and discontinued operations.

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