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Business Segment Information - Summarized Financial Information Concerning Segments (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Full cost ceiling impairments |  |  |  |  | $ 164,800,000 | $ 4,500,000,000 | $ 164,800,000 | $ 0
Asset impairment charges | $ 886,800,000 | $ 1,100,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,100,000,000 |  | 4,534,689,000 | 192,768,000 | 26,280,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Permian Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of oil and gas property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 398,900,000
Gas Treating Plants and other Midstream Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 7,100,000 | 600,000 | 12,200,000
Buildings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 15,400,000 |  |
Gas Gathering and Processing Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |
Corporate Asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,900,000
CO2 Compression Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,300,000
Exploration and Production |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Full cost ceiling impairments |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000,000 | 164,800,000 |
Drilling and Oil Field Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 37,600,000 | 27,400,000 | 11,100,000
Midstream Services | Gas Treating Plants and other Midstream Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,100,000 | $ 600,000 | $ 3,900,000

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