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Acquisitions and divestments, divestitures (Details) € in Millions, shares in Millions, kr in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Aug. 05, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2017 CAD ($) shares | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 SEK (kr) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares
Discoveries on NCS Shelf [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets or discontinued operations |  | $ 449 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 137 |  |  |
Divestment of Lundin Petroleum AB shares [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.00% | 16.00% |  |  |  |
Proportion of voting rights held in associate | 4.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets or discontinued operations | $ 837 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divesture/sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | kr 14,510 | $ 1,508 |  |  |  |
Divestment of interest in Arkona offshore windfarm [Member] | Other segment [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in associate |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets or discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 212 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divesture/sale |  |  |  |  |  | € 475 | $ 526 |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestment of interest in Arkona offshore windfarm [Member] | Other segment [member] | RWE Renewables [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in associate |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestment of interest in Eagle Ford asset in the onshore USA [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divesture/sale |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 352 |  |  |  |  |  |
Kai Kos Dehseh [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of consideration in cash paid (received) |  |  |  | $ 431 | $ 328 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of shares and contingent consideration |  |  |  | $ 185 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 142
Kai Kos Dehseh [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets or discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | $ (351) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kai Kos Dehseh [Member] | Athabasca oil [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of instruments or interests issued or issuable | shares |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100
BM-S-8 license [member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  | 39.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  | $ 1,493 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divesture/sale |  |  | $ 1,016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BM-S-8 license [member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | ExxonMobil [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  | 36.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BM-S-8 license [member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | Galp [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BM-S-8 license [member] | E&P International and the MMP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divesture/sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 269 |  |  |
BM-S-8 license [member] | E&P International and the MMP [Member] | ExxonMobil [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |
BM-S-8 license [member] | E&P International and the MMP [Member] | Galp [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli agreement [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] | Before reduction in interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of voting rights held in joint operation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.56% |  |
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli agreement [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] | After reduction in interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of voting rights held in joint operation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.27% |  |
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli agreement [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] | State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent Payable for purchase of production sharing agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,600 |  |
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli agreement [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of production sharing agreement terms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) production sharing agreement was extended by 25 years. |
Noncurrent Payable for purchase of production sharing agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 349 |  |
Payable period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | over a period of 8 years |  |
King Lear discovery on the NCS shelf [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest divested |  | 77.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tommeliten discovery on the NCS [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 220 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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