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Acquisitions and divestments, acquisitions (Details) € in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Exploration expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,014,000,000 |  |  | $ 2,685,000,000
Equity accounted investments |  |  | $ 2,551,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,442,000,000 |  |  | 2,863,000,000
Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity accounted investments |  |  | 234,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 321,000,000 |  |  | 296,000,000
Marketing, Midstream and Processing (MMP) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity accounted investments |  |  | 134,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,000,000 |  |  | 92,000,000
Other segment [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity accounted investments |  |  | 1,050,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,028,000,000 |  |  | 1,373,000,000
Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity accounted investments |  |  | $ 1,133,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,102,000,000
Rosebank project in UK [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% | 40.00% |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 71,000,000 |
Danske Commodities (DC) [Member] | Marketing, Midstream and Processing (MMP) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 465 | $ 535,000,000 |
Increase of Equinor's non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |
Increase in current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 836,000,000 |
Increase in current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 749,000,000 |
Increase in deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 437,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Lease OCS-A 0520 [Member] | Other segment [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 135,000,000 |
Swap of interests in the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea region [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increased assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 280,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increased liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 82,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
BM-S-8 license [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in associate |  |  | 76.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BM-S-8 license [member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  |  |  | 66.00% |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 415,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 2,271,000,000 |  | 146,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of consideration in cash paid (received) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 101,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Caesar Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 22.45% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ 813,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increased assets |  |  |  |  |  | 850,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increased liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Caesar Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | Maximum (%) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint operation |  |  |  |  |  | 23.55% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Caesar Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | Minimum (%) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint operation |  |  |  |  |  | 46.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Johan Sverdrup field [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired | 2.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price | $ 981,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in deferred tax liability | 612,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increased assets | 1,580,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 612,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in other assets | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SPM Argentina S.A. [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,775,000,000 |  |  |
SPM Argentina S.A. [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | Bandurria Sur [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in associate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |
Martin Linge field and Garantiana discovery [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,541,000,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 265,000,000 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 265,000,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116,000,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in property plant and equipment resulting from business combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,418,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cobalt's North Platte interest in the Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 246,000,000 |  |  |  |
Contingent payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cobalt's North Platte interest in the Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | Total operator [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint operation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |
Cobalt's North Platte interest in the Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | Equinor and Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 339,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cobalt's North Platte interest in the Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] | Equinor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint operation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Roncador field [Member] | Exploration & Production (E&P) International [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | $ 2,133,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in intangible assets |  | 392,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in property plant and equipment resulting from business combination |  | 2,550,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in provisions |  | 808,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent payments |  | $ 392,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
QGEP [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in intangible assets |  |  | $ 362,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Carcara North block [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bid in percentage of profit oil |  |  |  | 67.12% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Signature bonus |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Carcara North block [Member] | ExxonMobil [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bid in percentage of profit oil |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Carcara North block [Member] | Galp [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bid in percentage of profit oil |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Carcara North block [Member] | Equinor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bid in percentage of profit oil |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Martin Linge field [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |
The Martin Linge field [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] | Maximum (%) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in associate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |
The Martin Linge field [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] | Minimum (%) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in associate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.00% |  |  |  |
Garantiana discovery [Member] | Exploration & Production Norway (E&P) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of share acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |

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