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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of the Effects of Share-Based Compensation Included in the Consolidated Comprehensive Statements of Earnings

	2011	2010	2009
	(In millions)
Gross general and administrative expense	$    181	$    188	$    209
Share-based compensation expense capitalized pursuant to the   full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties	$      56	$      58	$      66
Related income tax benefit	$      33	$      40	$      43

Summary Of Unvested Restricted Stock Awards And Units, Including Changes During The Year

	Restricted Stock Awards & Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Unvested at December 31, 2010	5,311	$  70.60
Granted	2,301	$  65.40
Vested	(2,188)	$  72.05
Forfeited	(200)	$  71.18
Unvested at December 31, 2011	5,224	$  67.85

Summary Of The Grant-Date Fair Values Of Stock Options Granted And Their Related Assumptions, Represented By The Weighted-Average Amounts

	2011	2010	2009
Grant-date fair value	$ 23.11	$ 25.41	$ 22.85
Volatility factor	46.0%	45.3%	47.7%
Dividend yield	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%
Risk-free interest rate	0.8%	1.1%	2.1%
Expected term (in years)	4.2	4.5	4.0

Summary Of Outstanding Stock Options, Including Changes During The Year

		Weighted Average
	Options	Exercise Price	Remaining Term	Intrinsic Value
	(In thousands)		(In years)	(In millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2010	11,434	$  62.64
Granted	1,962	$  66.98
Exercised	(2,366)	$  47.51
Forfeited	(487)	$  73.32
Outstanding at December 31, 2011	10,543	$  66.35	4.31	$   40
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2011..	10,428	$  66.33	4.27	$   40
Exercisable at December 31, 2011	6,716	$  65.39	2.90	$   39

Summary Of Performance Based Restricted Stock Awards

	Performance Restricted Stock Awards	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Unvested at December 31, 2010	—	$        —
Granted	184	$  65.10
Unvested at December 31, 2011	184	$  65.10

Summary Of Performance Share Units

	Share Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Unvested at December 31, 2010	—	$        —
Granted (1)	171	$  81.70
Unvested at December 31, 2011	171	$  81.70

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(1) A maximum of 341,000 common shares could be awarded based upon Devon's final TSR ranking.

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