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Share-Based Compensation (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation [Abstract] |
Schedule Of The Effects Of Share-Based Compensation Included In The Consolidated Comprehensive Statements Of Earnings |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (In millions)
Gross general and administrative expense |  | $ | 155 |  | $ | 118
Share-based compensation expense capitalized pursuant to the |  |  |  |  |  |
full-cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | 44
Related income tax benefit |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 17
Summary of Unvested Restricted Stock Awards And Units, Including Changes During the Year |
|  |  | Restricted Stock Award & Units |  | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
|  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |
Unvested at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 3,292 |  | $ | 59.76
Granted |  |  | 3,412 |  | $ | 63.53
Vested |  |  | (558) |  | $ | 60.65
Forfeited |  |  | (607) |  | $ | 60.96
Unvested at September 30, 2014 |  |  | 5,539 |  | $ | 61.73
Summary Of Unvested Performance Stock Awards, Including Changes During The Year |
|  |  | Performance Restricted Stock Awards |  | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
|  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |
Unvested at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 316 |  | $ | 56.25
Granted |  |  | 234 |  | $ | 61.33
Vested |  |  | (75) |  | $ | 53.45
Unvested at September 30, 2014 |  |  | 475 |  | $ | 59.20
Summary Of Performance-Based Share Units Grant-Date Fair Values And Their Related Assumptions, Represented By The Weighted-Average Amounts |
| 2014 |
Grant-date fair value | $ | 70.18 | - | $ | 81.05 |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  |  |  | 0.54% |
Volatility factor |  |  |  |  | 28.8% |
Contractual term (in years) |  |  |  |  | 2.89 |
Summary Of Performance Share Units |
|  |  | Performance Share Units |  | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
|  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |
Unvested at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 925 |  | $ | 66.64
Granted |  |  | 708 |  | $ | 77.77
Forfeited |  |  | (147) |  | $ | 77.25
Unvested at September 30, 2014 (1) |  |  | 1,486 |  | $ | 70.89
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| (1) |  | A maximum of 3.0 million common shares could be awarded based upon Devon’s final total shareholder return ranking.

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