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Retirement Plans | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Retirement Plans [Abstract] |
Retirement Plans | 15. Retirement Plans The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost for Devon’s pension and postretirement benefit plans.
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |  | September 30, |  | September 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (In millions)
Service cost |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | —
Interest cost |  |  | 14 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (13) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (40) |  |  | (47) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | —
Amortization of prior service cost (1) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | —
Net actuarial loss (gain) (1) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1)
Net periodic benefit cost (2) |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | 38 |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | — |  | $ | (2) |  | $ | —
__________________________ (1) These net periodic benefit costs were reclassified out of other comprehensive earnings in the current period. (2) Net periodic benefit cost is a component of general and administrative expenses on the accompanying comprehensive statements of earnings.

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