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Debt And Related Expenses (Schedule Of Fair Value of Enlink's Debt) (Details) (EnLink [Member], USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 07, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Mar. 07, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt | $ 1,454,000,000 us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1 |  |  |  |
8.875% Due February 15, 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 8.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |  |
Debt, maturity date |  |  | Feb. 15, 2018 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 725,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |  |  | 725,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |
Fair value of debt | 760,000,000 us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember | [1] |  |  |
Effective rate of debt | 7.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember | [1] |  | 7.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember | [1]
7.125% due June 1, 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |  |
Debt, maturity date |  |  | Jun. 01, 2022 |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 197,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |  |  | 197,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |
Fair value of debt | 226,000,000 us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |  |  |  |
Effective rate of debt | 5.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |  |  | 5.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |
Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt | $ 468,000,000 us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_CreditFacilitiesMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember |  |  |  |
[1] | The 2018 senior notes were redeemed on April 18, 2014.

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