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Acquisitions And Divestitures (Schedule Of Purchase Price Allocation For GeoSouthern Intermediate Holdings) (Details) (GeoSouthern Intermediate Holdings, LLC [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Feb. 28, 2014
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GeoSouthern Intermediate Holdings, LLC [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 95 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember
Other current assets | 256 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember
Proved properties | 5,026 dvn_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedProvedProperties / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember
Unproved properties | 1,007 dvn_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedUnprovedProperties / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember
Midstream assets | 86 dvn_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedMidstreamAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember
Current liabilities | (434)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember
Long-term liabilities | (6)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember
Net assets acquired | $ 6,030 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dvn_GeosouthernIntermediateHoldingsLlcMember

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