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Debt And Related Expenses (Schedule Of Net Financing Cost Components) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Debt And Related Expenses [Abstract] |  |  |
Interest based on debt outstanding | $ 546 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | $ 466 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | $ 440 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Early retirement of debt | 48 dvn_EarlyRetirementOfDebt |  |
Capitalized interest | (70)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | (56)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | (48)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Other fees and expenses | 12 us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther | 27 us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther | 14 us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
Interest expense | 536 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense | 437 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense | 406 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense
Interest income | (10)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | (20)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | (36)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Net financing costs | $ 526 dvn_FinancingCostsNet | $ 417 dvn_FinancingCostsNet | $ 370 dvn_FinancingCostsNet

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- Definition Interest and debt related expenses associated with nonoperating financing activities of the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391 + Details
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- Definition Amount of interest capitalized during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Allowance for Funds Used during Construction -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6504829 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391 + Details
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- Definition Interest expense on all other items not previously classified. For example, includes dividends associated with redeemable preferred stock of a subsidiary that is treated as a liability in the parent's consolidated balance sheet. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4D -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35706170&loc=SL5624177-113959 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph -4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 + Details
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