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Debt And Related Expenses (Schedule Of Other Debt And Debentures) (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 13, 2014

May 31, 2012

Jul. 31, 2011

Jan. 31, 2009

Mar. 31, 2002

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Discount and issuance costs

$ (35,000,000)dvn_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountAndIssuanceCosts

$ (29,000,000)dvn_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountAndIssuanceCosts

$ (13,000,000)dvn_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountAndIssuanceCosts

$ (14,000,000)dvn_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountAndIssuanceCosts

Net proceeds

2,465,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromUnsecuredNotesPayable

2,221,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromUnsecuredNotesPayable

1,187,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromUnsecuredNotesPayable

986,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromUnsecuredNotesPayable

Early retirement of senior notes

1,900,000,000us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt

1.875% Due May 15, 2017 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Principal amount of senior notes issued

750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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^[1]

3.25% Due May 15, 2022 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Principal amount of senior notes issued

1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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4.75% Due May 15, 2042 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Principal amount of senior notes issued

750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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2.40% due July 15, 2016 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt interest rate, stated percentage

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2.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= dvn_TwoPointFourZeroPercentDueJulyFifteenthTwoThousandAndSixteenMember

Debt, maturity date

Jul. 15, 2016

Jul. 15, 2016

Principal amount of senior notes issued

500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dvn_TwoPointFourZeroPercentDueJulyFifteenthTwoThousandAndSixteenMember

^[1]

Early retirement of senior notes

500,000,000us-gaap_EarlyRepaymentOfSeniorDebt
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= dvn_TwoPointFourZeroPercentDueJulyFifteenthTwoThousandAndSixteenMember

4.00% Due July 15, 2021 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt interest rate, stated percentage

4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= dvn_FourPointZeroZeroPercentDueJulyFifteenthTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember

4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= dvn_FourPointZeroZeroPercentDueJulyFifteenthTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember

Debt, maturity date

Jul. 15, 2021

Jul. 15, 2021

Principal amount of senior notes issued

500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dvn_FourPointZeroZeroPercentDueJulyFifteenthTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember

5.60% Due July 15, 2041 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Principal amount of senior notes issued

1,250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dvn_FivePointSixZeroPercentJulyFifteenthTwoThousandAndFortyOneMember

5.625% due January 15, 2014 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt interest rate, stated percentage

5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt, maturity date

Jan. 15, 2014

Jan. 15, 2014

Principal amount of senior notes issued

500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dvn_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentDueOnJanuaryFifteenthTwoThousandAndFourteenMember

^[2]

6.30% Due January 15, 2019 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt interest rate, stated percentage

6.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dvn_SixPointThreeZeroPercentDueJanuaryFifteenthTwoThousandAndNineteenMember

6.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= dvn_SixPointThreeZeroPercentDueJanuaryFifteenthTwoThousandAndNineteenMember

Debt, maturity date

Jan. 15, 2019

Jan. 15, 2019

Principal amount of senior notes issued

700,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dvn_SixPointThreeZeroPercentDueJanuaryFifteenthTwoThousandAndNineteenMember

7.95% Due April 15, 2032 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Principal amount of senior notes issued

$ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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[1]	The 1.875% $750 million note due May 15, 2017 and 2.4% $500 million note due July 15, 2016 were redeemed on November 13, 2014.
[2]	The 5.625% $500 million note due January 15, 2014 was redeemed upon maturity.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized as well as the amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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