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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
	Mar. 07, 2014		Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 07, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	$ 1,454,000,000us-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	725,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember			725,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueFebruaryFifteenTwoThousandAndEighteenMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember
Fair value of debt	760,000,000us-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	197,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember			197,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = dvn_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJuneFirstTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = dvn_EnlinkMember
Fair value of debt	226,000,000us-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	$ 468,000,000us-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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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The amount of debt that an Entity assumes in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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