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Acquisitions And Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) CAD in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($) | May. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 CAD | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains and losses on assets sales |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3) |  |  |  | $ (2) | $ 1,072
Asset retirement obligation settled and divested | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 | 987
Foreign currency exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (84) |  |
Foreign earnings repatriated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,800 |  |
Proceeds from property and equipment divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35 | $ 5,202
Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on derivative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |
Canadian Conventional Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains and losses on assets sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 |  |
Gains and losses on assets sales after tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |  |
Asset retirement obligation settled and divested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700 |  |
Derecognition in goodwill allocated to sold assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (700) |  |
Proceeds from property and equipment divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 3,125 | $ 2,800 |  |
U.S. Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains and losses on assets sales |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Asset retirement obligation settled and divested |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from property and equipment divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,200 |  |  |  |
General Partner And EnLink [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Close date of acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 07, 2014 |
GeoSouthern Intermediate Holdings, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Close date of acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Feb. 28, 2014 |
EnLink [Member] | Victoria Express Pipeline [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  |  |  | $ 180 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated construction costs assumed |  |  |  | $ 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EnLink [Member] | EnLink Midstream Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest percentage acquired |  |  | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units value |  |  | $ 900 |  | $ 925 |  |  |  |  |  |
EnLink [Member] | Matador Resources Company [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  | $ 143 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | During the first nine months of 2014, Devon reduced its asset retirement obligations by $949 million related to its asset divestiture program discussed in Note 2.

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