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Asset Impairments | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract] |
Asset Impairments | 5.Asset Impairments Unproved Impairments During the first six months of 2018, Devon impaired certain non-core acreage in the U.S. that it no longer intends to pursue for exploration opportunities, resulting in unproved impairments of $61 million. Unproved impairments are included in exploration expenses in the consolidated comprehensive statements of earnings. Asset Impairments During the second quarter of 2018, Devon recognized $109 million of proved asset impairments relating to U.S. non-core assets no longer in its development plans and approximately $45 million of non-oil and gas asset impairments.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported. + References No definition available. + Details
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