Divestitures	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Divestitures	2.Divestitures Discontinued Operations – Upstream Assets In June 2019, Devon completed the sale of substantially all of its oil and gas assets and operations in Canada to Canadian Natural Resources Limited for proceeds, net of purchase price adjustments, of $2.6 billion ($3.4 billion Canadian dollars), and recognized a pre-tax gain of $223 million ($425 million, net of tax, primarily due to a significant deferred tax benefit). Additional information can be found in Note 17. Devon announced the sale of its Barnett Shale assets to BKV in December 2019 and subsequently amended the agreement in April 2020. Under the amended terms, Devon has agreed to sell its Barnett Shale assets for $570 million in cash, before purchase price adjustments, at closing, which was extended to December 31, 2020. Devon recognized a $748 million asset impairment related to these assets in the fourth quarter of 2019 and an incremental $179 million asset impairment during the first quarter of 2020. Additional information can be found in Note 17. Continuing Operations – Upstream Assets During the first quarter of 2020, Devon entered into a farmout agreement in which the third-party to the agreement can participate in the development of certain Devon-owned non-operated interests in the Delaware Basin. Under the agreement, Devon will periodically transfer working interests to the third party, who will then fund its share of operating and development costs. Once certain investment hurdles are met, a portion of the working interest held by the third party will revert back to Devon. No material activity occurred during the first quarter of 2020. In the first quarter of 2019, Devon received proceeds of approximately $300 million and recognized a $45 million net gain on asset dispositions, primarily from sales of non-core assets in the Permian Basin. In aggregate, the total estimated proved reserves associated with these divested assets were approximately 25 MMBoe.

Divestitures

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

2.Divestitures

Discontinued Operations – Upstream Assets

In June 2019, Devon completed the sale of substantially all of its oil and gas assets and operations in Canada to Canadian Natural Resources Limited for proceeds, net of purchase price adjustments, of $2.6 billion ($3.4 billion Canadian dollars), and recognized a pre-tax gain of $223 million ($425 million, net of tax, primarily due to a significant deferred tax benefit). Additional information can be found in Note 17.

Devon announced the sale of its Barnett Shale assets to BKV in December 2019 and subsequently amended the agreement in April 2020. Under the amended terms, Devon has agreed to sell its Barnett Shale assets for $570 million in cash, before purchase price adjustments, at closing, which was extended to December 31, 2020. Devon recognized a $748 million asset impairment related to these assets in the fourth quarter of 2019 and an incremental $179 million asset impairment during the first quarter of 2020. Additional information can be found in Note 17.

Continuing Operations – Upstream Assets

During the first quarter of 2020, Devon entered into a farmout agreement in which the third-party to the agreement can participate in the development of certain Devon-owned non-operated interests in the Delaware Basin. Under the agreement, Devon will periodically transfer working interests to the third party, who will then fund its share of operating and development costs. Once certain investment hurdles are met, a portion of the working interest held by the third party will revert back to Devon. No material activity occurred during the first quarter of 2020.

In the first quarter of 2019, Devon received proceeds of approximately $300 million and recognized a $45 million net gain on asset dispositions, primarily from sales of non-core assets in the Permian Basin. In aggregate, the total estimated proved reserves associated with these divested assets were approximately 25 MMBoe.