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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]      
Income from Continuing Operations Used for Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculation $ 1,214us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 907us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 965us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share (17)us-gaap_DilutiveSecurities [1] 0us-gaap_DilutiveSecurities [1] 0us-gaap_DilutiveSecurities [1]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations available to common stockholders, diluted $ 1,197nbl_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted $ 907nbl_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted $ 965nbl_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic (in shares) 361us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 359us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 356us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Incremental Shares From Assumed Conversion of Dilutive Stock Options and Restricted Stock (in shares) 6us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment 4us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment 3us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted (in shares) 367us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 363us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 359us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Earnings from Continuing Operations Per Share, Basic (in dollars per share) $ 3.36us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 2.53us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 2.71us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare
Earnings from Continuing Operations Per Share, Diluted (in dollars per share) $ 3.27us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 2.50us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 2.68us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares) 3us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 3us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 5us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Weighted average Exercise Price of antidilutive options (in dollars per share) $ 60.30nbl_WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfAntidilutiveOptions $ 53.40nbl_WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfAntidilutiveOptions $ 48.73nbl_WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfAntidilutiveOptions
[1] Consistent with GAAP, when dilutive, deferred compensation gains or losses, net of tax, are excluded from net income while our common shares held in the rabbi trust are included in the diluted share count. For this reason, the diluted earnings per share calculations for the year ended December 31, 2014 excludes deferred compensation gains, net of tax.