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Derivatives And Risk Management (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net gain related to hedging activities $ 98us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Deferred income tax liability, accumulated other comprehensive income 65swn_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilityAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome
Cash flow hedge after-tax net gain to be transferred from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings during the next twelve months 98us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Notional amount of derivatives $ 170us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Year 2015 [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume of natural gas production 240,000,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2015Member
Volume of Natural Gas Production (in Bcf), Basis Swaps Not Qualifying for Hedge Accounting Treatment 22,000,000,000swn_VolumeOfNaturalGasProductionInBcfBasisSwapsNotQualifyingForHedgeAccountingTreatment
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2015Member
Year 2015 [Member] | Fixed Price Call Options [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume of Natural Gas Production (in Bcf), Call Options Not Qualifying for Hedge Accounting Treatment 200,000,000,000swn_VolumeOfNaturalGasProductionInBcfCallOptionsNotQualifyingForHedgeAccountingTreatment
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swn_FixedPriceCallOptionsMember
Year 2015 [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume of natural gas production 120,000,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swn_FixedPriceSwapsMember
Volume of Natural Gas Production (in Bcf), Basis Swaps Not Qualifying for Hedge Accounting Treatment 120,000,000,000swn_VolumeOfNaturalGasProductionInBcfBasisSwapsNotQualifyingForHedgeAccountingTreatment
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swn_FixedPriceSwapsMember
Year 2016 [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume of Natural Gas Production (in Bcf), Basis Swaps Not Qualifying for Hedge Accounting Treatment 4,000,000,000swn_VolumeOfNaturalGasProductionInBcfBasisSwapsNotQualifyingForHedgeAccountingTreatment
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2016Member
Year 2016 [Member] | Fixed Price Call Options [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume of Natural Gas Production (in Bcf), Fixed Price Swaps Not Qualifying for Hedge Accounting Treatment 120,000,000,000swn_VolumeOfNaturalGasProductionInBcfFixedPriceSwapsNotQualifyingForHedgeAccountingTreatment
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2016Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swn_FixedPriceCallOptionsMember
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Year 2015 [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume of natural gas production 120,000,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= swn_Year2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swn_FixedPriceSwapsMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember