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Retirement And Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule Of Health Care Cost Trend Rates) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Retirement And Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]    
Health care cost trend assumed for next year 8.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear 8.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
Rate to which the cost trend is assumed to decline 5.00%swn_RateToWhichCostTrendIsAssumedToDecline 5.00%swn_RateToWhichCostTrendIsAssumedToDecline
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate 2033 2032