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Retirement And Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule Of Allocation Of Plan Assets) (Details) (Pension Benefits [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target asset allocations 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
Actual asset allocations 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
Fixed Income [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target asset allocations 29.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Actual asset allocations 29.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target asset allocations 1.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Actual asset allocations 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
U.S. Equity [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target asset allocations 35.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesByInvestmentObjectiveAxis
= swn_DomesticEquitySecuritiesMember
Actual asset allocations 36.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesByInvestmentObjectiveAxis
= swn_DomesticEquitySecuritiesMember
International Equity [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target asset allocations 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesByInvestmentObjectiveAxis
= swn_InternationalEquityMember
Actual asset allocations 27.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesByInvestmentObjectiveAxis
= swn_InternationalEquityMember
Emerging Market Equity [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target asset allocations 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesByInvestmentObjectiveAxis
= swn_EmergingMarketEquityMember
Actual asset allocations 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesByInvestmentObjectiveAxis
= swn_EmergingMarketEquityMember