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Natural Gas And Oil Properties (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]    
Discount rate of natural gas and oil reserves 10.00%swn_DiscountRateOfNaturalGasAndOilReserves  
Cash flow hedges impact on ceiling value, net of tax $ 45swn_CashFlowHedgesImpactOnCeilingValue $ 40swn_CashFlowHedgesImpactOnCeilingValue
Henry Hub Natural Gas [Member]    
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]    
Full cost ceiling test, price 3.88swn_FullCostCeilingTestPrice
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= swn_HenryHubNaturalGasMember
3.99swn_FullCostCeilingTestPrice
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= swn_HenryHubNaturalGasMember
Oil [Member] | West Texas Intermediate Oil [Member]    
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]    
Full cost ceiling test, price 79.21swn_FullCostCeilingTestPrice
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OilReservesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= swn_WestTexasIntermediateOilMember
94.92swn_FullCostCeilingTestPrice
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OilReservesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= swn_WestTexasIntermediateOilMember
NGL [Member] | West Texas Intermediate Oil [Member]    
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]    
Full cost ceiling test, price 16.38swn_FullCostCeilingTestPrice
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasLiquidsReservesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= swn_WestTexasIntermediateOilMember
43.64swn_FullCostCeilingTestPrice
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasLiquidsReservesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= swn_WestTexasIntermediateOilMember