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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Net income $ 78us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 194us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Preferred stock dividends 25us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock  
Mandatory convertible preferred stock dividend 25us-gaap_RedeemablePreferredStockDividends  
Net income attributable to shareholders 53swn_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBeforeConversionBasic 194swn_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBeforeConversionBasic
Participating securities - mandatory convertible preferred stock 7swn_UndistributedEarningsAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesMandatoryConvertiblePreferredStock  
Net Income Attributable to Common Stock $ 46us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 194us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Number of common shares, Weighted average outstanding 375,444,030us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 351,222,538us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Number of common shares: Issued upon assumed exerciese of outstanding stock options   348,798us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants
Number of common shares: Effect of issuance of nonvested restricted common stock 133,634us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToNonvestedSharesWithForfeitableDividends 349,608us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToNonvestedSharesWithForfeitableDividends
Number of common shares: Effect of issuance of nonvested performance units 390us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements 64,877us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
Number of common shares: Effect of issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock 0us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock 0us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock
Diluted 375,578,054us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 351,985,821us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Basic $ 0.12us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.55us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted $ 0.12us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.55us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Stock Options [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, shares 3,704,089us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1,179,914us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Restricted Stock [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, shares 1,916,645us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
29,688us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, shares 58,333,252us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= swn_MandatoryConvertiblePreferredStockMember