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Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]    
Gas sales $ 625swn_OperatingRevenueGasSales $ 793swn_OperatingRevenueGasSales
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 49us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 129us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net Income 78us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 194us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]    
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]    
Net Income (25)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]    
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]    
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 17us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
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Net Income (25)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
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Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Settlements [Member]    
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]    
Gas sales $ (42)swn_OperatingRevenueGasSales
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= swn_SettlementOfDerivativeInstrumentMember
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
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/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
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