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Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Amount And Estimated Fair Values Of Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Proceeds from issuance of shares $ 2,300,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity    
Carrying Amount [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Cash and cash equivalents   17,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
53,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Credit facility   800,000,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
300,000,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Senior notes   3,864,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
1,667,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Derivative instruments   278,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
316,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Carrying Amount [Member] | Bridge Loan [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Loans     4,500,000,000us-gaap_LoansPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
Fair Value [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Cash and cash equivalents   17,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
53,000,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Credit facility   800,000,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
300,000,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Senior notes   3,983,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
1,751,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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Derivative instruments   278,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
316,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Fair Value [Member] | Bridge Loan [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Loans     4,500,000,000us-gaap_LoansPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Term Loan [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Loans   500,000,000us-gaap_LoansPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= swn_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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500,000,000us-gaap_LoansPayableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= swn_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Unsecured Debt [Member] | Fair Value [Member] | Term Loan [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Loans   500,000,000us-gaap_LoansPayableFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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500,000,000us-gaap_LoansPayableFairValueDisclosure
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= swn_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Senior Notes [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Proceeds from issuance of debt $ 2,200,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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