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Commitments And Contingencies (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
CAD
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2010
CAD
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Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]            
Investment in New Brunswick towards Company's commitment     $ 44,000,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation 45,000,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation    
Guarantee obligations relative to the firms transportation agreements and gathering project and services     261,000,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue      
Unrecorded capital investments obligation, Exploration program acres coverage (acres)           2,500,000swn_UnrecordedCapitalInvestmentsObligationExplorationProgramAcresCoverage
Unrecorded capital investments obligation           47,000,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount
Unrecorded promissory note payable           45,000,000swn_UnrecordedPromissoryNotePayable
Promissory note payable, liability recognized     0swn_PromissoryNotePayableLiabilityRecognized      
Obligation under transportation agreements     5,700,000,000us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount      
Litigation settlement, gross   11,000,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount        
Litigation, portion of profits considered for disgorgement         382,000,000swn_ProfitsConsideredForDisgorgement  
Disgorgement damages awarded in favor of the plaintiff and intervenor   24,000,000swn_DisgorgementDamagesAwardedInFavorOfPlaintiffAndIntervenor        
Litigation, interest and attorney's fees claimed by plaintiffs   9,000,000swn_LitigationInterestAndAttorneySFeesClaimedByPlaintiffs     11,000,000swn_LitigationInterestAndAttorneySFeesClaimedByPlaintiffs  
Disgorgement recoverable by plaintiff to be reversed 24,000,000swn_DisgorgementRecoverableByPlaintiffToBeReversed          
Actual damages recoverable by plaintiff to be reversed $ 11,000,000swn_ActualDamagesRecoverableByPlaintiffToBeReversed