Equity - Noncontrolling Interests Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended						3 Months Ended							1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2014 Non-Controlling Interest	Mar. 30, 2013 Non-Controlling Interest	Mar. 31, 2014 Non-Controlling Interest	Dec. 31, 2013 Non-Controlling Interest	Mar. 31, 2013 Non-Controlling Interest	Dec. 31, 2012 Non-Controlling Interest	Mar. 30, 2012 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C acre	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C well acre	Mar. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C well	Dec. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C	Mar. 31, 2012 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Minimum well	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Maximum well	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Preferred Stock	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Future [Member] well	Mar. 31, 2012 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Future [Member] well	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Increase Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Drilled Wells Minimum well	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust well acre	Mar. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust well	Dec. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust	Nov. 30, 2011 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Maximum	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Initial Wells [Member] well	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Subordinated Units	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Common Unit	Nov. 30, 2011 Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Common Unit	Oct. 31, 2011 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2011 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] well	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] well acre	Mar. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] well	Dec. 31, 2011 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] County well	Dec. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] Minimum well	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] Preferred Stock	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] Preferred Dividend Payments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] Preferred Dividend Payments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] Drilled Wells well	Mar. 31, 2013 Chesapeake Utica L L C [Member] Drilled Wells well	Mar. 31, 2014 Wireless Seismic, Inc. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Wireless Seismic, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Wireless Seismic, Inc. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Wireless Seismic, Inc. [Member] Non-Controlling Interest	Apr. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Chesapeake Cleveland Tonkawa L.L.C Minimum well
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Acres of leasehold land											245,000																							700,000
Third-Party investors' contributions															$ 1,250,000,000																				$ 1,250,000,000			$ 1,250,000,000
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash											1,025,000,000																								950,000,000
Number of preferred shares exchanged for cash											1,250,000																								1,250,000
Overriding royalty interest, percentage												3.75%			3.75%
Productive Oil Wells, Number of Wells, Net												3	21						1,000	1,000															1,500	1,500		1,500		1,300
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current	75,000,000		75,000,000									38,000,000		38,000,000																												37,000,000	37,000,000
Acre Spacing												160
Amount Allocated To Overriding Royalty Interest											225,000,000																								300,000,000
Amount Of Excess Cash Distributed To Third Party Investors Percentage												100.00%
Percentage of excess cash allocated to preferred shares												75.00%																								70.00%
Percentage of excess cash allocated to common shares												25.00%																								30.00%
Percentage of excess cash allocated to preferred shares if drilling commitment not met												100.00%
Percentage of internal rate of return												9.00%																								10.00%
Internal return on investment, multiplier												1.35																								1.4
Percentage of increase in internal rate of return, in the event redemption does not occur												15.00%
Redemption price and liquidation preference per preferred share (usd per share)												$ 1,230		$ 1,245																						$ 1,235	$ 1,252
Number of oil wells committed to drill net, minimum												25				37.5						867														50														12.5
Number Of Net Wells Minimum Cumulative Total																	300																			250
ORRI Wells Delivered in Period												3	22																							32	14
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage												6.00%						6.00%																							7.00%
Preferred Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid												$ 1,000																								$ 1,000
Percentage of increase in internal rate required by investors at redemption												3.00%
Percentage of additional increase in internal rate required by investors at redemption upon failed obligations												3.00%
Percentage of increase in leasehold in which commitment to drill is not met																					5.00%															4.00%
Spacing for Wells Drilled																																				150
Number of development wells drilled																							89	64						118														22	28
Number of counties present in the leasehold land (Counties)																																						13
Amount Payable On Each Short Of Drilling Commitment																																				5,000,000
Percentage of increase in internal rate of return, in the event redemption does not occur																																				17.50%
Percentage of increase in internal rate of return in investment, in event redemption does not occur																																				2.0
Utica ORRI Percentage																																			3.00%	3.00%		3.00%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	665,214,625	669,275,000	666,192,371	666,468,000																													23,000,000
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01																							$ 19.00
Number of units included in beneficial interests																															11,687,500	12,062,500
Percentage Of Beneficial Interest Owned																							51.00%													4.00%
Common shares, outstanding																							46,750,000
Percentage of proceeds from royalty interest conveyed to trust																											50.00%	90.00%
Number of producing wells																							69
Number of gross acres																							45,400
Net Acreage Shortfall																							29,000
Maximum amount recoverable by trust under lien																							263,000,000					65,000,000	120,000,000
Percentage of incentive distributions received																							50.00%
Percentage of remaining cash available for distribution in excess of the incentive threshold																							50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage																																																	51.00%
Noncontrolling interests	2,136,000,000		2,145,000,000				2,136,000,000	2,145,000,000	2,314,000,000	2,327,000,000		1,015,000,000		1,015,000,000									306,000,000		314,000,000											807,000,000			807,000,000							8,000,000		9,000,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 41,000,000	$ 44,000,000			$ 41,000,000	$ 44,000,000						$ 19,000,000	$ 22,000,000										$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000												$ 19,000,000	$ 22,000,000									$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000