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Debt - Long-Term Debt Table (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2006
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ (210)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount $ (231)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount  
Long-term Debt 11,508us-gaap_LongTermDebt 11,535us-gaap_LongTermDebt  
Current maturities of long-term debt, net (885)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent (381)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent  
Long-term debt, net 10,623us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 11,154us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent  
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Terms of Conversion Feature 5 days    
Credit Facility Commitment Period 10 years    
Percentage Of Principal Amount Of Notes For Repurchase Requirement Of Contingent Convertible Senior Notes 100.00%chk_PercentageOfPrincipalAmountOfNotesForRepurchaseRequirementOfContingentConvertibleSeniorNotes    
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Credit Facility Commitment Period 10 years    
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (203)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
(224)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Credit Facility Commitment Period 5 years    
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Credit Facility Commitment Period 10 years    
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Credit Facility Commitment Period 15 years    
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Credit Facility Commitment Period 20 years    
Interest Rate Contract [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 9us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
10us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
 
3.25% Senior Notes due 2016 [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_ThreePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2016Member
   
3.25% Senior Notes due 2016 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_ThreePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_ThreePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_ThreePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
6.25% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2017 [ Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 369us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
416us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
344us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.25% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2017 [ Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 369us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate 1.0731us-gaap_DerivativeForwardExchangeRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1.2098us-gaap_DerivativeForwardExchangeRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1.3325us-gaap_DerivativeForwardExchangeRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
6.5% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 660us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
660us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
7.25% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 669us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SevenPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
669us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SevenPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SevenPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2019 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FloatingRateSeniorNotesdueTwoThousandNineteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FloatingRateSeniorNotesdueTwoThousandNineteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
6.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,300us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1,300us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
6.875% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
6.125% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 700us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
700us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
4.875% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
5.75% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,100us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1,100us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Common Stock Price Conversion Thresholds $ 45.14us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleStockPriceTrigger
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
   
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment May 14, 2016    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
   
2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 396us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
396us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (11)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
(15)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Common Stock Price Conversion Thresholds $ 59.71us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleStockPriceTrigger
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember
   
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment Nov. 14, 2017    
2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,168us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
1,168us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2038 [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Common Stock Price Conversion Thresholds $ 100.35us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleStockPriceTrigger
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointTwoFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyEightMember
   
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment Jun. 14, 2019    
2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2038 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 347us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointTwoFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyEightMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
$ 347us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointTwoFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyEightMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointTwoFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyEightMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember