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Debt - Long Term Debt Table (Phantom) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
3.25% Senior Notes due 2016 [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= chk_ThreePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2016Member
3.25% Senior Notes due 2016 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_ThreePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2016Member
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Debt Instrument Maturity Date Mar. 15, 2016
6.25% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2017 [ Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointTwoFivePercentEuroHyphenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Jan. 15, 2017
6.5% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Aug. 15, 2017
7.25% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SevenPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Dec. 15, 2018
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2019 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Apr. 15, 2019
6.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Aug. 15, 2020
6.875% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Nov. 15, 2020
6.125% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Feb. 15, 2021
5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Jun. 15, 2021
4.875% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Apr. 15, 2022
5.75% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesdueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Mar. 15, 2023
2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
Debt Instruments Convertible Optional Repurchase Dates November 15, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030
2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointSevenFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyFiveMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Nov. 15, 2035
2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instruments Convertible Optional Repurchase Dates May 15, 2017, 2022, 2027, 2032
2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtySevenMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date May 17, 2037
2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2038 [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instruments Convertible Optional Repurchase Dates December 15, 2018, 2023, 2028, 2033
2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2038 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]  
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= chk_TwoPointTwoFivePercentContingentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyEightMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Dec. 15, 2038