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Share-Based Compensation - Performance Share Unit Breakout (Details) (Performance Shares [Member], USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Payable 2016 [Member] | Year of 2013 [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 1,701,941us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2013Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2016Member
   
Fair Value of Share Based Award $ 21us-gaap_DeferredCompensationEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2013Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2016Member
$ 35us-gaap_DeferredCompensationEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2013Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2016Member
 
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent 21us-gaap_DeferredCompensationSharebasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2013Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2016Member
   
Payable 2017 [Member] | Year of 2014 [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 609,637us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2014Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2017Member
   
Fair Value of Share Based Award 3us-gaap_DeferredCompensationEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2014Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2017Member
16us-gaap_DeferredCompensationEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2014Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2017Member
 
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent 3us-gaap_DeferredCompensationSharebasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_YearOf2014Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2017Member
   
Payable 2018 [Member] | Year of 2015 [Member]
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 696,683us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_Yearof2015Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2018Member
   
Fair Value of Share Based Award 8us-gaap_DeferredCompensationEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_Yearof2015Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2018Member
  13us-gaap_DeferredCompensationEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_Yearof2015Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2018Member
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent $ 2us-gaap_DeferredCompensationSharebasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= chk_Yearof2015Member
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= chk_Payable2018Member