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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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The total amount of long-term liability charges that are being deferred beyond one year.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the repurchase price of a debt instrument initially issued by the entity and the net carrying amount of the debt at the time of its repurchase.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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Debt - Debt Issuances and Retirements (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 17, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	$ 8,916,000,000	$ 9,095,000,000	$ 9,095,000,000	$ 8,916,000,000
Gains (losses) on purchases or exchanges of debt			65,000,000	79,000,000	$ 263,000,000
Debt repurchased amount		160,000,000	160,000,000
Cash paid to purchase debt			94,000,000	1,073,000,000	2,813,000,000
Deferred charges	$ 44,000,000	0	0	44,000,000
Gains (losses) on debt restructuring			65,000,000	75,000,000	263,000,000
Chesapeake senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on purchases or exchanges of debt		64,000,000
6.625% Senior Notes Due 2020, 4.875% Senior Notes Due 2022, and 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal		101,000,000	101,000,000
BVL Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on purchases or exchanges of debt				$ 4,000,000
Existing Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes			3,152,000,000
Second Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes			2,210,000,000
11.5% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal		$ 120,000,000	$ 120,000,000
Debt, percent of par	89.75%
Interest rate, stated percentage		11.50%	11.50%
Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount redeemed			100.00%	35.00%
Redemption price percentage			35.00%	100.00%
Repayments of senior debt		$ 380,000,000
Debt repurchased amount		160,000,000	$ 160,000,000
Gains (losses) on repurchases of debt			65,000,000
Senior notes \| 7.00% senior notes due 2024 and 7.50% senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt, net					1,236,000,000
Senior notes \| 7.00% senior notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	$ 624,000,000	$ 624,000,000	$ 624,000,000	$ 624,000,000	$ 850,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		7.00%	7.00%		7.00%
Notes				226,000,000
Senior notes \| 7.5% senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	119,000,000	$ 119,000,000	$ 119,000,000	119,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		7.50%	7.50%		7.50%
Notes				281,000,000
Senior notes \| 8.00% senior secured second lien notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	1,416,000,000			1,416,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		8.00%	8.00%
Debt repurchased amount		$ 1,477,000,000	$ 1,477,000,000
Premium						$ 60,000,000
Gains (losses) on repurchases of debt						331,000,000
Gains (losses) on debt restructuring						$ 391,000,000
Senior notes \| 7.25% senior notes due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		7.25%	7.25%
Debt repurchased amount		$ 44,000,000	$ 44,000,000
Senior notes \| Chesapeake senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		$ 507,000,000	507,000,000
Conversation of common stock shares outstanding (in shares)		235,563,519
Senior notes \| 8.00% senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	46,000,000	$ 46,000,000	$ 46,000,000	46,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		8.00%	8.00%
Notes				873,000,000
Revolving credit facility		$ 919,000,000	$ 919,000,000
Senior notes \| 6.625% senior notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	208,000,000	$ 176,000,000	$ 176,000,000	208,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		6.625%	6.625%
Notes				229,000,000
Debt repurchased amount		$ 32,000,000	$ 32,000,000
Senior notes \| 4.875% senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	338,000,000	$ 272,000,000	$ 272,000,000	338,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		4.875%	4.875%
Debt repurchased amount		$ 66,000,000	$ 66,000,000
Senior notes \| 5.75% senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	209,000,000	$ 167,000,000	$ 167,000,000	209,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		5.75%	5.75%
Debt repurchased amount		$ 42,000,000	$ 42,000,000
Convertible debt \| 2.25% contingent convertible senior notes due 2038
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal	$ 1,000,000			1,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		2.25%	2.25%
Debt repurchased amount							$ 8,000,000
Convertible debt \| Chesapeake senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		$ 186,000,000	$ 186,000,000
Conversation of common stock shares outstanding (in shares)		73,389,094
Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term	4 years 6 months
Debt, principal	$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Proceeds from debt, net	1,455,000,000
Debt repurchased amount	1,233,000,000			1,233,000,000
Cash paid to purchase debt				1,285,000,000
Premium	52,000,000			52,000,000
Gains (losses) on repurchases of debt				(65,000,000)
Deferred charges	$ 13,000,000			$ 13,000,000
Term loan \| London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	8.00%
Term loan \| LIBOR Floor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Term loan \| Alternative base rate (ABR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	7.00%
Debt, percent of par	98.00%
Debt, premium of par		5.00%	5.00%
Debt, premium of par		2.50%	2.50%
Debt instrument, covenant, principal balance		$ 125,000,000	$ 125,000,000
Term loan \| Alternative Base Rate (ABR) Floor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%