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Supplementary Oil and Gas Disclosure (Unaudited) - Results of Operations of O&G Producing Activities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Results Of Operations Income Before Income Taxes Abstract      
Revenues $ 2,369us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities $ 2,668us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities $ 2,560us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
Production costs 322nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts 390nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts 400nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
Production taxes and other operating expenses 310us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther 488us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther 451us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 903us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion 930us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion 955us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
Impairment of oil and gas properties     1,488us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
Income taxes 292us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense 304us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense (250)us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
Results of Operations, Oil and Gas Producing Activities Net Income (Excluding Corporate Overhead and Interest Costs), Total 542us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts 556us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts (484)us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
Domestic [Member]      
Results Of Operations Income Before Income Taxes Abstract      
Revenues 2,240us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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1,777us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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1,469us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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= nfx_DomesticMember
Production costs 299nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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265nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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292nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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Production taxes and other operating expenses 279us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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204us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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174us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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= nfx_DomesticMember
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 857us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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= nfx_DomesticMember
668us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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= nfx_DomesticMember
683us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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= nfx_DomesticMember
Impairment of oil and gas properties     1,488us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
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= nfx_DomesticMember
Income taxes 282us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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224us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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(410)us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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Results of Operations, Oil and Gas Producing Activities Net Income (Excluding Corporate Overhead and Interest Costs), Total 523us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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= nfx_DomesticMember
416us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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= nfx_DomesticMember
(758)us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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= nfx_DomesticMember
Malaysia [Member]      
Results Of Operations Income Before Income Taxes Abstract      
Revenues 90us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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822us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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1,005us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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Production costs 11nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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117nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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101nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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Production taxes and other operating expenses 25us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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272us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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259us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization 33us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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244us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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251us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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Impairment of oil and gas properties     0us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
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Income taxes 8us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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72us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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150us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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Results of Operations, Oil and Gas Producing Activities Net Income (Excluding Corporate Overhead and Interest Costs), Total 13us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
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117us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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244us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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China [Member]      
Results Of Operations Income Before Income Taxes Abstract      
Revenues 39us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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69us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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86us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsRevenueFromOilAndGasProducingActivities
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Production costs 12nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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8nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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7nfx_ResultsOfOperationsProductionCosts
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Production taxes and other operating expenses 6us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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12us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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18us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsExpenseOther
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization 13us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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18us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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21us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsDepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
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Impairment of oil and gas properties     0us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
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Income taxes 2us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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8us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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10us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsIncomeTaxExpense
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Results of Operations, Oil and Gas Producing Activities Net Income (Excluding Corporate Overhead and Interest Costs), Total $ 6us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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$ 23us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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$ 30us-gaap_ResultsOfOperationsOilAndGasProducingActivitiesNetIncomeExcludingCorporateOverheadAndInterestCosts
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