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Supplementary Oil and Gas Disclosure (Unaudited) - Other Costs Incurred (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Ceiling test impairment $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties $ 1,488,000,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
Capitalized costs of oil and gas properties not included in total costs incurred 2,206,000,000nfx_CapitalizedCostsOfOilAndGasPropertiesNotIncludedInTotalCostsIncurred 23,000,000nfx_CapitalizedCostsOfOilAndGasPropertiesNotIncludedInTotalCostsIncurred 2,094,000,000nfx_CapitalizedCostsOfOilAndGasPropertiesNotIncludedInTotalCostsIncurred
Domestic [Member]      
Ceiling test impairment 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= nfx_DomesticMember
0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= nfx_DomesticMember
1,488,000,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= nfx_DomesticMember
Property sales excluded from cost incurred 635,000,000us-gaap_SalesOfOilAndGasProspects
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= nfx_DomesticMember
23,000,000us-gaap_SalesOfOilAndGasProspects
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= nfx_DomesticMember
606,000,000us-gaap_SalesOfOilAndGasProspects
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= nfx_DomesticMember
Malaysia [Member]      
Property sales excluded from cost incurred $ 1,571,000,000us-gaap_SalesOfOilAndGasProspects
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MY
$ 0us-gaap_SalesOfOilAndGasProspects
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MY
$ 0us-gaap_SalesOfOilAndGasProspects
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MY