|**Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) (USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|**Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|AOCL amount, net of tax, to be reclassified to interest expense over the life of the debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | $ 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | $ 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Swaps - NYMEX WTI 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI  (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 9,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 90.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Swaps - Dated Brent 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Dated Brent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 98.03                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Two Way Collar - NYMEX WTI 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 95.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 115.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - NYMEX WTI 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 7,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 63.57                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 83.57                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 109.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - Dated Brent 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Dated Brent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 13,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 81.15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 100.75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 124.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Put Option - NYMEX WTI 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 11,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 97.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Swaps - NYMEX WTI 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 32,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 92.62                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Swaps - Dated Brent 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Dated Brent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 10,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 103.33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - NYMEX WTI 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 9,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 75.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 90.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 100.44                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - Dated Brent 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Dated Brent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 84.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 97.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 129.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Swaps - NYMEX WTI 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 88.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Swaps - Dated Brent 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Dated Brent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 99.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - NYMEX WTI 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX WTI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 10,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 68.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 88.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 92.87                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Crude Oil Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - Dated Brent 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Dated Brent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Put Option Premium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 75.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 95.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 112.53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Natural Gas Commodity Contract | Swaps - NYMEX HH 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX HH (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 60,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4.58                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Natural Gas Commodity Contract | Two Way Collar - NYMEX HH 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX HH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 40,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5.14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Natural Gas Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - NYMEX HH 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX HH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 100,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3.88                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4.75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Natural Gas Commodity Contract | Swaps - NYMEX HH 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX HH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 60,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Natural Gas Commodity Contract | Three Way Collar - NYMEX HH 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX HH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 160,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2.64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3.64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Natural Gas Commodity Contract | Swaps - NYMEX HH 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX HH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 30,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Natural Gas Commodity Contract | Three Way Collars - NYMEX HH 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|**Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NYMEX HH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Volume Per Day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 100,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Weighted Average Fixed Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Weighted Average Short Put Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Floor Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Weighted Average Ceiling Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|[1]
              West Texas Intermediate[2]
              For put options, we typically pay a premium to the counterparty in exchange for the sale of the instrument. If the index price is below the floor price of the put option, we receive the difference between the floor price and the index price multiplied by the contract volumes less the option premium. If the index price settles at or above the floor price of the put option, we pay only the option premium.[3]
              Henry Hub | [1]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|[1]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | West Texas Intermediate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|[2]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | For put options, we typically pay a premium to the counterparty in exchange for the sale of the instrument. If the index price is below the floor price of the put option, we receive the difference between the floor price and the index price multiplied by the contract volumes less the option premium. If the index price settles at or above the floor price of the put option, we pay only the option premium.
|[3]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Henry Hub                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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