Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation Expense Included In The Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Earnings

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
G&A	$	83	$	104	$	121
Exploration expenses		1		2		5
Restructuring and transaction costs		31		31		—
Total	$	115	$	137	$	126
Related income tax benefit	$	13	$	17	$	—

Summary Of Unvested Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards And Performance Share Units

	Restricted Stock					Performance-Based					Performance
	Awards and Units					Restricted Stock Awards					Share Units
	Awards and Units			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Awards			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Units					Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(Thousands, except fair value data)
Unvested at 12/31/18		5,963		$	35.47		302		$	35.93		2,868				$	30.14
Granted		4,430		$	25.47		—		$	—		741				$	28.97
Vested		(4,646	)	$	33.48		(149	)	$	38.03		(145	)			$	37.23
Forfeited		(763	)	$	27.50		—		$	—		(1,309	)			$	11.91
Unvested at 12/31/19		4,984		$	29.65		153		$	33.88		2,155		(1	)	$	40.35

(1) A maximum of 4.3 million common shares could be awarded based upon Devon’s final TSR ranking.

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Aggregate Fair Value Of Awards And Units Table Text Block

	2019		2018		2017
Restricted Stock Awards and Units	$	127	$	111	$	105
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards	$	4	$	10	$	10
Performance Share Units	$	4	$	20	$	38

Summary of Unrecognized Compensation Cost And Weighted Average Period For Recognition

			Performance-Based
	Restricted Stock		Restricted Stock		Performance
	Awards and Units		Awards		Share Units
Unrecognized compensation cost	$	80	$	—	$	12
Weighted average period for recognition (years)		2.5		1.4		1.5

Summary Of Performance Share Units Grant-Date Fair Values And Their Related Assumptions

	2019					2018					2017
Grant-date fair value	$	28.43	—	$	29.53	$	36.23	—	$	37.88	$	51.05	—	$	53.12
Risk-free interest rate	2.48%					2.28%					1.50%
Volatility factor	39.1%					45.8%					45.8%
Contractual term (years)	2.89					2.89					2.89