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Southwestern Energy Company
(NYSE:SWN) 

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Southwestern Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the United States. It operates through two segments: Exploration and Production, and Marketing. The company focuses on the develo...

Founded: 1929
Full Time Employees: 923
Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas E&P

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    Unit: USD2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2017-09-30 2016-12-31 2016-03-31 2015-06-30 2014-09-30 2013-12-31 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2009-12-31 2008-06-30 
                                        
      operating revenues:
                                        
      gas sales
    411,000,000 584,000,000 766,000,000 627,000,000 551,000,000 1,145,000,000 2,040,000,000 2,884,000,000 2,485,000,000 1,692,000,000 1,704,000,000 811,000,000 433,000,000 464,000,000 356,000,000 199,000,000 164,000,000 248,000,000 298,000,000 238,000,000 275,000,000 430,000,000 586,000,000 465,000,000 407,000,000 394,000,000 958,000,000 315,000,000 457,000,000 645,000,000 1,876,982,000 504,496,000 346,038,000 491,340,000 1,209,377,000 368,879,000 
      oil sales
    90,000,000 82,000,000 98,000,000 94,000,000 92,000,000 95,000,000 90,000,000 100,000,000 138,000,000 111,000,000 97,000,000 110,000,000 106,000,000 81,000,000 43,000,000 40,000,000 19,000,000 52,000,000 70,000,000 67,000,000 47,000,000 39,000,000 55,000,000 62,000,000 44,000,000 27,000,000 58,000,000 11,000,000 24,000,000 6,000,000 11,070,000 5,350,000 1,524,250 1,889,000 -8,695,000 15,538,000 
      ngl sales
    158,000,000 174,000,000 179,000,000 169,000,000 153,000,000 201,000,000 204,000,000 260,000,000 310,000,000 272,000,000 283,000,000 255,000,000 179,000,000 173,000,000 107,000,000 68,000,000 40,000,000 50,000,000 83,000,000 52,000,000 58,000,000 81,000,000 100,000,000 112,000,000 75,000,000 55,000,000 75,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000        
      marketing
    424,000,000 579,000,000 648,000,000 553,000,000 475,000,000 679,000,000 1,048,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,207,000,000 866,000,000 861,000,000 418,000,000 332,000,000 352,000,000 272,000,000 219,000,000 187,000,000 239,000,000 293,000,000 279,000,000 287,000,000 438,000,000 417,000,000 287,000,000 265,000,000 233,000,000 666,000,000 198,000,000 222,000,000        
      other
     -2,000,000 1,000,000  -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000  2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  3,000,000 1,000,000   2,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000            
      operating costs and expenses:
                                        
      marketing purchases
    433,000,000 588,000,000 638,000,000 545,000,000 481,000,000 667,000,000 1,026,000,000 1,289,000,000 1,215,000,000 862,000,000 848,000,000 420,000,000 333,000,000 356,000,000 271,000,000 226,000,000 201,000,000 248,000,000 298,000,000 288,000,000 293,000,000 441,000,000 421,000,000 288,000,000 265,000,000 236,000,000 668,000,000 196,000,000 219,000,000        
      operating expenses
    403,000,000 417,000,000 437,000,000 444,000,000 418,000,000 418,000,000 410,000,000 423,000,000 402,000,000 381,000,000 365,000,000 296,000,000 259,000,000 250,000,000 236,000,000 202,000,000 182,000,000 193,000,000 197,000,000 189,000,000 169,000,000 165,000,000 197,000,000 206,000,000 193,000,000 170,000,000 427,000,000 165,000,000 176,000,000 108,000,000 264,279,000 64,224,000 44,869,500 61,906,000 106,511,000 30,030,000 
      general and administrative expenses
    45,000,000 56,000,000 54,000,000 46,000,000 41,000,000 46,000,000 50,000,000 41,000,000 35,000,000 44,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 34,000,000 38,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000 26,000,000 47,000,000 42,000,000 40,000,000 37,000,000 44,000,000 51,000,000 59,000,000 62,000,000 193,000,000 54,000,000 60,000,000 54,000,000 154,095,000 37,215,000 32,469,750 36,121,000 96,877,000 25,741,000 
      merger-related expenses
    10,000,000 9,000,000       2,000,000 25,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 3,000,000                        
      depreciation, depletion and amortization
    226,000,000 262,000,000 328,000,000 338,000,000 328,000,000 313,000,000 313,000,000 298,000,000 288,000,000 275,000,000 212,000,000 138,000,000 100,000,000 96,000,000 90,000,000 70,000,000 84,000,000 113,000,000 119,000,000 125,000,000 121,000,000 112,000,000 124,000,000 151,000,000 142,000,000 135,000,000 293,000,000 143,000,000 308,000,000 238,000,000 607,145,000 179,467,000 208,841,000 200,655,000 395,507,000 98,151,000 
      impairments
    631,000,000 2,093,000,000          6,000,000   335,000,000 361,000,000 655,000,000 1,479,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000   10,000,000 161,000,000             
      taxes, other than income taxes
    44,000,000 49,000,000 55,000,000 63,000,000 58,000,000 68,000,000 71,000,000 76,000,000 65,000,000 57,000,000 46,000,000 35,000,000 27,000,000 24,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 11,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 15,000,000 24,000,000 70,000,000 23,000,000 27,000,000 22,000,000 58,644,000 20,827,000 16,430,000 16,252,000 28,551,000 8,729,000 
      operating income
    -709,000,000 -2,057,000,000 -1,530,000,000 7,000,000 -57,000,000 606,000,000 1,510,000,000 2,414,000,000 2,131,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,405,000,000 636,000,000 293,000,000 301,000,000 -244,000,000 -381,000,000 -756,000,000 -1,490,000,000 64,000,000 -29,000,000 22,000,000 213,000,000 352,000,000 66,000,000 124,000,000 110,000,000 -1,095,000,000 -1,100,000,000 -1,284,000,000 286,000,000 951,663,000 251,960,000 -293,692,000 -220,202,000 -264,252,000 229,286,000 
      yoy
    1143.86% -439.44% -201.32% -99.71% -102.67% -53.35% 7.47% 279.56% 627.30% 331.56% -675.82% -266.93% -138.76% -120.20% -481.25% 1213.79% -3536.36% -799.53% -81.82% -143.94% -82.26% 93.64% -132.15% -106.00% -109.66% -61.54% -215.06% -536.58% 337.19% -229.88% -460.13% 9.89%     
      qoq
    -65.53% 34.44% -21957.14% -112.28% -109.41% -59.87% -37.45% 13.28% 64.05% -7.54% 120.91% 117.06% -2.66% -223.36% -35.96% -49.60% -49.26% -2428.13% -320.69% -231.82% -89.67% -39.49% 433.33% -46.77% 12.73% -110.05% -0.45% -14.33% -548.95% -69.95% 277.70% -185.79% 33.37% -16.67% -215.25%  
      interest expense:
                                        
      interest on debt
    61,000,000 59,000,000 62,000,000 61,000,000 60,000,000 63,000,000 74,000,000 77,000,000 73,000,000 68,000,000 66,000,000 56,000,000 48,000,000 50,000,000 48,000,000 43,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000 51,000,000 56,000,000 59,000,000 58,000,000 173,000,000 53,000,000 52,000,000 25,000,000 75,954,000 24,097,000 17,288,500 25,463,000   
      other interest charges
    2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,245,000 1,110,000 774,000 1,058,000 2,647,000 619,000 
      interest capitalized
    -26,000,000 -27,000,000 -28,000,000 -28,000,000 -29,000,000 -30,000,000 -32,000,000 -30,000,000 -29,000,000 -30,000,000 -29,000,000 -25,000,000 -21,000,000 -22,000,000 -21,000,000 -23,000,000 -21,000,000 -23,000,000 -25,000,000 -27,000,000 -28,000,000 -29,000,000 -29,000,000 -29,000,000 -29,000,000 -29,000,000 -111,000,000 -41,000,000 -54,000,000 -14,000,000 -46,626,000 -16,186,000 -11,486,250 -15,915,000 -32,928,000 -7,281,000 
      gain on derivatives
    -35,000,000 126,000,000 622,000,000 93,000,000 317,000,000 1,401,000,000     1,025,000,000 -2,399,000,000 -871,000,000 -191,000,000 186,000,000 -192,000,000 -109,000,000 339,000,000 54,000,000 100,000,000 152,000,000  -10,000,000 -65,000,000 -36,000,000 45,000,000 -325,000,000 -14,000,000 1,000,000 78,000,000       
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
         -19,000,000 -1,500,000  -4,000,000 -2,000,000                -59,000,000           
      other loss
    -3,000,000     -1,000,000 -250,000  -1,000,000                      -133,250 -533,000     
      income before income taxes
    -784,000,000 -1,965,000,000 -943,000,000 66,000,000 226,000,000 1,951,000,000 2,911,000,000 461,000,000 1,199,000,000 -2,671,000,000 2,361,000,000 -1,857,000,000 -609,000,000 80,000,000 -91,000,000 -593,000,000 -880,000,000 -1,141,000,000 100,000,000 59,000,000 153,000,000 168,000,000 308,000,000 -29,000,000 51,000,000 63,000,000 -1,541,000,000 -1,131,000,000 -1,281,000,000 351,000,000 977,765,000 212,612,000 -304,630,000 -230,570,000 -272,398,000 220,243,000 
      benefit for income taxes:
                                        
      current
          10,000,000 11,000,000 26,000,000 4,000,000        -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000      -10,000,000   7,000,000 32,000,000 -11,207,000 136,000 18,320,000 101,000 -111,469,000 46,500,000 
      deferred
    -176,000,000 -430,000,000 -280,000,000 21,000,000 -5,000,000 12,000,000         1,000,000   408,000,000 -9,000,000 11,000,000 15,000,000 -426,000,000     -23,000,000 1,000,000 -500,000,000 108,000,000 412,984,000 84,961,000 -141,097,000 -85,856,000 11,413,000 37,193,000 
      net income
    -608,000,000 -1,535,000,000 -658,000,000 45,000,000 231,000,000 1,939,000,000 2,901,000,000 450,000,000 1,173,000,000 -2,675,000,000 2,361,000,000 -1,857,000,000 -609,000,000 80,000,000 -92,000,000 -593,000,000 -880,000,000 -1,547,000,000 110,000,000 49,000,000 138,000,000 594,000,000 307,000,000 -29,000,000 51,000,000 77,000,000 -1,511,000,000 -1,132,000,000 -788,000,000 211,000,000 575,988,000 127,515,000 -181,853,000 -144,815,000 -172,342,000 136,550,000 
      yoy
    -363.20% -179.16% -122.68% -90.00% -80.31% -172.49% 22.87% -124.23% -292.61% -3443.75% -2666.30% 213.15% -30.80% -105.17% -183.64% -1310.20% -737.68% -360.44% -64.17% -268.97% 170.59% 671.43% -120.32% -97.44% -106.47% -63.51% -362.33% -987.74% 333.32% -245.70% -434.21% -6.62%     
      qoq
    -60.39% 133.28% -1562.22% -80.52% -88.09% -33.16% 544.67% -61.64% -143.85% -213.30% -227.14% 204.93% -861.25% -186.96% -84.49% -32.61% -43.12% -1506.36% 124.49% -64.49% -76.77% 93.49% -1158.62% -156.86% -33.77% -105.10% 33.48% 43.65% -473.46% -63.37% 351.70% -170.12% 25.58% -15.97% -226.21%  
      earnings per common share:
                                        
      basic
    -550,000 -1,390,000 -600,000 40,000 210,000 1,760,000 2,610,000 410,000 1,050,000 -2,400,000    120,000 60,000 -1,040,000 -1,630,000 -2,860,000 200,000 90,000 260,000 1,100,000 530,000 -50,000 90,000 90,000 -3,290,000 -3,030,000 -2,130,000        
      diluted
    -550,000 -1,390,000 -600,000 40,000 210,000 1,760,000 2,600,000 400,000 1,050,000 -2,400,000    120,000 60,000 -1,040,000 -1,630,000 -2,860,000 210,000 90,000 260,000 1,100,000 540,000 -50,000 90,000 90,000 -3,290,000 -3,030,000 -2,130,000        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                        
      basic
    1,102,737,261,000,000 1,101,824,856,000,000 1,100,980,199,000,000 1,101,231,113,000,000 1,101,167,082,000,000 1,100,278,261,000,000 1,110,564,839,000,000 1,110,259,907,000,000 1,116,175,758,000,000 1,114,610,964,000,000 789,657,776,000,000 787,032,414,000,000 676,722,999,000,000 675,385,145,000,000 573,889,502,000,000 571,872,413,000,000 541,079,192,000,000 540,308,491,000,000 539,345,343,000,000 539,221,101,000,000 539,005,941,000,000 539,721,751,000,000 574,631,756,000,000 581,171,753,000,000 581,159,200,000,000 499,812,926,000,000 435,337,402,000,000 382,870,847,000,000 382,114,011,000,000 351,457,043 350,465,430 350,032,430  348,649,630 343,420,568 341,402,888 
      diluted
    1,102,737,261,000,000 1,101,824,856,000,000 1,103,406,255,000,000 1,104,027,634,000,000 1,102,724,782,000,000 1,102,396,636,000,000 1,113,184,254,000,000 1,112,522,861,000,000 1,118,244,778,000,000 1,114,610,964,000,000 789,657,776,000,000 787,032,414,000,000 676,722,999,000,000 679,867,825,000,000 573,889,502,000,000 571,872,413,000,000 541,079,192,000,000 540,308,491,000,000 540,382,914,000,000 540,038,187,000,000 539,947,053,000,000 541,320,487,000,000 576,642,808,000,000 581,171,753,000,000 582,878,106,000,000 502,290,779,000,000 435,337,402,000,000 382,870,847,000,000 382,114,011,000,000 352,327,250  350,738,309  348,649,630  346,551,198 
      other income
     1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000       6,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000  1,000,000  -2,000,000 -6,000,000 1,000,000 250,000  3,000,000    3,000,000    -1,585,000 238,000 1,280,000 169,000 
      benefit from income taxes:
                                        
      restructuring charges
                1,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000  2,000,000 10,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 19,000,000 2,000,000 18,000,000  14,000,000 64,000,000         
      loss on derivatives
          -1,677,250,000 -1,903,000,000 -879,000,000 -3,927,000,000            -32,000,000               
      gain on early extinguishment of debt
              -34,000,000 -59,000,000     7,000,000 28,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000                 
      loss per common share:
                                        
      basic
              -835,000 -2,360,000 -900,000                        
      diluted
              -835,000 -2,360,000 -900,000                        
      montage merger-related expenses
                 1,000,000                       
      montage acquisition-related expenses
                  750,000 3,000,000                     
      loss on sale of operating assets
                      750,000  3,000,000                
      gas gathering
                          16,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 100,000,000 38,000,000 46,000,000 50,000,000 137,120,000 43,962,000 32,073,250 43,855,000   
      benefit for income taxes
                                        
      participating securities – mandatory convertible preferred stock
                                        
      net income attributable to common stock
                      110,000,000 49,000,000 138,000,000 594,000,000 306,000,000 -29,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 -1,592,000,000 -1,159,000,000 -815,000,000        
      earnings per common share
                                        
      basic
    -550,000 -1,390,000 -600,000 40,000 210,000 1,760,000 2,610,000 410,000 1,050,000 -2,400,000    120,000 60,000 -1,040,000 -1,630,000 -2,860,000 200,000 90,000 260,000 1,100,000 530,000 -50,000 90,000 90,000 -3,290,000 -3,030,000 -2,130,000        
      diluted
    -550,000 -1,390,000 -600,000 40,000 210,000 1,760,000 2,600,000 400,000 1,050,000 -2,400,000    120,000 60,000 -1,040,000 -1,630,000 -2,860,000 210,000 90,000 260,000 1,100,000 540,000 -50,000 90,000 90,000 -3,290,000 -3,030,000 -2,130,000        
      participating securities - mandatory convertible preferred stock
                          250,000   7,000,000           
      mandatory convertible preferred stock dividend
                             27,000,000 81,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000        
      impairment of natural gas and oil properties
                              1,287,000,000 1,034,000,000 1,535,000,000    562,370,000 441,465,000   
      gain on sale of assets
                                -277,000,000        
      gas marketing
                                 227,000,000 612,324,000 179,841,000 105,875,750 148,764,000 280,592,000 208,071,000 
      gas purchases – midstream services
                                 220,000,000 601,670,000 179,956,000 168,525,000 149,651,000 279,947,000 202,889,000 
      other gain
                                        
      earnings per share:
                                        
      basic
                                 0.6 1.65 0.36 -0.378 -0.42 0.1 0.4 
      diluted
                                 0.6 1.64 0.36 -0.378 -0.42 0.098 0.39 
      commodity derivative income
                                  -7,448,500 -29,794,000     
      gas gathering, transportation and other
                                      2,970,500 11,882,000 
      gas purchases – gas distribution
                                      2,386,000 9,544,000 
      interest on long-term debt
                                      3,914,750 15,659,000 
      income before income taxes and minority interest
                                      55,114,500 220,458,000 
      minority interest in partnership
                                      -53,750 -215,000 
      benefit from income taxes
                                        
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2016-12-31 2013-03-31 
                               
        assets
                               
        current assets:
                               
        cash and cash equivalents
      15,000,000 29,000,000 21,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 3,000,000 50,000,000 11,000,000 50,000,000 21,000,000 28,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 95,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 29,000,000 155,000,000 366,000,000 201,000,000 1,423,000,000 17,508,000 
        accounts receivable
      544,000,000 491,000,000 680,000,000 602,000,000 598,000,000 667,000,000 1,401,000,000 1,763,000,000 1,781,000,000 1,071,000,000 1,160,000,000 708,000,000 408,000,000 400,000,000 368,000,000 239,000,000 250,000,000 292,000,000 345,000,000 323,000,000 358,000,000 390,000,000 581,000,000 363,000,000 387,324,000 
        derivative assets
      363,000,000 640,000,000 614,000,000 336,000,000 423,000,000 463,000,000 145,000,000 176,000,000 122,000,000 103,000,000 183,000,000 130,000,000 132,000,000 157,000,000 241,000,000 238,000,000 466,000,000 627,000,000 278,000,000 239,000,000 209,000,000 87,000,000 130,000,000 51,000,000  
        other current assets
      89,000,000 91,000,000 100,000,000 78,000,000 74,000,000 66,000,000 68,000,000 52,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 42,000,000 52,000,000 51,000,000 41,000,000 49,000,000 41,000,000 44,000,000 48,000,000 51,000,000 42,000,000 42,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 35,000,000  
        total current assets
      1,011,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,415,000,000 1,042,000,000 1,120,000,000 1,199,000,000 1,664,000,000 2,002,000,000 2,004,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,413,000,000 902,000,000 593,000,000 602,000,000 671,000,000 613,000,000 770,000,000 972,000,000 679,000,000 633,000,000 764,000,000 887,000,000 956,000,000 1,872,000,000 616,807,000 
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,892 million as of june 30, 2024 and 2,075 million as of december 31, 2023 excluded from amortization
      38,737,000,000                         
        other
      578,000,000 573,000,000 566,000,000 555,000,000 545,000,000 532,000,000 527,000,000 515,000,000 512,000,000 513,000,000 509,000,000 503,000,000 496,000,000 493,000,000 523,000,000 500,000,000 512,000,000 523,000,000 520,000,000 522,000,000 555,000,000 509,000,000 487,000,000 537,000,000 41,447,000 
        less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
      -31,645,000,000 -30,784,000,000 -28,425,000,000 -26,381,000,000 -26,039,000,000 -25,704,000,000 -25,387,000,000 -25,068,000,000 -24,770,000,000 -24,482,000,000 -24,202,000,000 -23,987,000,000 -23,846,000,000 -23,741,000,000 -23,673,000,000 -23,247,000,000 -22,825,000,000 -22,095,000,000 -20,503,000,000 -20,383,000,000 -20,279,000,000 -20,162,000,000 -20,049,000,000 -19,534,000,000 -7,380,230,000 
        total property and equipment
      7,670,000,000 8,097,000,000 9,913,000,000 11,523,000,000 11,405,000,000 11,258,000,000 10,903,000,000 10,740,000,000 10,514,000,000 10,215,000,000 9,938,000,000 8,002,000,000 4,446,000,000 4,284,000,000 4,111,000,000 3,222,000,000 3,426,000,000 3,916,000,000 5,267,000,000 5,199,000,000 5,099,000,000 4,871,000,000 4,656,000,000 4,955,000,000 6,181,508,000 
        operating lease assets
      136,000,000 144,000,000 154,000,000 163,000,000 168,000,000 175,000,000 177,000,000 183,000,000 190,000,000 186,000,000 187,000,000 144,000,000 147,000,000 155,000,000 163,000,000 145,000,000 153,000,000 152,000,000 159,000,000       
        long-term derivative assets
      80,000,000 131,000,000 175,000,000 153,000,000 205,000,000 201,000,000 72,000,000 77,000,000 129,000,000 126,000,000 226,000,000               
        deferred tax assets
      849,000,000 674,000,000 238,000,000                407,000,000 398,000,000 410,000,000 426,000,000    
        other long-term assets
      104,000,000 101,000,000 96,000,000 92,000,000 103,000,000 104,000,000 110,000,000 102,000,000 95,000,000 82,000,000 84,000,000 193,000,000 208,000,000 206,000,000 215,000,000 177,000,000 206,000,000 235,000,000 205,000,000 368,000,000 272,000,000 262,000,000 185,000,000 249,000,000  
        total long-term assets
      1,169,000,000 1,050,000,000 663,000,000 408,000,000 476,000,000 480,000,000 359,000,000 362,000,000 414,000,000 394,000,000 497,000,000 337,000,000 355,000,000 361,000,000 378,000,000 322,000,000 359,000,000 387,000,000 771,000,000       
        total assets
      9,850,000,000 10,398,000,000 11,991,000,000 12,973,000,000 13,001,000,000 12,937,000,000 12,926,000,000 13,104,000,000 12,932,000,000 11,847,000,000 11,848,000,000 9,241,000,000 5,394,000,000 5,247,000,000 5,160,000,000 4,157,000,000 4,555,000,000 5,275,000,000 6,717,000,000 6,598,000,000 6,545,000,000 6,446,000,000 5,797,000,000 7,076,000,000 6,916,791,000 
        liabilities and equity
                               
        current liabilities:
                               
        current portion of long-term debt
      389,000,000 389,000,000      5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 206,000,000 201,000,000 207,000,000 207,000,000      52,000,000 52,000,000 52,000,000    
        accounts payable
      1,170,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,384,000,000 1,317,000,000 1,381,000,000 1,549,000,000 1,835,000,000 1,896,000,000 1,801,000,000 1,488,000,000 1,282,000,000 955,000,000 653,000,000 639,000,000 573,000,000 416,000,000 426,000,000 465,000,000 525,000,000 539,000,000 585,000,000 626,000,000 609,000,000 473,000,000 553,147,000 
        taxes payable
      125,000,000 123,000,000 128,000,000 135,000,000 116,000,000 109,000,000 136,000,000 121,000,000 97,000,000 80,000,000 93,000,000 78,000,000 62,000,000 67,000,000 74,000,000 47,000,000 48,000,000 52,000,000 59,000,000 55,000,000 52,000,000 62,000,000 58,000,000 59,000,000 48,803,000 
        interest payable
      77,000,000 26,000,000 77,000,000 26,000,000 77,000,000 27,000,000 86,000,000 43,000,000 91,000,000 49,000,000 75,000,000 42,000,000 57,000,000 55,000,000 58,000,000 56,000,000 48,000,000 54,000,000 51,000,000 57,000,000 53,000,000 58,000,000 52,000,000 74,000,000 14,185,000 
        derivative liabilities
      89,000,000 116,000,000 79,000,000 219,000,000 270,000,000 409,000,000 1,317,000,000 3,270,000,000 3,124,000,000 3,940,000,000 1,279,000,000 2,769,000,000 901,000,000 338,000,000 245,000,000 287,000,000 282,000,000 268,000,000 125,000,000 85,000,000 67,000,000 50,000,000 79,000,000 355,000,000  
        current operating lease liabilities
      42,000,000 43,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 43,000,000 42,000,000 43,000,000 45,000,000 44,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000 33,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 34,000,000       
        other current liabilities
      30,000,000 28,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 22,000,000 29,000,000 65,000,000 73,000,000 131,000,000 64,000,000 75,000,000 76,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 20,000,000 30,000,000 37,000,000 43,000,000 54,000,000 92,000,000 103,000,000 95,000,000 48,000,000 35,000,000 41,896,000 
        total current liabilities
      1,922,000,000 2,024,000,000 1,729,000,000 1,758,000,000 1,910,000,000 2,166,000,000 3,481,000,000 5,451,000,000 5,294,000,000 5,670,000,000 3,052,000,000 4,162,000,000 1,944,000,000 1,370,000,000 1,012,000,000 869,000,000 875,000,000 914,000,000 848,000,000 880,000,000 912,000,000 943,000,000 846,000,000 1,064,000,000 731,474,000 
        long-term debt
      3,784,000,000 3,609,000,000 3,947,000,000 4,114,000,000 4,036,000,000 3,935,000,000 4,392,000,000 4,855,000,000 5,081,000,000 4,895,000,000 5,201,000,000 4,036,000,000 2,814,000,000 2,812,000,000 3,150,000,000 2,450,000,000 2,440,000,000 2,279,000,000 2,242,000,000 2,219,000,000 2,267,000,000 2,267,000,000 2,318,000,000 4,612,000,000 1,703,403,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      93,000,000 100,000,000 107,000,000 116,000,000 121,000,000 128,000,000 133,000,000 138,000,000 143,000,000 139,000,000 142,000,000 101,000,000 104,000,000 111,000,000 117,000,000 107,000,000 113,000,000 114,000,000 119,000,000       
        long-term derivative liabilities
      59,000,000 75,000,000 100,000,000 186,000,000 205,000,000 208,000,000 378,000,000 1,009,000,000 1,139,000,000 1,023,000,000 632,000,000 960,000,000 355,000,000 168,000,000 183,000,000 188,000,000          
        other long-term liabilities
      227,000,000 224,000,000 220,000,000 262,000,000 240,000,000 246,000,000 209,000,000 210,000,000 206,000,000 214,000,000 251,000,000 237,000,000 162,000,000 160,000,000 156,000,000 124,000,000 267,000,000 227,000,000 219,000,000 325,000,000 245,000,000 256,000,000 225,000,000 434,000,000 235,021,000 
        total long-term liabilities
      4,163,000,000 4,008,000,000 4,374,000,000 4,678,000,000 4,602,000,000 4,517,000,000 5,121,000,000 6,239,000,000 6,595,000,000 6,296,000,000 6,249,000,000 5,365,000,000 3,468,000,000 3,291,000,000 3,651,000,000 2,904,000,000 2,857,000,000 2,660,000,000 2,623,000,000 2,583,000,000 2,551,000,000 2,566,000,000 2,589,000,000 5,095,000,000 3,103,509,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                               
        equity:
                               
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 3,516,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      7,206,000,000 7,199,000,000 7,188,000,000 7,185,000,000 7,182,000,000 7,178,000,000 7,172,000,000 7,169,000,000 7,168,000,000 7,159,000,000 7,150,000,000 6,688,000,000 5,104,000,000 5,102,000,000 5,093,000,000 4,882,000,000 4,730,000,000 4,728,000,000 4,726,000,000 4,723,000,000 4,720,000,000 4,717,000,000 4,715,000,000 4,677,000,000 946,512,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -3,125,000,000 -2,517,000,000 -982,000,000 -324,000,000 -369,000,000 -600,000,000 -2,539,000,000 -5,440,000,000 -5,890,000,000 -7,063,000,000 -4,388,000,000 -6,749,000,000 -4,892,000,000 -4,283,000,000 -4,363,000,000 -4,271,000,000 -3,678,000,000 -2,798,000,000 -1,251,000,000 -1,361,000,000 -1,410,000,000 -1,548,000,000 -2,142,000,000 -3,725,000,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -1,000,000 -1,000,000      -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -34,000,000 -35,000,000 -38,000,000 -38,000,000 -32,000,000 -33,000,000 -33,000,000 -33,000,000 -31,000,000 -32,000,000 -36,000,000 -36,000,000 -39,000,000  
        common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023
      -327,000,000                         
        total equity
      3,765,000,000 4,366,000,000 5,888,000,000 6,537,000,000 6,489,000,000 6,254,000,000 4,324,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,043,000,000  2,547,000,000   586,000,000 497,000,000 384,000,000 823,000,000 1,701,000,000 3,246,000,000 3,135,000,000 3,082,000,000 2,937,000,000 2,362,000,000 917,000,000 3,081,808,000 
        total liabilities and equity
      9,850,000,000 10,398,000,000 11,991,000,000 12,973,000,000 13,001,000,000 12,937,000,000 12,926,000,000 13,104,000,000 12,932,000,000 11,847,000,000 11,848,000,000 9,241,000,000 5,394,000,000 5,247,000,000 5,160,000,000 4,157,000,000 4,555,000,000 5,275,000,000 6,717,000,000 6,598,000,000 6,545,000,000 6,446,000,000 5,797,000,000 7,076,000,000 6,916,791,000 
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,037 million as of march 31, 2024 and 2,075 million as of december 31, 2023 excluded from amortization
       38,308,000,000                        
        common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023
       -327,000,000                        
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,075 million as of december 31, 2023 and 2,217 million as of december 31, 2022 excluded from amortization
        37,772,000,000                       
        accumulated other comprehensive income
        -3,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 6,000,000                  55,607,000 
        common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of december 31, 2023 and as of december 31, 2022
        -327,000,000                       
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,140 million as of september 30, 2023 and 2,217 million as of december 31, 2022 excluded from amortization
         37,349,000,000                      
        common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
         -327,000,000                      
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,163 million as of june 30, 2023 and 2,217 million as of december 31, 2022 excluded from amortization
          36,899,000,000                     
        common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
          -327,000,000                     
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,185 million as of march 31, 2023 and 2,217 million as of december 31, 2022 excluded from amortization
           36,430,000,000                    
        common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022
           -327,000,000                    
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,217 million as of december 31, 2022 and 2,231 million as of december 31, 2021 excluded from amortization
            35,763,000,000                   
        pension and other postretirement liabilities
            9,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 31,000,000 33,000,000 40,000,000 45,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 40,000,000 43,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 43,000,000 46,000,000 49,000,000 33,773,000 
        common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of december 31, 2022 and 44,353,224 as of december 31, 2021
            -327,000,000                   
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,236 million as of september 30, 2022 and 2,231 million as of december 31, 2021 excluded from amortization
             35,293,000,000                  
        common stock in treasury, 57,966,919 shares as of september 30, 2022 and 44,353,224 shares as of december 31, 2021
             -302,000,000                  
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,256 million as of june 30, 2022 and 2,231 million as of december 31, 2021 excluded from amortization
              34,772,000,000                 
        common stock in treasury, 47,168,765 shares as of june 30, 2022 and 44,353,224 december 31, 2021
              -222,000,000                 
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,228 million as of march 31, 2022 and 2,231 million as of december 31, 2021 excluded from amortization
               34,184,000,000                
        equity/
                               
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021
               -202,000,000                
        total equity/
               -119,000,000  -286,000,000 -18,000,000             
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,231 million as of december 31, 2021 and 1,472 million as of december 31, 2020 excluded from amortization
                33,631,000,000               
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of december 31, 2021 and 2020
                -202,000,000               
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,175 million as of september 30, 2021 and 1,472 million as of december 31, 2020 excluded from amortization
                 31,486,000,000              
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                 -202,000,000              
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,485 million as of june 30, 2021 and 1,472 million as of december 31, 2020 excluded from amortization
                  27,796,000,000             
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                  -202,000,000             
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,488 million as of march 31, 2021 and 1,472 million as of december 31, 2020 excluded from amortization
                   27,532,000,000            
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                   -202,000,000            
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,472 million as of december 31, 2020 and 1,506 million as of december 31, 2019 excluded from amortization
                    27,261,000,000           
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of december 31, 2020 and 2019
                    -202,000,000           
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,379 million as of september 30, 2020 and 1,506 million as of december 31, 2019 excluded from amortization
                     25,969,000,000          
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                     -202,000,000          
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,423 million as of june 30, 2020 and 1,506 million as of december 31, 2019 excluded from amortization
                      25,739,000,000         
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                      -202,000,000         
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,437 million as of march 31, 2020 and 1,506 million as of december 31, 2019 excluded from amortization
                       25,488,000,000        
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                       -202,000,000        
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,506 million as of december 31, 2019 and 1,755 million as of december 31, 2018 excluded from amortization
                        25,250,000,000       
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of december 31, 2019 and 39,092,537 shares as of december 31, 2018
                        -202,000,000       
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,518 million as of september 30, 2019 and 1,755 million as of december 31, 2018 excluded from amortization
                         25,060,000,000      
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of september 30, 2019 and 39,092,537 shares as of december 31, 2018
                         -202,000,000      
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,678 million as of june 30, 2019 and 1,755 million as of december 31, 2018 excluded from amortization
                          24,823,000,000     
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of june 30, 2019 and 39,092,537 shares as of december 31, 2018
                          -202,000,000     
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,673 million as of march 31, 2019 and 1,755 million as of december 31, 2018 excluded from amortization
                           24,486,000,000    
        gathering systems
                           38,000,000 38,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,187,153,000 
        common stock in treasury, 44,353,224 shares as of march 31, 2019 and 39,092,537 shares as of december 31, 2018
                           -202,000,000    
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,755 million as of december 31, 2018 and 1,817 million as of december 31, 2017 excluded from amortization
                            24,180,000,000   
        dividends payable
                             27,000,000  
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                               
        common stock in treasury, 39,092,537 shares as of december 31, 2018 and 31,269 shares as of december 31, 2017
                            -181,000,000   
        cash flows from operating activities:
                               
        net income
                            537,000,000 -2,643,000,000 127,515,000 
        adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                               
        depreciation, depletion and amortization
                            560,000,000 436,000,000 180,458,000 
        amortization of debt issuance costs
                            8,000,000 14,000,000  
        impairments
                            171,000,000   
        deferred income taxes
                             -22,000,000 1,131,312,000 
        (gain) loss on derivatives, unsettled
                            24,000,000   
        stock-based compensation
                            14,000,000 29,000,000 2,994,000 
        gain on sale of assets
                            -17,000,000   
        restructuring charges
                             30,000,000  
        loss on early extinguishment of debt
                            17,000,000 51,000,000  
        change in assets and liabilities:
                               
        other assets and liabilities
                            6,000,000 5,000,000 16,037,000 
        net cash from operating activities
                            1,223,000,000 498,000,000 372,138,000 
        cash flows from investing activities:
                               
        capital investments
                            -1,290,000,000 -593,000,000 -483,634,000 
        proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                            1,643,000,000 430,000,000  
        net cash from investing activities
                            359,000,000 -162,000,000 -481,162,000 
        cash flows from financing activities:
                               
        payments on current portion of long-term debt
                               
        payments on long-term debt
                            -2,095,000,000 -1,175,000,000  
        payments on revolving credit facility
                            -1,983,000,000 -3,268,000,000  
        borrowings under revolving credit facility
                            1,983,000,000 3,152,000,000  
        payments on commercial paper
                             -242,000,000  
        borrowings under commercial paper
                             242,000,000  
        change in bank drafts outstanding
                            17,000,000 -20,000,000 33,046,000 
        proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                             1,191,000,000  
        debt issuance costs
                             -17,000,000  
        proceeds from issuance of common stock
                             1,247,000,000  
        purchase of treasury stock
                            -180,000,000   
        preferred stock dividend
                            -27,000,000 -27,000,000  
        cash paid for tax withholding
                               
        net cash from financing activities
                            -2,297,000,000 1,072,000,000 72,945,000 
        increase in cash and cash equivalents
                            -715,000,000 1,408,000,000 -36,075,000 
        cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                            916,000,000 15,000,000 53,583,000 
        cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                            201,000,000 1,423,000,000  
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 2,105 million as of december 31, 2016 and 3,727 million as of december 31, 2015 excluded from amortization
                             22,653,000,000  
        short-term debt
                             41,000,000  
        common stock in treasury, 31,269 and 47,149 shares as of december 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                               
        impairment of natural gas and oil properties
                             2,321,000,000  
        (gain) loss on derivatives, net of settlement
                             373,000,000  
        acquisitions
                               
        payments on short-term debt
                               
        proceeds from issuance of short-term debt
                               
        proceeds from exercise of common stock options
                              4,799,000 
        proceeds from issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock
                               
        restricted cash
                              7,108,000 
        inventories
                              30,408,000 
        hedging asset
                              133,012,000 
        natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method, including 1,090.1 million in 2013 and 1,023.9 million in 2012 excluded from amortization
                              11,766,978,000 
        other assets
                              118,476,000 
        advances from partners
                              24,511,000 
        current deferred income taxes
                              48,932,000 
        retained earnings
                              2,076,665,000 
        common stock in treasury, 14,223 shares in 2013 and 64,715 in 2012
                              -492,000 
        see the accompanying notes which are an integral part of these
                               
        unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
                               
        southwestern energy company and subsidiaries
                               
        condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
                               
        cash flows from operating activities
                               
        commodity derivative loss
                              30,800,000 
        cash flows from investing activities
                               
        transfers from restricted cash
                              1,434,000 
        cash flows from financing activities
                               
        payments on revolving long-term debt
                              -369,700,000 
        borrowings under revolving long-term debt
                              404,800,000 
        effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                              4,000 
        cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                              17,508,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 
                                  
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                  
          net income
        -608,000,000 -1,535,000,000 -658,000,000 45,000,000 231,000,000 1,939,000,000 2,901,000,000 450,000,000 1,173,000,000 -2,675,000,000 2,361,000,000 -1,857,000,000 -609,000,000 80,000,000 -92,000,000 -593,000,000 -880,000,000 -1,547,000,000 110,000,000 49,000,000 138,000,000 594,000,000 307,000,000 127,515,000 -181,853,000 -770,790,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                  
          depreciation, depletion and amortization
        226,000,000 262,000,000 328,000,000 338,000,000 328,000,000 313,000,000 313,000,000 298,000,000 288,000,000 275,000,000 212,000,000 138,000,000 100,000,000 96,000,000 90,000,000 70,000,000 84,000,000 113,000,000 119,000,000 119,000,000 121,000,000 112,000,000 124,000,000 180,458,000 209,823,000 408,476,000 
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000    
          impairments
        631,000,000 2,093,000,000            335,000,000 361,000,000 655,000,000 1,479,000,000 8,000,000    10,000,000    
          deferred income taxes
        -176,000,000 -430,000,000 -280,000,000 21,000,000 -5,000,000 12,000,000         1,000,000 408,000,000 -9,000,000 11,000,000 15,000,000 -426,000,000  84,961,000 -141,097,000 -424,748,000 
          (gain) loss on derivatives, unsettled
        285,000,000 30,000,000 -526,000,000 69,000,000 -107,000,000 -1,524,000,000       772,000,000 169,000,000 -134,000,000   -246,000,000 14,000,000 -12,000,000 -118,000,000 22,000,000 -89,000,000    
          stock-based compensation
        5,000,000 7,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,994,000 3,569,000  
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
          19,000,000  4,000,000 2,000,000             9,000,000    
          other
        3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 -6,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 3,000,000    -1,000,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 -476,000 1,495,000  
          change in assets and liabilities:
                                  
          accounts receivable
        -54,000,000 190,000,000 -78,000,000 -4,000,000 69,000,000 734,000,000 362,000,000 19,000,000 -710,000,000 89,000,000 -278,000,000 -107,000,000 -7,000,000 -33,000,000 -56,000,000 12,000,000 41,000,000 53,000,000 -23,000,000 36,000,000 32,000,000 189,000,000  -9,689,000 -79,865,000 156,503,000 
          accounts payable
        -45,000,000 -94,000,000 -13,000,000 1,000,000 -106,000,000 -257,000,000 -116,000,000 73,000,000 307,000,000 126,000,000 203,000,000 -17,000,000 42,000,000 33,000,000 -2,000,000 -8,000,000 -35,000,000 -86,000,000 -17,000,000 5,000,000 -81,000,000 -48,000,000 5,000,000 7,312,000 52,325,000 -95,855,000 
          taxes payable
        2,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 18,000,000 7,000,000 -27,000,000 15,000,000 24,000,000 17,000,000 -13,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 -4,000,000 -8,000,000 5,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000  3,000,000 -10,000,000 4,000,000  -14,177,000 26,078,000 -54,920,000 
          interest payable
         -29,000,000 28,000,000 -28,000,000 28,000,000 -33,000,000 26,000,000 -29,000,000 23,000,000 -16,000,000 19,000,000   -2,000,000 -14,000,000 4,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000  -7,245,000 7,364,000 -22,259,000 
          inventories
        -1,000,000 -12,000,000 10,000,000 -11,000,000 -14,000,000 10,000,000 -3,000,000 -9,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 9,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 8,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000    -1,944,000 1,503,000 14,818,000 
          other assets and liabilities
        -9,000,000 5,000,000 -21,000,000 3,000,000 -15,000,000 -30,000,000 -16,000,000 -52,000,000 47,000,000 -54,000,000 -12,000,000 -8,000,000 -25,000,000 1,000,000 -18,000,000 17,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 25,000,000 -17,000,000 -14,000,000 -11,000,000 47,000,000 16,037,000 38,453,000 -21,478,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        291,000,000 496,000,000 477,000,000 477,000,000 425,000,000 1,137,000,000 958,000,000 797,000,000 427,000,000 972,000,000 533,000,000 213,000,000 270,000,000 347,000,000 121,000,000 153,000,000 94,000,000 160,000,000 225,000,000 196,000,000 101,000,000 442,000,000 252,000,000 372,138,000 461,465,000 604,225,000 
          capital expenditures
          free cash flows
        291,000,000 496,000,000 477,000,000 477,000,000 425,000,000 1,137,000,000 958,000,000 797,000,000 427,000,000 972,000,000 533,000,000 213,000,000 270,000,000 347,000,000 121,000,000 153,000,000 94,000,000 160,000,000 225,000,000 196,000,000 101,000,000 442,000,000 252,000,000 372,138,000 461,465,000 604,225,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                  
          capital investments
        -459,000,000 -521,000,000 -337,000,000 -547,000,000 -616,000,000 -670,000,000 -492,000,000 -573,000,000 -550,000,000 -500,000,000 -285,000,000 -254,000,000 -266,000,000 -227,000,000 -196,000,000 -228,000,000 -244,000,000 -228,000,000 -222,000,000 -291,000,000 -328,000,000 -258,000,000 -282,000,000 -483,634,000 -484,004,000 -811,330,000 
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
            57,000,000 14,000,000   2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 10,000,000   12,000,000 16,000,000   1,634,000,000  -60,000  
          net cash from investing activities
        -455,000,000 -521,000,000 -337,000,000 -547,000,000 -493,000,000 -670,000,000 -435,000,000 -559,000,000 -549,000,000 -500,000,000 -1,542,000,000 -570,000,000 -265,000,000 -227,000,000 -183,000,000 -228,000,000 -242,000,000 -228,000,000 -210,000,000 -275,000,000 -302,000,000 -258,000,000 1,354,000,000 -481,162,000 -362,252,000 -1,322,221,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                  
          payments on long-term debt
          -437,000,000 -541,000,000 -50,000,000 -21,000,000 -333,000,000    -20,000,000 -52,000,000 -11,000,000    -904,000,000    
          payments on revolving credit facility
        -532,000,000 -981,000,000 -1,674,000,000 -1,098,000,000 -589,000,000 -1,357,000,000 -1,730,000,000 -4,777,000,000 -2,761,000,000 -2,803,000,000 -3,227,000,000 -1,619,000,000 -859,000,000 -923,000,000 -222,000,000 -530,000,000 -419,000,000 -500,000,000     -861,000,000    
          borrowings under revolving credit facility
        707,000,000 1,031,000,000 1,506,000,000 1,176,000,000 689,000,000 1,317,000,000 1,800,000,000 4,551,000,000 2,993,000,000 2,517,000,000 3,022,000,000 1,716,000,000 860,000,000 790,000,000 922,000,000 194,000,000 606,000,000 615,000,000     501,000,000    
          change in bank drafts outstanding
        -25,000,000 -12,000,000 23,000,000 -7,000,000 -10,000,000 -33,000,000 17,000,000 33,000,000 -5,000,000 34,000,000 -28,000,000   7,000,000 10,000,000 -1,000,000 -13,000,000 5,000,000 -8,000,000 -4,000,000 -10,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 33,046,000 -37,235,000 -18,016,000 
          cash paid for tax withholding
        -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000   -1,000,000     
          net cash from financing activities
        150,000,000 33,000,000 -145,000,000 71,000,000 90,000,000 -514,000,000 -484,000,000 -277,000,000 151,000,000 -479,000,000 1,025,000,000 367,000,000 -7,000,000 -129,000,000 -20,000,000 160,000,000 153,000,000 68,000,000 -39,000,000 -47,000,000 -10,000,000 -19,000,000 -1,414,000,000 72,945,000 -64,002,000 545,544,000 
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
             -47,000,000    -7,000,000    -9,000,000     -24,000,000 -126,000,000       
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        21,000,000 50,000,000 28,000,000 13,000,000 5,000,000 201,000,000 53,583,000 13,795,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        -14,000,000 29,000,000  1,000,000 22,000,000 3,000,000  -39,000,000 29,000,000 21,000,000  10,000,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000  85,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000  -126,000,000 -211,000,000 366,000,000  17,508,000 35,023,000 -158,667,000 
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
         8,000,000         16,000,000 10,000,000   -82,000,000 85,000,000      165,000,000  -36,075,000 35,023,000 -172,462,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of mergers:
                                  
          cash acquired in mergers
                                  
          cash paid in mergers
                                  
          payments on current portion of long-term debt
              -5,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -202,000,000               -600,000  
          repayment of revolving credit facilities associated with mergers
                                  
          proceeds from exercise of common stock options
                             4,799,000 762,000 6,355,000 
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                  1,700,000,000             398,780,000 
          debt issuance and other financing costs
                                  
          purchase of treasury stock
              -25,000,000 -80,000,000           -21,000,000 -155,000,000    
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                  
          debt issuance/amendment costs
               -3,000,000    -24,000,000               
          change in assets and liabilities, excluding impact from acquisitions:
                                  
          (gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt
                          -1,000,000        
          repayment of montage senior notes
                                  
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                 
          loss on derivatives, unsettled
               14,000,000 -722,000,000 3,232,000,000                 
          cash acquired through acquisitions
                                  
          cash paid through acquisitions
                                  
          repayment of indigo revolving credit facility
                                  
          loss on sale of assets
                                 
          gain on early extinguishment of debt
                       -7,000,000 -28,000,000         
          cash acquired in indigo acquisition
                                  
          cash paid in indigo acquisition
                                  
          (gain) loss on sale of assets
                                  
          cash acquired in montage merger
                                  
          repayment of montage revolving credit facility
                                  
          preferred stock dividend
                                 
          debt issuance costs
                                -1,000  
          gain on derivatives, unsettled
                                  
          gain on sale of assets
                                  
          restructuring charges
                                  
          payments on commercial paper
                                  
          borrowings under commercial paper
                                  
          payments on short-term debt
                                  
          impairment of natural gas and oil properties
                                562,370,000  
          cash flows from operating activities
                                  
          commodity derivative loss
                               30,800,000   
          advances from partners
                               -44,408,000 -41,318,000  
          cash flows from investing activities
                                  
          transfers from restricted cash
                               1,434,000 118,546,000  
          cash flows from financing activities
                                  
          payments on revolving long-term debt
                               -369,700,000 -489,900,000 69,600,000 
          borrowings under revolving long-term debt
                               404,800,000 463,400,000 127,600,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                               4,000 -188,000  
          unrealized gain on derivatives
                                2,618,000  
          tax benefit for stock-based compensation
                                  
          transfers to restricted cash
                                -14,000  
          revolving credit facility costs
                                  
          unrealized loss on derivatives
                                  
          stock-based compensation expense
                                  
          gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
                                  
          minority interest in partnership
                                  
          under/over-recovered purchased gas costs
                                  
          advances from partners and customer deposits
                                  
          deferred tax benefit – stock options
                                  
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
                                  
          other items
                                  
          debt retirement
                                  
          debt issuance cost and revolving credit facility costs
                                  
          excess tax benefit for stock-based compensation