NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ - 10-Q filing on 2011-10-21

Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Information [Line Items]
Oil and gas revenues	$ 628	$ 449	$ 1,794	$ 1,355
Operating expenses:
Lease operating	115	86	333	237
Production and other taxes	95	21	245	77
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	189	156	528	463
General and administrative	51	40	132	117
Total income tax provision (benefit)	155	93	273	293
Other	0	0	0	10
Total operating expenses	450	303	1,238	904
Income (Loss) from operations	178	146	556	451
Interest expenses, net of interest income, capitalized interest and other	(16)	(23)	(61)	(71)
Commodity derivative income	262	131	249	414
Income before income taxes	424	254	744	794
Additions to long-lived assets	691	390	2,114	1,412
Total assets	8,903	7,226	8,903	7,226	7,494
Domestic [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Oil and gas revenues	444	357	1,313	1,055
Operating expenses:
Lease operating	93	68	260	195
Production and other taxes	19	2	56	33
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	154	128	440	371
General and administrative	49	39	128	113
Total income tax provision (benefit)	48	44	159	124
Other	0	0	0	10
Additions to long-lived assets	597	364	1,858	1,280
Total assets	7,879	6,420	7,879	6,420
Net Income (Loss) From Oil And Gas Properties	81	76	270	209
Malaysia [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Oil and gas revenues	159	80	416	259
Operating expenses:
Lease operating	21	17	69	39
Production and other taxes	71	17	173	38
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	29	24	73	78
General and administrative	1	1	3	3
Total income tax provision (benefit)	14	8	37	39
Other	0	0	0	0
Additions to long-lived assets	81	18	208	99
Total assets	789	604	789	604
Net Income (Loss) From Oil And Gas Properties	23	13	61	62
China [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Oil and gas revenues	25	12	65	41
Operating expenses:
Lease operating	1	1	4	3
Production and other taxes	5	2	16	6
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	6	4	15	11
General and administrative	1	0	1	1
Total income tax provision (benefit)	3	2	7	6
Other	0	0	0	0
Additions to long-lived assets	13	8	48	33
Total assets	235	202	235	202
Net Income (Loss) From Oil And Gas Properties	9	3	22	14
Other International [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Oil and gas revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses:
Lease operating	0	0	0	0
Production and other taxes	0	0	0	0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	0	0	0	3
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Total income tax provision (benefit)	0	0	0	(1)
Other	0	0	0	0
Additions to long-lived assets	0	0	0	0
Total assets	0	0	0	0
Net Income (Loss) From Oil And Gas Properties	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (2)