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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jan. 09, 2014 | Jan. 30, 2014 | Jan. 30, 2014 | Feb. 25, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2011
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of royalty trust units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,985,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits | $ 139,360,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits |  | $ 0 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,123,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet | (241,419,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet |  | (44,075,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 465,108,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 493,603,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 512,987,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 511,690,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 541,775,000 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | 532,798,000 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | 478,434,000 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | 381,635,000 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | 1,983,388,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 1,934,642,000 us-gaap_Revenues | [2] | 1,415,213,000 us-gaap_Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,152,389,000 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses | 1,609,446,000 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses |  | 986,200,000 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Permian Trust |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial interest owned by Company | 28.50%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember |  |  |  | 30.50%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28.50%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember | 30.50%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.30%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember | [3]
Royalty Trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of royalty trust units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,000,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | 139,400,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Permian Trust |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of royalty trust units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,100,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial interest owned by Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Trust Distributions | Royalty Trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event, description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | On January 30, 2014, the Royalty Trusts announced quarterly distributions for the three-month period ended December 31, 2013. The following distributions will be paid on February 28, 2014 to holders of record as of the close of business on February 14, 2014 |  |  |  |
Expected distribution date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February 28, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions record date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February 14, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts | (22,900,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember | 132,800,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember | (103,700,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember | 40,900,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember | (19,600,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember |  | 193,500,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember |  | (669,900,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember |  | 254,600,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember |  | 47,100,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember | (241,400,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember |  | (44,100,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gulf of Mexico Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production, MMBoe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.1 us-gaap_ProductionBarrelsOfOilEquivalents1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 627,200,000 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 492,000,000 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gulf of Mexico Properties | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of oil and natural gas properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOilAndGasPropertyAndEquipment / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Fair value of guarantee as of year end |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Restricted deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,900,000 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Consideration receivable, current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 sd_BusinessCombinationConsiderationReceivableCurrent / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Derivative Contracts Early Settlements | Gulf of Mexico Properties | Commodity Derivatives | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,600,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_DerivativeContractsEarlySettlementsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations | Gulf of Mexico Properties | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset retirement obligation assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 370,000,000 us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = sd_AssetRetirementObligationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_GulfOfMexicoPropertiesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
[1] | Total revenues and total expenses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2012 have been reduced by $796.3 million from amounts previously presented. See Note 2.
[2] | Exploration and Production and consolidated total revenues and total revenues and expenses have been reduced by $796.3 million from amounts previously presented. See Note 2.
[3] | Subsequent to the initial public offerings, the Company sold common units of the Royalty Trusts it owned in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These transactions decreased the Company’s beneficial interests in the Royalty Trusts. See further discussion of the unit sales below.

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