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- Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations of SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantors (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 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
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ 465,108 us-gaap_Revenues |  | $ 493,603 us-gaap_Revenues |  | $ 512,987 us-gaap_Revenues |  | $ 511,690 us-gaap_Revenues |  | $ 541,775 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | $ 532,798 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | $ 478,434 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | $ 381,635 us-gaap_Revenues | [1] | $ 1,983,388 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 1,934,642 us-gaap_Revenues | [2] | $ 1,415,213 us-gaap_Revenues
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 682,830 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts | 635,349 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts |  | 498,563 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 330,425 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 241,682 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |  | 148,643 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 666,645 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion | 657,830 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion |  | 380,244 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion
Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,280 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 316,004 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges |  | 2,825 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion and impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 383,069 sd_DepreciationAmortizationAccretionAndAssetImpairment
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,123 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet | (241,419)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet |  | (44,075)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
Loss on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 399,086 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment | 3,089 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment |  | (2,044)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Total expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,152,389 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses | 1,609,446 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses |  | 986,200 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Income (loss) from operations | 122,261 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | (2,166)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | 78,386 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | (367,482)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | (209,690)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [1],[7],[8] | (75,871)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [1],[7],[8] | 762,413 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [1],[7],[8] | (151,656)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [1],[7],[8] | (169,001)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 325,196 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | [2] | 429,013 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Equity earnings from subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries | 0 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries |  | 0 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries
Interest income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (270,234)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet | (303,349)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet |  | (237,332)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Bargain purchase gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount | 122,696 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount |  | 0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (82,005)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | (3,075)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  | (38,232)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,445 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense | 4,741 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense |  | 3,122 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (508,795)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 146,209 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest |  | 156,571 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,684 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (100,362)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |  | (5,817)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net (loss) income | 73,379 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | (65,256)us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | 16,613 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | (539,215)us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [3],[4],[5],[6] | (294,529)us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1],[7],[8],[9] | (159,752)us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1],[7],[8],[9] | 917,076 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1],[7],[8],[9] | (216,224)us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1],[7],[8],[9] | (514,479)us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 246,571 us-gaap_ProfitLoss |  | 162,388 us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,410 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | 105,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |  | 54,323 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income attributable to SandRidge Energy, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (553,889)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 141,571 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  | 108,065 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 0 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 329 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 367 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 416 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |
Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion and impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 sd_DepreciationAmortizationAccretionAndAssetImpairment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Loss on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |  |
Total expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 329 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 367 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 416 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (329)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (367)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | (416)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Equity earnings from subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (195,118)sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 347,715 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 376,838 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Interest income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (271,193)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (303,510)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | (236,109)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Bargain purchase gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (82,005)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (3,075)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | (38,232)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (548,645)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 40,763 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 102,081 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,244 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (100,808)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | (5,984)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (553,889)us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 141,571 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | [10] | 108,065 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income attributable to SandRidge Energy, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (553,889)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 141,571 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  | 108,065 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Guarantors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,675,481 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 1,638,741 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | [11] | 1,285,854 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 654,080 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 596,028 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | [11] | 477,917 us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323,808 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 235,102 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 144,574 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 581,435 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 570,786 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  |
Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,038 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 236,671 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  |
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion and impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 351,708 sd_DepreciationAmortizationAccretionAndAssetImpairment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,702 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | (198,732)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | (33,749)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Loss on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 291,743 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  |  |
Total expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,890,806 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 1,439,855 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | [11] | 940,450 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (215,325)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 198,886 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 345,404 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Equity earnings from subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,075 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 20,667 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 28,751 sd_NetIncomeLossFromSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Interest income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 959 us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 725 us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | (197)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Bargain purchase gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,696 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,173 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 4,741 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | [12] | 2,880 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (195,118)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 347,715 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 376,838 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (195,118)us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 347,715 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 376,838 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
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Non-Guarantors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,210 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 87,044 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  |
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Depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion and impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,361 sd_DepreciationAmortizationAccretionAndAssetImpairment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
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(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,925 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 126,113 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 83,241 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 440 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 446 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember |  | 167 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
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Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember | 0 sd_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndAccretion / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember |  |
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(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192,043 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember | (368,382)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember |  | (405,589)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
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[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] | Quarterly results for 2013 have been restated to reflect accrual of the 2013 CO2 shortfall penalty, totaling $32.7 million, on a quarterly basis. Loss from operations, net loss and loss applicable to SandRidge Energy, Inc. common stockholders have increased by approximately $8.0 million, $8.1 million and $8.3 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively, and income from operations, net income and income available to Sandridge Energy, Inc. common stockholders have increased by $24.3 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2013. Loss applicable per basic and diluted share has increased by approximately $0.02 for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively, and income available per basic and diluted share has increased by approximately $0.05 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2013. See Note 16 for discussion of the related treating agreement.
[4] | Includes loss on sale of Permian Properties of $398.9 million in the first quarter of 2013.
[5] | Includes loss (gain) on commodity derivative contracts of $40.9 million, $(103.7) million, $132.8 million and $(22.9) million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively.
[6] | Includes a $10.6 million impairment of various drilling assets and a $2.9 million impairment of a corporate asset in the second quarter of 2013 and a $2.1 million and $10.0 million impairment of certain midstream inventory, natural gas compressors, gas treating plants and a CO2 compression station in the second and fourth quarters of 2013, respectively.
[7] | Includes a $235.4 million goodwill impairment and a $79.3 million impairment of gas treating plants and CO2 compression facilities in the fourth quarter of 2012.
[8] | Includes loss (gain) on commodity derivative contracts of $254.6 million, $(669.9) million, $193.5 million and $(19.6) million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively.
[9] | Includes adjustments of $(4.8) million retrospectively applied to the second quarter of 2012 as a result of measurement period adjustments made to the preliminary purchase price allocation for the Dynamic Acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2012.
[10] | Parent and elimination results have been revised to remove amounts previously recorded as Parent gain on sale of subsidiary totaling $55.6 million. The impact of these revisions was not material to any previously issued financial statements.
[11] | Guarantor and consolidated total revenues, direct operating expenses and total expenses have been reduced by $796.3 million from amounts previously presented. See Note 2.
[12] | Guarantor and elimination other income, net has been revised to remove $79.1 million of Trust unit sales previously recorded as subsidiary earnings on the Parent income statement. The impact of these revisions was not material to any previously issued financial statements.

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