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Derivatives - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts | $ 47,123,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet | $ (241,419,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet | $ (44,075,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 270,234,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense | 303,349,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense | 237,332,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mississippian Trust I |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative agreement effective date | Apr. 01, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivative contracts covering volumes of oil and gas production, date | Dec. 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Permian Trust |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative agreement effective date | Aug. 01, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivative contracts covering volumes of oil and gas production, date | Mar. 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mississippian Trust II |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative agreement effective date | Apr. 01, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivative contracts covering volumes of oil and gas production, date | Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2014 | Fixed To Floating Interest Rate Swap Through April 1st 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, maturity date |  |  |  | Apr. 01, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liability, notional amount |  |  |  | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sd_SeniorFloatingRateNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapThroughApril1St2013Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 6.69%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sd_SeniorFloatingRateNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_FixedToFloatingInterestRateSwapThroughApril1St2013Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts | 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 |  | (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
Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 10,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | 1,200,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | 3,200,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts | (3,200,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CashMember | (100,700,000)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CashMember | 37,600,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CashMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | Commodity Derivatives | Derivative Contracts Early Settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts | 29,600,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_DerivativeContractsEarlySettlementsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CashMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 2,400,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CashMember | 9,200,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CashMember | 9,400,000 us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CashMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncash | Commodity Derivatives | Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts |  | $ 117,100,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_AmendmentMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CommodityDerivativesMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_NoncashMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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