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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Drilling and Completion Costs Associated with Sale of Working Interests (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013
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Drilling Carry Transaction Activities [Line Items] |
Total Drilling Carry | $ 1,000,000 sd_TotalDrillingCarry
Drilling Carry Recorded | 794,400 sd_DrillingCarryReceivedOrBilledCumulative
Drilling Carry Remaining | 205,600 sd_RemainingDrillingCarry
Atinum MidCon I, LLC |
Drilling Carry Transaction Activities [Line Items] |
Total Drilling Carry | 250,000 sd_TotalDrillingCarry / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_AtinumMidConILlcMember
Drilling Carry Recorded | 250,000 sd_DrillingCarryReceivedOrBilledCumulative / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_AtinumMidConILlcMember
Drilling Carry Remaining | 0 sd_RemainingDrillingCarry / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_AtinumMidConILlcMember
Repsol E&P USA, Inc. |
Drilling Carry Transaction Activities [Line Items] |
Total Drilling Carry | 750,000 sd_TotalDrillingCarry / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_RepsolEAndPUsaIncMember
Drilling Carry Recorded | 544,400 sd_DrillingCarryReceivedOrBilledCumulative / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_RepsolEAndPUsaIncMember
Drilling Carry Remaining | $ 205,600 sd_RemainingDrillingCarry / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = sd_RepsolEAndPUsaIncMember

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