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Variable Interest Entities - Royalty Trusts - Open Oil and Natural Gas Commodity Derivative Contracts (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 MBbls
Oil price swaps | January 2014 - December 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	8,813us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	92.98us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member
Oil price swaps | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	7,979us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	86.13us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member
Natural gas collars | January 2014 - December 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	937us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member
Collar range, minimum	4.00us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member
Collar range, maximum	7.78us-gaap_DerivativeCapPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member
Natural gas collars | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	1,010us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member
Collar range, minimum	4.00us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member
Collar range, maximum	8.55us-gaap_DerivativeCapPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member
Royalty Trusts | Oil price swaps | January 2014 - December 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	1,862us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	100.70us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Royalty Trusts | Oil price swaps | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	630us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	101.03us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Royalty Trusts | Natural gas collars | January 2014 - December 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	937us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Collar range, minimum	4.00us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Collar range, maximum	7.78us-gaap_DerivativeCapPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Royalty Trusts | Natural gas collars | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	1,010us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Collar range, minimum	4.00us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Collar range, maximum	8.55us-gaap_DerivativeCapPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Royalty Trusts | Novated Contract | Oil price swaps | January 2014 - December 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	991us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_NovatedContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	100.79us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_NovatedContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2014ThroughDecember2014Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Royalty Trusts | Novated Contract | Oil price swaps | January 2015 - March 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	141us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_NovatedContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughMarch2015Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	100.90us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_NovatedContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = sd_January2015ThroughMarch2015Member / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember

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The cap rate on a price risk derivative such as a cap or collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate exceeds the cap rate on the contract.

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Floor rate on a price risk derivative such as a floor or a collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate falls below the floor rate on the contract.

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Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Average fixed price related to the group of price risk swap derivatives.

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