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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Apr. 30, 2011
Aug. 31, 2011
Apr. 30, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Proceeds from the sale of royalty trust units $ 28,985,000sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits $ 139,360,000sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits $ 0sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits      
Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners 1,579,000sd_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseOther          
Grey Ranch Plant, L.P            
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Beneficial interest owned by Company 50.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_GreyRanchLPMember		          
Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners 1,600,000sd_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseOther
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= sd_GreyRanchLPMember		          
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage 50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
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= sd_GreyRanchLPMember		          
Noncontrolling interest, limited partnerships 700,000us-gaap_MinorityInterestInLimitedPartnerships
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= sd_GreyRanchLPMember		 1,100,000us-gaap_MinorityInterestInLimitedPartnerships
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= sd_GreyRanchLPMember		        
Total liabilities 129,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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= sd_GreyRanchLPMember		 274,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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= sd_GreyRanchLPMember		        
Grey Ranch Plant Genpar, LLC (Genpar)            
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Beneficial interest owned by Company 50.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember		          
Percentage ownership of another VIE 1.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember		          
Total liabilities 0us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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= sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember		          
Royalty Trusts            
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Proceeds from the sale of royalty trust units 29,000,000sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		 139,400,000sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		        
Total liabilities 3,393,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		 1,101,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		        
Percentage of subordinated units to total units 25.00%sd_PercentageOfSubordinatedUnitsToTotalUnits
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		          
Royalty Trust subordinated units distributions The subordinated units are entitled to receive pro rata distributions from the Royalty Trusts each quarter if and to the extent there is sufficient cash to provide a cash distribution on the common units that is no less than the applicable quarterly subordination threshold. If there is not sufficient cash to fund such a distribution on all common units, the distribution to be made with respect to the subordinated units will be reduced or eliminated for such quarter in order to make a distribution, to the extent possible, of up to the subordination threshold amount on all common units, including common units held by the Company.          
Percentage of cash available in excess of target distribution paid for incentive distribution 50.00%sd_PercentageOfCashAvailableInExcessOfTargetDistributionPaidForIncentiveDistributions
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		          
Royalty Trust incentive distributions In exchange for agreeing to subordinate a portion of its Royalty Trust units, SandRidge is entitled to receive incentive distributions equal to 50% of the amount by which the cash available for distribution on all of the Royalty Trust units exceeds the applicable quarterly incentive threshold.          
Outstanding balance under loan commitment 0sd_LoanCommitments
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		 0sd_LoanCommitments
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		        
Maximum amount recoverable by trusts under the lien 124,600,000sd_MaximumAmountRecoverableByRoyaltyTrustUnderLien
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		          
Noncontrolling interest in VIEs $ 1,300,000,000us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		 $ 1,500,000,000us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember		        
Mississippian Trust I            
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Beneficial interest owned by Company 26.90%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIMember		 26.90%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIMember		   38.40%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIMember		 [1]    
Initial offering period       April 2011    
Development period deadline under development agreement latest date Dec. 31, 2015          
Period drilling obligation to Royalty Trust fulfilled In the second quarter of 2013          
Permian Trust            
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Beneficial interest owned by Company 28.50%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember		 30.50%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember		     34.30%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember		 [1]  
Initial offering period         August 2011  
Development period deadline under development agreement latest date Mar. 31, 2016          
Mississippian Trust II            
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Beneficial interest owned by Company 37.60%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember		 39.90%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember		       39.90%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage
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= sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember		 [1]
Initial offering period           April 2012
Development period deadline under development agreement latest date Dec. 31, 2016          
Pinon Gathering Company LLC | Gas Gathering Agreement            
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]            
Gas gathering and operations and maintenance agreement end date Jun. 30, 2029          
[1] 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.