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Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of royalty trust units | $ 22,119,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits | $ 28,985,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits | $ 139,360,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits |
Mississippian Trust II |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from initial public offering |  |  | 587,100,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember |
Maximum amount recoverable by trusts under the lien | 19,500,000 sd_MaximumAmountRecoverableByRoyaltyTrustUnderLien / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember |  |  |
Beneficial interest owned by Company | 37.60%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember | 37.60%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember |  |
Royalty Trusts |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of royalty interest conveyed to company at trust termination | 50.00%sd_PercentageOfRoyaltyInterestConveyedToCompanyAtTrustTermination / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |  |  |
Percentage of royalty interest sold at trust termination | 50.00%sd_PercentageOfRoyaltyInterestSoldAtTrustTermination / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |  |  |
Percentage of subordinated units to total units | 25.00%sd_PercentageOfSubordinatedUnitsToTotalUnits / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |  |  |
Percentage of cash available in excess of target distribution paid for incentive distribution | 50.00%sd_PercentageOfCashAvailableInExcessOfTargetDistributionPaidForIncentiveDistributions / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |  |  |
Outstanding balance under loan commitment | 0 sd_LoanCommitments / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | 0 sd_LoanCommitments / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |  |
Noncontrolling interest in VIEs | 1,300,000,000 us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | 1,300,000,000 us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |  |
Proceeds from the sale of royalty trust units | 22,100,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | 29,000,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | 139,400,000 sd_ProceedsFromSaleOfRoyaltyTrustUnits / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember |
Total liabilities | 2,852,000 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | 3,393,000 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = 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. |  |  |
Grey Ranch Plant, L.P |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beneficial interest owned by Company |  | 50.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners |  | 50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember |  |
Noncontrolling interest, decrease from redemptions percentage |  |  |  | 50.00%sd_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptionsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember
Noncontrolling interest, limited partnerships |  | 700,000 us-gaap_MinorityInterestInLimitedPartnerships / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember |  |
Total liabilities |  | 129,000 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember |  |
Grey Ranch Plant Genpar, LLC (Genpar) |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beneficial interest owned by Company |  | 50.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember |  |
Noncontrolling interest, decrease from redemptions percentage |  |  |  | 50.00%sd_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptionsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember
Percentage ownership of another VIE |  | 1.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember |  |
Total liabilities |  | $ 0 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember |  |
Pinon Gathering Company LLC | Gas Gathering Agreement |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gas gathering and operations and maintenance agreement end date | Jun. 30, 2029 |  |  |

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