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Variable Interest Entities - Royalty Trusts - Distributions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to third-party unitholders | $ 193,807 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders |  | $ 206,470 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders |  | $ 181,727 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders |
Royalty Trusts |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total distributions | 234,326 sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [1] | 299,674 sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [2] | 274,979 sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [3]
Distributions to third-party unitholders | $ 193,807 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [1] | $ 206,470 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [2] | $ 181,727 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [3]
[1] | Subordination thresholds were not met for the Mississippian Trust I’s first or second quarter 2014 distributions, the Permian Trust’s second, third or fourth quarter 2014 distributions or for the Mississippian Trust II’s distributions for the year ended December 31, 2014, resulting in reduced distributions to the Company on its subordinated units for these periods.
[2] | Subordination thresholds were not met for the Mississippian Trust I’s second, third or fourth quarter 2013 distributions, the Permian Trust’s second quarter 2013 distribution or for the Mississippian Trust II’s fourth quarter 2013 distribution, resulting in reduced distributions to the Company on its subordinated units for this period.
[3] | The Company received incentive distributions from the Mississippian Trust I during the first and second quarters of 2012.

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