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Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation of Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis Using Unobservable Inputs (Details) (Guarantees, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Guarantees |  |
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements - Guarantees |  |
Beginning balance | $ 0 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember |
Issuances | 9,446 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityIssues / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember | [1]
Gain on guarantees | (4,342)sd_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember |
Ending balance | $ 5,104 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember |
[1] | Represents the fair value of the guarantees of certain plugging and abandonment obligations on behalf of Fieldwood as of February 25, 2014, the closing date for the sale of the Gulf Properties.

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability still held at the reporting date for which fair value is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References No definition available. + Details
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