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Variable Interest Entities - Royalty Trusts - Distributions (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Distributions to third-party unitholders

$ 193,807us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders

$ 206,470us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders

$ 181,727us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders

Royalty Trusts

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Total distributions

234,326sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders
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^[1]

299,674sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders
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= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember

^[2]

274,979sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember

^[3]

Distributions to third-party unitholders

$ 193,807us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember

^[1]

$ 206,470us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= sd_RoyaltyTrustMember

^[2]

$ 181,727us-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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 15

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3291-108585

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