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Derivatives - Open Commodity Derivative Contracts (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 MBbls
Oil price swaps | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	5,588us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	92.44us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember
Oil price swaps | January 2016 - December 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	1,464us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2016ThroughDecember2016Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	88.36us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2016ThroughDecember2016Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_CrudeOilPriceSwapMember
Natural gas price swaps | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	19,900us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasPriceSwapMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	4.51us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasPriceSwapMember
Natural gas basis swaps | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	21,900us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasBasisSwapMember
Weighted Avg. Fixed Price (Oil in USD/bbl, Natural Gas in USD/mcf)	(0.27)us-gaap_DerivativeSwapTypeAverageFixedPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasBasisSwapMember
Oil collars—three way | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	4,576us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember
Oil collars—three way | January 2016 - December 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	2,556us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2016ThroughDecember2016Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember
Oil collars—three way | Sold Put | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collar range, minimum	76.56us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember / us-gaap_PositionAxis = us-gaap_ShortMember
Oil collars—three way | Sold Put | January 2016 - December 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collar range, minimum	83.14us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2016ThroughDecember2016Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember / us-gaap_PositionAxis = us-gaap_ShortMember
Oil collars—three way | Purchased Put | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collar range, minimum	90.28us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember / us-gaap_PositionAxis = us-gaap_PutOptionMember
Oil collars—three way | Purchased Put | January 2016 - December 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collar range, minimum	90.00us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2016ThroughDecember2016Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember / us-gaap_PositionAxis = us-gaap_PutOptionMember
Oil collars—three way | Sold Call | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collar range, maximum	103.48us-gaap_DerivativeCapPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember / us-gaap_PositionAxis = us-gaap_LongMember
Oil collars—three way | Sold Call | January 2016 - December 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Collar range, maximum	100.85us-gaap_DerivativeCapPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2016ThroughDecember2016Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_OilCollarsThreeWayMember / us-gaap_PositionAxis = us-gaap_LongMember
Natural gas collars | January 2015 - December 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional (Oil in MBbl/Natural Gas in MMcf)	1,010us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember
Collar range, minimum	4.00us-gaap_DerivativeFloorPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember
Collar range, maximum	8.55us-gaap_DerivativeCapPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = sd_January2015ThroughDecember2015Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = sd_NaturalGasCollarsMember

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The cap rate on a price risk derivative such as a cap or collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate exceeds the cap rate on the contract.

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Average fixed price related to the group of price risk swap derivatives.

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