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Variable Interest Entities - Royalty Trusts - Distributions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |
Distributions to third-party unitholders | $ 53,118 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders |  | $ 51,256 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
Royalty Trusts |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |
Total distributions | 68,313 sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [1] | 76,361 sd_RoyaltyTrustDistributionsToUnitholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Distributions to third-party unitholders | $ 53,118 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember | [1] | $ 51,256 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
[1] | Subordination thresholds were not met for the Mississippian Trust I’s and Mississippian Trust II’s distributions, resulting in reduced distributions to the Company on its subordinated units for this period.

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