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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 bcf | Dec. 31, 2013 bcf | Mar. 31, 2013
Wesley West Minerals, Ltd and Longfellow Ranch Partners, LP |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure |  |  |
Damages sought by plaintiff | $ 45,500,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_WesleyWestMineralsLtdAndLongfellowRanchPartnersLpMember |  |
General Land Office of the State of Texas |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure |  |  |
Damages sought by plaintiff | 13,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_GeneralLandOfficeOfStateOfTexasMember |  |
Patriot Exploration, LLC, Jonathan Feldman, Redwing Drilling Partners, Mapleleaf Drilling Partners, Avalanche Drilling Partners, Penguin Drilling Partners and Gramax Insurance Company Ltd. |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure |  |  |
Plaintiffs investment under participation agreement | 16,000,000 sd_PlaintiffsInvestmentUnderParticipationAgreement / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_PatriotExplorationLlcJonathanFeldmanRedwingDrillingPartnersMapleleafDrillingPartnersAvalancheDrillingPartnersPenguinDrillingPartnersAndGramaxInsuranceCompanyLtdMember |  |
Treating Agreement |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure |  |  |
Contract agreement, term | 30 years |  |
Minimum delivery required (in Bcf) | 3,200 sd_MinimumDeliveryRequired / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember |  |
Initial shortfall price per Mcf | 0.25 sd_InitialShortfallPricePerMcf / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember |  |
Delivery Made (in Bcf) |  | 34.0 sd_DeliveryMade / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember |
Delivery Shortfall (in Bcf) |  | 164.4 sd_DeliveryShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember |
Final shortfall price per Mcf |  | 0.70 sd_ShortfallPricePerMcfFinalYearOfAgreement / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember |
Final shortfall, if not delivered in future periods | 23,300,000 sd_EndofContractShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember |  |
Shortfall amount accrued | 8,300,000 sd_ShortfallAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember | 32,700,000 sd_ShortfallAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember | 8,000,000 sd_ShortfallAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Treating Agreement | Minimum |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure |  |  |
Projected shortfall amount | 30,000,000.0 sd_ProjectedShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Treating Agreement | Maximum |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure |  |  |
Final shortfall, if not delivered in future periods |  | 115,100,000 sd_EndofContractShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
Delivery requirement reduction payment | 589,300,000 sd_DeliveryRequirementReductionPayment / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Projected shortfall amount | $ 37,000,000.0 sd_ProjectedShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |

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