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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2011		Aug. 31, 2011		Apr. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity
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Mississippian Trust I
Variable Interest Entity
Royalty trust IPO date			April 2011
Development period deadline under development agreement	Dec. 31, 2015
Period drilling obligation to Royalty Trust fulfilled	second quarter of 2013,
Beneficial interest owned by Company(1)	26.90%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIMember		38.40%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIMember	[1]					26.90%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIMember
Permian Trust
Variable Interest Entity
Royalty trust IPO date					August 2011
Development period deadline under development agreement	Mar. 31, 2016
Beneficial interest owned by Company(1)	25.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember				34.30%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember	[1]			28.50%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgePermianTrustMember
Mississippian Trust II
Variable Interest Entity
Royalty trust IPO date							April 2012
Development period deadline under development agreement	Dec. 31, 2016
Beneficial interest owned by Company(1)	37.60%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember						39.90%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember	[1]	37.60%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_SandRidgeMississippianTrustIiMember
Royalty Trusts
Variable Interest Entity
Percentage of subordinated units to total units	25.00%sd_PercentageOfSubordinatedUnitsToTotalUnits / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Royalty Trust subordinated units distributions	The subordinated units are entitled to receive pro rata distributions from the Royalty Trusts each quarter if and to the extent there is sufficient cash to provide a cash distribution on the common units that is no less than the applicable quarterly subordination threshold. If there is not sufficient cash to fund such a distribution on all common units, the distribution to be made with respect to the subordinated units will be reduced or eliminated for such quarter in order to make a distribution, to the extent possible, of up to the subordination threshold amount on all common units, including common units held by the Company.
Percentage of cash available in excess of target distribution paid for incentive distribution	50.00%sd_PercentageOfCashAvailableInExcessOfTargetDistributionPaidForIncentiveDistributions / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Royalty Trust incentive distributions	In exchange for agreeing to subordinate a portion of its Royalty Trust units, SandRidge is entitled to receive incentive distributions equal to 50% of the amount by which the cash available for distribution on all of the Royalty Trust units exceeds the applicable quarterly incentive threshold.
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Maximum amount recoverable by trusts under the lien	85,000,000sd_MaximumAmountRecoverableByRoyaltyTrustUnderLien / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
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Proceeds from sale of royalty trust units	22,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Liabilities	2,157,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember								3,393,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_RoyaltyTrustMember
Grey Ranch Plant, L.P
Variable Interest Entity
Beneficial interest owned by Company(1)									50.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners									50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember
Company purchase of noncontrolling interest, percentage	50.00%sd_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptionsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember
Noncontrolling interest, limited partnerships									700,000us-gaap_MinorityInterestInLimitedPartnerships / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember
Liabilities									129,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchLPMember
Grey Ranch Plant Genpar, LLC ("Genpar")
Variable Interest Entity
Beneficial interest owned by Company(1)									50.00%sd_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipInterestsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember
Company purchase of noncontrolling interest, percentage	50.00%sd_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptionsPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = sd_GreyRanchPlantGenparLLCMember
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Pinon Gathering Company LLC | Gas Gathering Agreement
Variable Interest Entity
Gas gathering and operations and maintenance agreement end date	Jun. 30, 2029
[1] Subsequent to the initial public offerings, the Company sold common units of the Royalty Trusts it owned in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These transactions decreased the Company’s beneficial interests in the Royalty Trusts. See further discussion of the unit sales below.

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