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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	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	$ 45,500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_WesleyWestMineralsLtdAndLongfellowRanchPartnersLpMember
General Land Office of the State of Texas
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure
Damages sought by plaintiff	13,000,000us-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	16,000,000sd_PlaintiffsInvestmentUnderParticipationAgreement / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_PatriotExplorationLlcJonathanFeldmanRedwingDrillingPartnersMapleleafDrillingPartnersAvalancheDrillingPartnersPenguinDrillingPartnersAndGramaxInsuranceCompanyLtdMember
Treating Agreement
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure
Contract agreement, term	30 years
Minimum delivery required (in Bcf)	3,200sd_MinimumDeliveryRequired / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Initial shortfall price per Mcf	0.25sd_InitialShortfallPricePerMcf / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Delivery Made (in Bcf)		34.0sd_DeliveryMade / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Delivery Shortfall (in Bcf)		164.4sd_DeliveryShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Final shortfall price per Mcf		0.70sd_ShortfallPricePerMcfFinalYearOfAgreement / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Final shortfall, if not delivered in future periods	23,300,000sd_EndofContractShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Shortfall amount accrued	8,300,000sd_ShortfallAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember	32,700,000sd_ShortfallAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember	8,000,000sd_ShortfallAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember
Treating Agreement | Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure
Projected shortfall amount	30,000,000.0sd_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		115,100,000sd_EndofContractShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Delivery requirement reduction payment	589,300,000sd_DeliveryRequirementReductionPayment / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Projected shortfall amount	$ 37,000,000.0sd_ProjectedShortfall / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sd_TreatingAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember

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