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Equity - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Disclosure        
Retirement of treasury stock   $ 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount    
Stockholder settlement gross 5,000,000sd_StockholderSettlementGross      
Additional paid-in capital—stockholder receivable   (3,750,000)sd_AdditionalPaidInCapitalStockholderReceivable   (3,750,000)sd_AdditionalPaidInCapitalStockholderReceivable
Treasury Stock        
Equity Disclosure        
Retirement of treasury stock (in shares)   609us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
1,778us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
 
Retirement of treasury stock   (3,677,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
(11,216,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
 
Restricted Stock        
Equity Disclosure        
Stock-based compensation   7,400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
18,900,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
 
Stock-based compensation, capitalized   $ 1,900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
$ 1,600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
 
8.5% Convertible perpetual preferred stock        
Equity Disclosure        
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage   8.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= sd_ConvertibleEightPointFivePercentPerpetualPreferredStockMember
   
6.0% Convertible perpetual preferred stock        
Equity Disclosure        
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage   6.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= sd_ConvertibleSixPercentPerpetualPreferredStockMember
   
7.0% Convertible perpetual preferred stock        
Equity Disclosure        
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage   7.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= sd_ConvertibleSevenPercentPerpetualPreferredStockMember