XML 179 R147.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.3.1.900

Quarterly Financial Results (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
--- | --- | ---
Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Full cost ceiling impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 164,800,000 | $ 4,500,000,000 | $ 164,800,000 | $ 0
Asset impairment charges | $ 886,800,000 | $ 1,100,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 4,534,689,000 | 192,768,000 | 26,280,000
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts | $ (14,000,000) | $ (42,200,000) | $ 33,000,000 | $ (49,800,000) | $ (329,200,000) | $ (132,600,000) | $ 85,300,000 | $ 42,500,000 | (73,061,000) | (334,011,000) | 47,123,000
Drilling Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  | $ 24,300,000 |  | $ 3,100,000 |  | 37,600,000 | 3,100,000 | 11,100,000
Building and structures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,400,000 |  |
Gas Treating Plants and other Midstream Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,100,000 | $ 600,000 | $ 12,200,000

X
- Definition Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | sd_QuarterlyFinancialInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | sd_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824106&loc=d3e2420-110228 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4C -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5624171-113959 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The excess of unamortized costs capitalized within a cost center, less related deferred income taxes, over the cost center ceiling limitation, which is charged to expense for oil and gas producing companies that use full cost method of accounting for investments in oil and gas producing properties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 360 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27015634&loc=d3e516453-122869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 10 -Paragraph c -Subparagraph 4(ii) -Article 4 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_UnamortizedCostsCapitalizedLessRelatedDeferredIncomeTaxesExceedCeilingLimitationExpense
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis=sd_DrillingAssetsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis=us-gaap_BuildingMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis=sd_GasTreatingPlantsandotherMidstreamAssetsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |