CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 652,680	$ 435,588
Accounts receivable, net	61,446	127,387
Derivative contracts	10,192	84,349
Prepaid expenses	12,514	6,833
Other current assets	1,003	19,931
Total current assets	737,835	674,088
Oil and natural gas properties, using full cost method of accounting
Proved	12,093,492	12,529,681
Unproved	322,580	363,149
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment	(11,637,538)	(11,149,888)
Net oil and natural gas properties capitalized costs	778,534	1,742,942
Other property, plant and equipment, net	357,528	491,760
Derivative contracts	70	0
Other assets	12,537	13,237
Total assets	1,886,504	2,922,027
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	140,448	428,417
Derivative contracts	2,982	573
Asset retirement obligations	8,573	8,399
Total current liabilities	152,003	437,389
Long-term debt	0	3,562,378
Derivative contracts	935	0
Asset retirement obligations	62,896	95,179
Other long-term obligations	3	14,814
Liabilities subject to compromise	4,346,188	0
Total liabilities	4,562,025	4,109,760
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,800,000 shares authorized; 720,936 issued and 719,425 outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 635,584 issued and 633,471 outstanding at December 31, 2015	718	630
Additional paid-in capital	5,315,655	5,301,136
Additional paid-in capital—stockholder receivable	(1,250)	(1,250)
Treasury stock, at cost	(5,218)	(5,742)
Accumulated deficit	(7,985,411)	(6,992,697)
Total SandRidge Energy, Inc. stockholders’ deficit	(2,675,500)	(1,697,917)
Noncontrolling interest	(21)	510,184
Total stockholders’ deficit	(2,675,521)	(1,187,733)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	1,886,504	2,922,027
8.5% Convertible perpetual preferred stock; 2,650 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; aggregate liquidation preference of $265,000
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized
Preferred stock	3	3
7.0% Convertible perpetual preferred stock; 2,597 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016; aggregate liquidation preference of $259,700; 2,770 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015; aggregate liquidation preference of $277,000
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized
Preferred stock	$ 3	$ 3

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.