Quicksilver Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract]

Stock Option Activity

	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
					(in years)	(in thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2015	6,590,773		$	7.83
Expired	(201,586	)	10.92
Outstanding at September 30, 2015	6,389,187		$	7.73	4.5	$	—
Exercisable at September 30, 2015	5,284,867		$	9.00	3.8	$	—

Restricted Stock And Stock Unit Activity

	Payable in shares				Payable in cash
	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015	8,056,265		$	2.54	863,975		$	3.33
Granted	3,124,674		0.19		—		—
Vested	(3,205,592	)	3.16		(523,432	)	3.57
Forfeited	(162,343	)	2.41		(5,233	)	2.93
Outstanding at September 30, 2015	7,813,004		$	1.35	335,310		$	2.96