The number of limited partner units outstanding.

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Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (Details Textual) (USD $)					9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 14, 2011	Dec. 14, 2011 Common Units [Member]	Dec. 14, 2011 Subordinated Units [Member]	Dec. 14, 2011 General Partner Interest [Member] IPO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. [Member] General Partner Interest [Member] Common Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. [Member] General Partner Interest [Member] Common Units [Member]
Subsidiary (Textual) [Abstract]
Common units representing limited partner interests		1,400,000	8,400,000	7,000,000
Noncontrolling interests, ownership percentage					2.00%	2.00%
Partners' minimum quarterly distribution per unit	$ 0.3625