Condensed Consolidating Guarantor Financial Statements - Cash Flow Statements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 18,544	$ 28,898
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(84,327)	(56,753)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	117	695
Contributions to equity method investments	(15,182)	(24,251)
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	29,012	0
Proceeds from the sale of Wattenberg Holding, LLC and Glass Mountain Holding, LLC to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.	0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	5,201	2,505
Net cash used in investing activities	(65,179)	(77,804)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	(601)	(155)
Borrowings on credit facilities	422,000	186,000
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(162,012)	(128,509)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	89,119	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(8,953)	(6,398)
Repurchase of common stock for payment of statutory taxes due on equity-based compensation	(3,630)	(719)
Dividends paid	(14,846)	(9,382)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	313	88
Excess tax benefit from equity-based awards	0	1,650
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	321,390	42,575
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	172	1,938
Change in cash and cash equivalents	274,927	(4,393)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	40,598	79,351
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	315,525	74,958
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,224	1,079
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(769)	(242)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	0	0
Contributions to equity method investments	0	0
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	29,012
Proceeds from the sale of Wattenberg Holding, LLC and Glass Mountain Holding, LLC to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.	251,181
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	5,435	0
Net cash used in investing activities	284,859	(242)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	(601)	(93)
Borrowings on credit facilities	110,000	140,000
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(79,000)	(82,000)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Repurchase of common stock for payment of statutory taxes due on equity-based compensation	(3,630)	(719)
Dividends paid	(14,846)	(9,382)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	313	88
Excess tax benefit from equity-based awards		1,650
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	(59,161)	(48,435)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(46,925)	1,109
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	243,158	1,946
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	9,254	2,545
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	252,412	4,491
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,610	12,398
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(34,152)	(39,476)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	12	11
Contributions to equity method investments	0	0
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	0
Proceeds from the sale of Wattenberg Holding, LLC and Glass Mountain Holding, LLC to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.	0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(34,140)	(39,465)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Borrowings on credit facilities	0	0
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	0	0
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Repurchase of common stock for payment of statutory taxes due on equity-based compensation	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	0	0
Excess tax benefit from equity-based awards		0
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	29,530	27,067
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	29,530	27,067
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	15,719	21,308
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(49,406)	(17,035)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	105	684
Contributions to equity method investments	(15,182)	(24,251)
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	0
Proceeds from the sale of Wattenberg Holding, LLC and Glass Mountain Holding, LLC to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.	0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	5,201	2,505
Net cash used in investing activities	(59,282)	(38,097)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	(62)
Borrowings on credit facilities	312,000	46,000
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(83,012)	(46,509)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	89,119
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(8,953)	(6,398)
Repurchase of common stock for payment of statutory taxes due on equity-based compensation	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	0	0
Excess tax benefit from equity-based awards		0
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	(235,187)	15,722
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	73,967	8,753
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	172	1,938
Change in cash and cash equivalents	30,576	(6,098)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	35,445	78,342
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	66,021	72,244
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(7,009)	(5,887)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	0	0
Contributions to equity method investments	0	0
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	0
Proceeds from the sale of Wattenberg Holding, LLC and Glass Mountain Holding, LLC to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.	(251,181)
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	(5,435)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(256,616)	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Borrowings on credit facilities	0	0
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	0	0
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Repurchase of common stock for payment of statutory taxes due on equity-based compensation	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	0	0
Excess tax benefit from equity-based awards		0
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	264,818	5,646
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	264,818	5,646
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	1,193	(241)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	(4,101)	(1,536)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ (2,908)	$ (1,777)