Condensed Consolidating Guarantor Financial Statements - Cash Flow Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 47,540	$ 18,544
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(73,520)	(84,327)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	40	117
Contributions to equity method investments	(1,356)	(15,182)
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	0	29,012
Proceeds from the sale of assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	6,074	5,201
Net cash used in investing activities	(68,762)	(65,179)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	(601)
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of discount	174,000	422,000
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(110,011)	(162,012)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	0	89,119
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(10,833)	(8,953)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	807	3,630
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	19,887	14,846
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	269	313
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	32,731	321,390
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	2,884	172
Change in cash and cash equivalents	14,393	274,927
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	58,096	40,598
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	72,489	315,525
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	24,745	5,224
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(518)	(769)
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 assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		251,181
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	2,158	5,435
Net cash used in investing activities	1,640	284,859
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		(601)
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of discount	90,500	110,000
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(50,500)	(79,000)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	807	3,630
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	19,887	14,846
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	269	313
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	(47,911)	(59,161)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(28,336)	(46,925)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(1,951)	243,158
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	4,559	9,254
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,608	252,412
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	10,727	4,610
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(9,781)	(34,152)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	0	12
Contributions to equity method investments	0	0
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee		0
Proceeds from the sale of assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(9,781)	(34,140)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		0
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of discount	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
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	0	0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	0	0
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	(946)	29,530
Net cash provided by financing activities	(946)	29,530
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	29,516	15,719
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(63,221)	(49,406)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	40	105
Contributions to equity method investments	(1,356)	(15,182)
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee		0
Proceeds from the sale of assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	6,074	5,201
Net cash used in investing activities	(58,463)	(59,282)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		0
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of discount	83,500	312,000
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(59,511)	(83,012)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		89,119
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(10,833)	(8,953)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	0	0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	0	0
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	29,775	(235,187)
Net cash provided by financing activities	42,931	73,967
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	2,884	172
Change in cash and cash equivalents	16,868	30,576
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	55,101	35,445
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	71,969	66,021
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(17,448)	(7,009)
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 assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		(251,181)
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	(2,158)	(5,435)
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,158)	(256,616)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		0
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of discount	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
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	0	0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	0	0
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	19,082	264,818
Net cash provided by financing activities	19,082	264,818
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(524)	1,193
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	(1,564)	(4,101)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ (2,088)	$ (2,908)