Condensed Consolidating Guarantor Financial Statements - Cash Flow Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 73,915	$ 72,957
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(126,712)	(236,956)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	114	230
Contributions to equity method investments	(3,448)	(23,461)
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	60,483	56,318
Proceeds from the sale of assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	13,778	13,077
Net cash used in investing activities	(55,785)	(190,792)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	(6,289)
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount	283,500	802,208
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(272,881)	(525,024)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	0	89,119
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	228,546	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(21,485)	(19,261)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	904	4,254
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	39,720	31,478
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	555	609
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	177,611	305,630
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,943	390
Change in cash and cash equivalents	197,684	188,185
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	58,096	40,598
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	255,780	228,783
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	25,427	19,092
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,350)	(1,105)
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	60,483	56,318
Proceeds from the sale of assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		251,181
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	13,767	11,676
Net cash used in investing activities	72,900	318,070
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		(601)
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount	118,000	126,000
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(148,367)	(161,000)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	228,546
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	904	4,254
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	39,720	31,478
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	555	609
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	(73,009)	(157,632)
Net cash provided by financing activities	85,101	(228,356)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	183,428	108,806
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	4,559	9,254
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	187,987	118,060
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	17,351	18,222
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(11,211)	(73,195)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	0	20
Contributions to equity method investments	0	0
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	0	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	(11,211)	(73,175)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		0
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount	0	0
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	0	0
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	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	(6,140)	54,953
Net cash provided by financing activities	(6,140)	54,953
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	56,585	55,462
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(114,151)	(162,656)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	114	210
Contributions to equity method investments	(3,448)	(23,461)
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		0
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	13,778	13,077
Net cash used in investing activities	(103,707)	(172,830)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		(5,688)
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount	165,500	676,208
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(124,514)	(364,024)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		89,119
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(21,485)	(19,261)
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	39,191	(181,841)
Net cash provided by financing activities	58,692	194,513
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,943	390
Change in cash and cash equivalents	13,513	77,535
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	55,101	35,445
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	68,614	112,980
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(25,448)	(19,819)
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	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets to Rose Rock Midstream L.P.		(251,181)
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of affiliates	(13,767)	(11,676)
Net cash used in investing activities	(13,767)	(262,857)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		0
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount	0	0
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	0	0
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	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	39,958	284,520
Net cash provided by financing activities	39,958	284,520
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	743	1,844
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	(1,564)	(4,101)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ (821)	$ (2,257)