Condensed Consolidating Guarantor Financial Statements - Cash Flow Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 135,367	$ 137,049
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(199,039)	(352,816)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	98	2,537
Contributions to equity method investments	(3,756)	(34,059)
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	22,792	19,564
Net cash used in investing activities	(119,422)	(308,456)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	(7,459)	(6,289)
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount	362,500	802,208
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(393,994)	(525,037)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance	0	89,119
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	223,739	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(32,133)	(29,780)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	945	4,259
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	63,338	49,836
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	774	909
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	89,144	277,035
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	563	(233)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	105,652	105,395
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	58,096	40,598
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	163,748	145,993
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	49,621	38,781
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,939)	(1,658)
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	33,065	18,981
Net cash used in investing activities	91,609	324,822
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	(7,459)	(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	(149,469)	(161,000)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	223,739
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	945	4,259
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	63,338	49,836
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	774	909
Intercompany borrowings (advances), net	(168,656)	(243,120)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(47,354)	(331,907)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	93,876	31,696
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	4,559	9,254
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	98,435	40,950
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	52,620	81,479
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(40,610)	(153,333)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	0	205
Contributions to equity method investments	(3,756)	(34,059)
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	22,792	19,564
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,574)	(167,623)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	(5,688)
Borrowings on credit facilities and issuance of senior secured notes, net of discount	244,500	676,208
Principal payments on credit facilities and other obligations	(244,525)	(364,037)
Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. equity issuance		89,119
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(32,133)	(29,780)
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	(7,964)	(239,292)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(40,122)	126,530
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	18	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(9,058)	40,386
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	9,058	3,624
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	44,010
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	58,883	50,732
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(156,490)	(197,825)
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	98	2,332
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	(156,392)	(195,493)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	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	118,266	177,791
Net cash provided by financing activities	118,266	177,791
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	545	(233)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	21,302	32,797
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	46,043	31,821
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	67,345	64,618
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(25,757)	(33,943)
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	(33,065)	(18,981)
Net cash used in investing activities	(33,065)	(270,162)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	0	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	58,354	304,621
Net cash provided by financing activities	58,354	304,621
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(468)	516
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	(1,564)	(4,101)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ (2,032)	$ (3,585)