Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		48 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended								0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 October 2011 And December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] customer	Dec. 31, 2010 October 2011 And December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] customer	Dec. 31, 2011 October 2011 And December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] Customer 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 October 2011 And December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] Customer 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 October 2011 And December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] Customer 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 21, 2010 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Predecessor [Member] Customer 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Predecessor [Member] Customer 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] customer	Dec. 31, 2011 December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] Customer 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] Customer 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 December 2012 Transferred Properties [Member] Customer 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fund [Member]	Dec. 30, 2010 Fund [Member] QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fund [Member] QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fund [Member] QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fund [Member] QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 General Partner [Member]	Dec. 21, 2010 General Partner [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 General Partner [Member] QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 General Partner [Member] QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 General Partner [Member] QRE GP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Limited Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Limited Partner [Member]	Dec. 21, 2010 Limited Partner [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Limited Partner [Member] Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Limited Partner [Member] Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Limited Partner [Member] Fund [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Class B Units [Member]
Ownership percentage																				0.10%	31.70%	67.00%	0.10%	100.00%		100.00%					0.10%	0.10%	0.10%	68.20%	32.90%		31.70%	31.70%	67.00%
Predecessor's affiliate ownership of the GP																									100.00%
Total assets		$ 1,686,527,000	$ 1,154,344,000		$ 97,300,000
Total liabilities and partners' capital		1,686,527,000	1,154,344,000		97,300,000
Total noncurrent liabilities		915,526,000	731,702,000		149,400,000
Predecessor's capital					52,100,000
Net income	(12,037,000)	79,751,000	88,295,000								31,913,000			100,000	37,300,000	27,200,000											(7,000)	6,132,000	1,575,000	18,000						1,794,000
Total revenue	8,986,000	371,998,000	360,904,000								253,386,000			2,300,000	109,300,000	101,100,000
Total operating expenses	7,141,000	301,657,000	269,128,000								221,091,000			1,800,000	69,700,000	68,300,000
Production expenses	3,498,000	143,938,000	132,227,000								108,408,000			1,100,000	41,500,000	44,200,000
Other operating expense											224,000			700,000	28,100,000	24,100,000
Other expense											224,000			700,000	28,100,000	24,100,000
Gain (losses) on commodity derivative contracts	(13,276,000)	42,850,000	18,434,000								6,163,000			(300,000)	2,400,000	(600,000)
Interest expense, net	1,266,000	43,133,000	50,491,000		5,000,000						22,179,000			100,000	4,700,000
Number of customers					3	2									3
Revenue percentage							11.00%	12.00%	29.00%			45.00%	10.00%				12.00%	13.00%	33.00%
Liquidation preference of preferred unit		$ 21.00
Fair value of preferred unit		$ 21.27
Partners capital from preferred units		354,500,000	354,500,000
Incremental distributions to preferred unitholders		46,200,000
Effective interest rate of incremental distribution		8.10%
Percentage of distribution equal or exceed minimum quarterly distributions		115.00%
Percentage of quarterly management fee incentive base		0.25%
Limited partners unitholders, outstanding (in units)																																								6,133,558
Deferred tax asset		300,000	300,000
Deferred tax liability		400,000	100,000
Deferred tax asset, net			270,000
Deferred tax liability, net		102,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	(66,000)	528,000	850,000								108,000
Overpayment of management fees				$ 800,000
Employer contribution match of employee 401K contribution										100.00%