Acquisitions (Summary Of Fair Values Of The ETSWDC Assets And Liabilities) (Details) (East Texas Saltwater Disposal Company [Member], USD $)	Aug. 06, 2013
East Texas Saltwater Disposal Company [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 7,858,000	[1]
Property, plant and equipment, net	13,103,000
Other long term assets	16,215,000
Total assets	37,176,000
Current liabilities	(1,761,000)
Asset retirement obligation	(4,607,000)
Pension and postretirement benefits	(12,039,000)
Total liabilities	(18,407,000)
Fair value of saltwater disposal company	18,769,000
Less: Remeasurement of previously held interest	(3,237,000)
Less: Fair value of noncontrolling interest in ETSWDC	(5,956,000)
Fair value of ETSWDC acquired by QR Energy, LP	9,576,000
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,500,000

[1] Includes $3.5 million of cash and cash equivalents.