Subsidiary Guarantors (Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Total revenue	$ 455,629	$ 371,998	$ 360,904
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	180,698
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	115,184	105,796	94,993
General and administrative	41,901	42,275	37,315
Accretion of asset retirement obligations and acquisition and transaction costs	8,943
Total operating expenses	346,726	301,657	269,128
Operating income (loss)	108,903	70,341	91,776
Other income (expense):
Gain (loss) on commodity derivative contracts, net	(1,217)	53,071	47,860
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	(46,058)
Net income (loss)	61,628	79,751	88,295
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	663
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	60,965	79,751	88,295
Parent Co - Issuer [Member]
Operating Expenses:
General and administrative	7,101
Total operating expenses	7,101
Operating income (loss)	(7,101)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	(29,468)
Equity earnings	97,534
Net income (loss)	60,965
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	60,965
Guarantor [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenue	447,077
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	172,998
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	115,039
General and administrative	34,800
Accretion of asset retirement obligations and acquisition and transaction costs	8,831
Total operating expenses	331,668
Operating income (loss)	115,409
Other income (expense):
Gain (loss) on commodity derivative contracts, net	(1,217)
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	(17,574)
Equity earnings	916
Net income (loss)	97,534
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	97,534
Non-Guarantor [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenue	10,262
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	9,410
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	145
Accretion of asset retirement obligations and acquisition and transaction costs	112
Total operating expenses	9,667
Operating income (loss)	595
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	984
Net income (loss)	1,579
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	1,579
Eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenue	(1,710)
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	(1,710)
Total operating expenses	(1,710)
Other income (expense):
Equity earnings	(98,450)
Net income (loss)	(98,450)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	663
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	$ (99,113)