Subsidiary Guarantors (Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Total revenue	$ 122,623	$ 104,886
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	50,619
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	29,836	30,815
General and administrative	10,155	10,096
Accretion of asset retirement obligations and acquisition and transaction costs	5,789
Total operating expenses	96,399	85,952
Operating income	26,224	18,934
Other income (expense):
Loss on Deferred Class B unit obligation	(5,240)
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	(12,215)
Net income (loss)	(14,396)	(8,174)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	214
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	(14,610)	(8,174)
Commodity Contract [Member]
Other income (expense):
Gain (loss) on commodity derivative contracts, net	(23,165)	(16,006)
Parent Co - Issuer [Member]
Operating Expenses:
General and administrative	1,814
Total operating expenses	1,814
Operating income	(1,814)
Other income (expense):
Loss on Deferred Class B unit obligation	(5,240)
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	(7,244)
Equity in earnings (loss)	(312)
Net income (loss)	(14,610)
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	(14,610)
Guarantor [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenue	117,417
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	46,019
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	29,735
General and administrative	8,341
Accretion of asset retirement obligations and acquisition and transaction costs	5,715
Total operating expenses	89,810
Operating income	27,607
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	(5,063)
Equity in earnings (loss)	309
Net income (loss)	(312)
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	(312)
Guarantor [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Other income (expense):
Gain (loss) on commodity derivative contracts, net	(23,165)
Non-Guarantor [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenue	6,457
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	5,851
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	101
Accretion of asset retirement obligations and acquisition and transaction costs	74
Total operating expenses	6,026
Operating income	431
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net, income tax expense and other income, net	92
Net income (loss)	523
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	523
Eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenue	(1,251)
Operating Expenses:
Production and disposal and related expenses	(1,251)
Total operating expenses	(1,251)
Other income (expense):
Equity in earnings (loss)	3
Net income (loss)	3
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	214
Net income (loss) attributable to QR Energy, LP	$ (211)