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Debt (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Apr. 30, 2015
Aug. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Nov. 30, 2012
Jul. 31, 2013
Debt                
Outstanding debt principal     $ 800,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount     $ 800,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount    
Unamortized issuance discounts     5,566,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount     5,731,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount    
Long-term debt     794,434,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt     794,269,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt    
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2,898,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt              
Net deferred financing costs     46,143,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet     48,753,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet    
Scheduled maturities of debt during the five year period and thereafter                
Thereafter     800,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive          
Facility                
Debt                
Outstanding debt principal     500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= kos_LineOfCreditFacilityRevolvingCreditConversionToTermLoanMember
    500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Total commitment 1,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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1,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Loss on extinguishment of debt   2,900,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Net deferred financing costs     42,800,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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Amount outstanding     500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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= kos_LineOfCreditFacilityRevolvingCreditConversionToTermLoanMember
         
Undrawn availability     1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= kos_LineOfCreditFacilityRevolvingCreditConversionToTermLoanMember
         
Revolving-credit sublimit amount after March 31, 2018     500,000,000kos_LineOfCreditFacilitySecondHalfSublimitAmount
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Availability period of revolving-credit sublimit     1 month          
Amount outstanding under letters of credit     0us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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Corporate Revolver                
Debt                
Total commitment             300,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Net deferred financing costs     2,100,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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Amount outstanding     0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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Undrawn availability     300,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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Revolving Letter of Credit Facility                
Debt                
Total commitment               100,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Amount outstanding     21,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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Number of letters of credit     7kos_LettersOfCreditNumberOutstanding
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Revolving Letter of Credit Facility | Maximum                
Debt                
Additional commitments               50,000,000kos_LetterOfCreditFacilityContingentIncreaseToAvailableCommitmentAmount
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Senior Notes                
Debt                
Outstanding debt principal     300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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    300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Senior notes offering face amount       225,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Proceeds, net of offering discounts and deferred financing costs       206,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
       
Senior Notes | 7.875% senior notes due 2021                
Debt                
Interest rate     7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior notes offering face amount       225,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Proceeds, net of offering discounts and deferred financing costs       $ 206,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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$ 292,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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