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NONCONTROLLING INTEREST (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Nov. 19, 2012
Joint Venture    
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Term of joint venture agreement 5 years  
Equity method investment, ownership held   49.00%saex_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentageHeldWithAnotherEntity
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= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember
Equity method investment, percentage of gross revenues 10.00%saex_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenuePercentage
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= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember		  
Village Corp    
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Equity method investment, ownership held   51.00%saex_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentageHeldWithAnotherEntity
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= saex_VillageCorpMember