Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 26, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SILVERBOW RESOURCES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000351817
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,616,482
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 86,619,851