Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 01, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SILVERBOW RESOURCES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000351817
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,743,159