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Shareholders' (Deficit) Equity (Details 1) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 16, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Unit Price 1,000sogc_CommonUnitIssuanceValuePerUnit    
Payments To Satisfy Commitments $ 10sogc_PaymentsToSatisfyCommitments    
Common stock, shares authorized 650,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized   650,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare   0.10us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Common stock, shares issued 118,862,689us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued   200,975,778us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common stock, shares outstanding 118,862,689us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding   200,975,778us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Preferred stock, shares authorized 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized   10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare   0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Preferred stock, shares issued     2,508,945us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding     2,508,945us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
Incentive Units grant date fair value to be expensed   2.1us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions  
Restricted Stock      
Awarded (in shares)   16,900,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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16,859,403us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Common Stock      
Common stock, shares authorized     650,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)     0.10us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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Common stock, shares issued     201,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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Common stock, shares outstanding     201,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Preferred Stock      
Convertible into common share   100us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
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Preferred stock, shares authorized     10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
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Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)     0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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Preferred stock, shares issued     2,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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Preferred stock, shares outstanding     2,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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Legacy Sabine Investors      
Economic interest (as a percent)   73.50%sogc_OwnershipPercentageEconomicInterest
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Voting power (as a percent)   40.00%sogc_OwnershipPercentageVotingPower
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Threshold percentage of voting power to be held after conversion for conversion of preferred stock into common shares   50.00%sogc_ConverionIntoCommonSharesThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerAfterConversion
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Threshold percentage of voting power to be held by third party after conversion for conversion of preferred stock into common shares   50.00%sogc_ConverionIntoCommonSharesThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerAfterConversionByThirdParty
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Legacy Sabine Investors | Common Stock      
Common stock, shares issued   79,200,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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Legacy Sabine Investors | Preferred Stock      
Common stock, shares issued   2,500,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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Preferred stock, shares issued   2,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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Sabine (Forest Oil) shareholders      
Economic interest (as a percent)   26.50%sogc_OwnershipPercentageEconomicInterest
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Voting power (as a percent)   60.00%sogc_OwnershipPercentageVotingPower
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Sabine (Forest Oil) shareholders | Common Stock      
Common stock, shares issued   118,900,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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