Gulfport Energy Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock And Changes In Capitalization (Details)

Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock And Changes In Capitalization (Details) $ / shares in Units, a in Thousands, $ in Thousands					12 Months Ended			132 Months Ended
	Jun. 12, 2015 USD ($) shares	Apr. 21, 2015 USD ($) shares	Nov. 13, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 15, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2014 a	Apr. 19, 2013 shares	Apr. 20, 2006 shares	Apr. 19, 2006 shares
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Granted for purchase of previous Plan's common stock (shares)					0	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs and exercise of stock options \| $	$ 479,700	$ 501,800			$ 981,568	$ 689	$ 766,495
Common stock, par value (usd per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage					12.00%	12.00%
Utica Shale
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Gas and oil acreage, undeveloped, net \| a									8
Common Stock
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock in public offering (shares)	11,500,000	10,925,000			22,425,000		17,287,500
Common Stock \| Public Offering
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock in public offering (shares)			7,475,000	8,912,500
Share price (usd per share) \| $ / shares			$ 56.75	$ 38.00
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs and exercise of stock options \| $			$ 408,000	$ 325,800
2005 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Granted for purchase of previous Plan's common stock (shares)					1,143,217
2005 Stock Incentive Plan \| Common Stock
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Available for grant (shares)					610,966			610,966			3,000,000	1,904,606
Granted for purchase of previous Plan's common stock (shares)					997,269
1999 Stock Option Plan \| Common Stock
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Granted to employees under previous plan (shares)						627,337				627,337
2013 Restated Stock Incentive Plan \| Common Stock
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Warrants And Changes In Capitalization [Line Items]
Available for grant (shares)										7,500,000	3,000,000