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

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease operating expenses	$ 20,897,000	$ 17,614,000	$ 16,316,000
Oil and natural gas properties	1,035,754,000	747,344,000
Windsor [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related party	(5,593,000)	(5,871,000)
Lease operating expenses	5,489,000	2,386,000
Oil and natural gas properties	50,614,000	21,666,000
Athena [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related party	(676,000)	(791,000)
Lease operating expenses	423,000	438,000
Oil and natural gas properties	2,851,000	2,554,000
Directional [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related party	(2,449,000)	(952,000)
Oil and natural gas properties	6,068,000	3,008,000
Pressure Control [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related party		(80,000)
Oil and natural gas properties		80,000
Black Fin [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related party	(436,000)
Oil and natural gas properties	$ 436,000	$ 826,000