Gulfport Energy Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Equity Investments (Investments Accounted For By The Equity Method) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	$ 185,934	$ 86,824
Tatex Thailand II, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	829	1,030
Tatex Thailand III, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	8,840	8,282
Grizzly Oil Sands ULC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	144,810	69,008
Bison Drilling And Field Services LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	14,228	6,366
Muskie Holdings LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	4,310	2,138
Timber Wolf Terminals LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	977
Windsor Midstream LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	7,710
Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	3,940
Stingray Cementing LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	290
Blackhawk Midstream LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments