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

Equity Investments (Investments Accounted For By The Equity Method) (Details)

Equity Investments (Investments Accounted For By The Equity Method) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 17, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	$ 451,592	$ 381,484
Tatex Thailand II, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	15	203
Tatex Thailand III, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	8,639	8,657
Grizzly Oil Sands ULC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	176,196	172,766
Bison Drilling And Field Services LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	13,988	13,518
Muskie Holdings LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	7,702	7,320
Timber Wolf Terminals LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	870	878
Windsor Midstream LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	9,887	9,503
Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	15,718	13,265
Stingray Cementing LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	3,088	3,110
Blackhawk Midstream LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	0	0
Stingray Logistics LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	928	947
Diamondback Energy LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	212,413	151,317	138,500
Stingray Energy Services LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity investments	$ 2,148	$ 0