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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Contingencies) (Details)

Commitments and Contingencies (Contingencies) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	36 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		4 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Apr. 20, 2009 Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2007 Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member] lawsuit	Dec. 09, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] defendant plaintiff acre	Jul. 31, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] plaintiff	Dec. 07, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] defendant acre	Dec. 06, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] acre	Jul. 31, 2010 Individual Counterparty [Member] Reed Litigation [Member] plaintiff	Jul. 31, 2010 Limited Liability Company [Member] Reed Litigation [Member] plaintiff
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Alleged severance tax		$ 1.8
Lawsuits filed value	$ 2.3
Number of pending claims			2
Number of defendants				6	15	21
Number of plaintiffs				4				6	1
Original number of acreage in litigation							240
Amended number of acreage in litigation						1,700

- Definition

The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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