| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2409402 - Disclosure - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS - Changes in Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (http://www.stoneenergy.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsChangesInAssetRetirementObligationsDetails) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000904080 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward] | |||
Asset retirement obligations as of the beginning of the year, including current portion | |||
Liabilities incurred | |||
Liabilities settled | ( | ( | ( |
Divestment of properties | ( | ( | |
Accretion expense | 40,229,000 | 25,988,000 | 28,411,000 |
Revision of estimates | ( | ( | ( |
Asset retirement obligations as of the end of the year, including current portion | 225,866,000 | 316,409,000 | |