Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Energy Credit Agreement Long-term Debt Steel Energy Ltd	Dec. 31, 2013 Energy Credit Agreement Term Loan Steel Energy Ltd	Dec. 31, 2013 Energy Credit Agreement Line of Credit Revolving Credit Facility Steel Energy Ltd	Mar. 31, 2014 Amended Credit Agreement Steel Energy Ltd	Mar. 31, 2014 Amended Credit Agreement Long-term Debt Steel Energy Ltd	Mar. 31, 2014 Amended Credit Agreement Term Loan Steel Energy Ltd	Mar. 31, 2014 Sun Well Credit Agreement Sun Well	Mar. 31, 2014 Sun Well Credit Agreement Term Loan Sun Well	Mar. 31, 2014 Sun Well Credit Agreement Line of Credit Revolving Credit Facility Sun Well
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 89,196,000		$ 105,000,000	$ 95,000,000						$ 20,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity					10,000,000						5,000,000
Borrowing base of eligible accounts receivable (as a percent)					85.00%
Quarterly installments							3,300,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						3.00%
Interest expense	868,000	171,000				800,000			200,000
Interest on term loans								700,000
Amortization of deferred financing fees						$ 100,000