Related Party Transactions (Details) (Successor, USD $)	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 June 2014 Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2014 Linn Operating, Inc.	Jun. 30, 2014 Linn Operating, Inc.	Jun. 30, 2014 Linn Energy, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Superior Energy Services, Inc.	Jun. 30, 2014 Superior Energy Services, Inc.
Related Party Transactions
Due to Affiliate, Current				$ 26,000,000	$ 26,000,000
Management fee expense				24,000,000	60,000,000
Capital contribution from affiliate	220,000,000					220,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			205,000,000
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates	41,537,000
Senior notes, current	0	211,558,000
Amount of related party transaction							$ 98,000	$ 176,000