Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Aug. 07, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SOUTHWEST BANCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000914374
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Trading Symbol	oksb
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,033,860