Gulfport Energy Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details)

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Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) MMBTU / d $ / MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) financial_institution	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Reduction to oil and condensate sales			$ 9,800,000
Number of financial institutions \| financial_institution		4
Gain on fair value hedge ineffectiveness, net	$ (83,671,000)	$ (121,148,000)	18,189,000
Gain on fair value hedge ineffectiveness			9,100,000
Loss related to amortization of OCI from hedging activity			$ 9,100,000
Production delivered under fixed price swaps, percentage	46.00%
January 2017 - December 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Daily Volume (MMBtu/day) \| MMBTU / d	30,000
Weighted Average Price \| $ / MMBTU	3.33
January 2017 - December 2017 \| Short
Derivative [Line Items]
Daily Volume (MMBtu/day) \| MMBTU / d	30,000
Weighted Average Price \| $ / MMBTU	3.33
Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
AOCI before Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ 0
Swaption
Derivative [Line Items]
AOCI before Tax, Attributable to Parent	0
Basis Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
AOCI before Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ 0

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