SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 13, 2014 Fields field	Mar. 26, 2013 Fields	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 16, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] field	Jul. 16, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Thirteen Point Seven Five Percent Senior Secured Notes [Member] 13.75% Senior Secured Notes, net of discount [Member]	Jul. 16, 2014 Thirteen Point Seven Five Percent Senior Secured Notes [Member] 13.75% Senior Secured Notes, net of discount [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of fields sold		4			9
Number of operated fields sold	1				7
Number of non-operated fields sold	15				2
Proceeds from sale of oil fields	$ 50,000,000	$ 52,500,000	$ 45,606,000	$ 52,580,000	$ 170,000,000
Amount to be paid for every $1,000 of debt repurchased, including accrued and unpaid interest						1,000
Minimum aggregate proceeds from Renaissance Sale to trigger obligation for repurchase of notes					$ 100,000,000
Capital expenditure covenant to be removed							30.00%	30.00%

Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC 10-Q