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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the repurchase price of a debt instrument initially issued by the entity and the net carrying amount of the debt at the time of its repurchase.

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Debt (Senior Unsecured Notes) (Details) - USD ($)										12 Months Ended
Debt (Senior Unsecured Notes) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2024	Dec. 19, 2024	Jun. 05, 2024	May 09, 2024	Dec. 07, 2023	Jan. 25, 2023	Apr. 22, 2021	Dec. 17, 2020	Jan. 16, 2020	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jul. 19, 2024	Dec. 11, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Unsecured Debt										$ 926,903,000	$ 875,969,000	$ 72,241,000
Loss on debt extinguishment										(15,367,000)	(4,627,000)	(794,000)
Unamortized Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs										69,737,000	58,751,000
Cancellation of debt income										0	0	8,618,000
Senior unsecured notes										$ 3,436,860,000	3,062,955,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Unsecured Debt												80,900,000
Redemption of up to 35% of the principal amount of notes with the proceeds of an equity offering permitted prior to										35.00%
Cancellation of debt income												$ 8,600,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries \| Genesis Energy, LLC \| Genesis Finance Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest										100.00%
5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2024 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate						5.625%
Redemption of up to 35% of the principal amount of notes with the proceeds of an equity offering permitted prior to										35.00%
2030 Notes \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 500,000,000
Debt interest rate						8.875%
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount						$ 491,000,000
6.500% senior unsecured notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of up to 35% of the principal amount of notes with the proceeds of an equity offering permitted prior to										35.00%
6.250% senior unsecured notes due 2026 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount														$ 450,000,000
Debt interest rate										6.25%				6.25%
Repayments of Unsecured Debt			$ 339,300,000	$ 339,300,000
Unamortized Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs										$ 0	1,746,000
Redemption of up to 35% of the principal amount of notes with the proceeds of an equity offering permitted prior to										35.00%
Deferred Debt Issuance Cost, Writeoff				1,400,000
7.750% senior unsecured notes due 2028 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 750,000,000
Debt interest rate									7.75%	7.75%			7.75%
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount									$ 737,000,000
Unamortized Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs										$ 4,622,000	6,121,000
8.000% senior unsecured notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 250,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Debt interest rate								8.00%		8.00%			8.00%
Repayments of Unsecured Debt	$ 575,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount								$ 737,000,000
Debt premium percentage							103.75%
Unamortized Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs										$ 933,000	$ 3,549,000
Redemption of up to 35% of the principal amount of notes with the proceeds of an equity offering permitted prior to										35.00%
2032 Notes \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate								6.00%
Repayments of Unsecured Debt								$ 317,000,000
2029 Notes \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 600,000,000			$ 600,000,000
Debt interest rate		8.00%			8.25%
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount		$ 589,000,000			$ 583,000,000
Unamortized Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs					6,200,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes										$ 3,500,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						25,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment										$ 14,000,000.0
Repayments of Long-term Debt						$ 316,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| 6.500% senior unsecured notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					535,000,000
Repayments of Unsecured Debt					21,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 575,000,000.0			$ 514,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2032 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 700,000,000
Debt interest rate				7.875%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2033 \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 600,000,000