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Partners' Capital, Mezzanine Equity and Distributions (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2022	Sep. 23, 2019	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Common units outstanding (in units)			122,464,318	122,464,318
Cash or stock available for distributions, percent usually distributed			100.00%
Days to distribute			45 days
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 0	$ 0	$ 30,443,000
Payments to noncontrolling interests			$ 36,585,000	$ 44,579,000	31,867,000
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares				115,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Independence Hub, LLC
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	$ 40,000,000				40,000,000
Independence Hub, LLC \| Noncontrolling Interests
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Payments to noncontrolling interests	$ 8,000,000				$ 8,000,000
Independence Hub, LLC \| Genesis Energy, LLC \| Affiliated Entity
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership equity interest			80.00%
Independence Hub, LLC \| Genesis Energy, LLC \| Noncontrolling Interests
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest percentage	20.00%				20.00%
Subsidiaries [Member] \| Genesis Alkali Holdings Company, LLC [Member]
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests					$ 30,400,000
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Preferred, Period For Triggering Event To Occur		6 years 6 months
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Preferred, Distributions Paid-in-Kind					10,000,000.0
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Preferred, Redemption Accretion					1,900,000
Preferred units, value		$ 55,000,000.0			$ 18,500,000
Class A \| 2023 Repurchase Program
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares				114,900
Class A \| Partners’ Capital
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Common units outstanding (in units)			122,424,321
Class B \| Partners’ Capital
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Common units outstanding (in units)			39,997
Class A Convertible Preferred Units
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Convertible preferred units outstanding (in units)			23,111,918	23,111,918