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NET INCOME PER UNIT Narrative (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Outstanding options to purchase NuStar GP Holdings units 0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 289,100us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount