Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

Summarized quarterly financial data is as follows:

	First		Second		Third		Fourth		Total
	(In thousands, except per unit data)
Year Ended December 31, 2012 (1)
Revenues	$	68,415	$	68,660	$	74,054	$	81,431	$	292,560
Operating income	$	31,602	$	30,116	$	35,572	$	40,973	$	138,263
Income before income taxes	$	19,431	$	19,204	$	23,909	$	28,932	$	91,476
Net income	$	19,356	$	19,128	$	23,773	$	28,848	$	91,105
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners	$	21,774	$	22,003	$	23,336	$	27,039	$	94,152
Limited partners’ per unit interest in net income – basic and diluted	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	0.32	$	0.37	$	1.29
Distributions per limited partner unit	$	0.448	$	0.455	$	0.462	$	0.470	$	1.835
Year Ended December 31, 2011 (1)
Revenues	$	45,122	$	50,908	$	49,151	$	69,087	$	214,268
Operating income	$	22,262	$	26,648	$	20,598	$	36,705	$	106,213
Income before income taxes	$	14,441	$	18,391	$	12,431	$	27,560	$	72,823
Net income	$	14,213	$	18,373	$	12,508	$	27,495	$	72,589
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners	$	14,600	$	18,673	$	15,632	$	30,894	$	79,799
Limited partners’ per unit interest in net income – basic and diluted	$	0.25	$	0.34	$	0.26	$	0.51	$	1.38
Distributions per limited partner unit	$	0.428	$	0.433	$	0.438	$	0.443	$	1.740

Quarterly Financial Data [Table Text Block]

	First			Second			Third			Fourth		Total
	Increase (Decrease)
	(In thousands, except per unit data)
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners	$	(205	)	$	(1,159	)	$	(1,157	)	$	—	$	—
Limited partners’ per unit interest in net income – basic and diluted	$	—		$	(0.02	)	$	(0.02	)	$	—	$	—
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners	$	(569	)	$	(339	)	$	(1,112	)	$	48	$	(1,972	)
Limited partners’ per unit interest in net income – basic and diluted	$	(0.01	)	$	—		$	(0.03	)	$	—	$	(0.04	)