Transportation Agreements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Components	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Alon transportation agreement	Dec. 31, 2011 Alon transportation agreement	Dec. 31, 2012 HFC transportation agreement	Dec. 31, 2011 HFC transportation agreement	Dec. 31, 2012 Initial Term [Member] Alon transportation agreement	Dec. 31, 2012 Extension Period [Member] Alon transportation agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	$ 6,900,000	$ 6,900,000	$ 6,900,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life (years)				30 years		15 years		15 years	15 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Transportation agreements, gross	134,164,000	134,164,000		59,933,000	59,933,000	74,231,000	74,231,000
Less accumulated amortization	39,568,000	32,621,000
Transportation agreements, net	$ 94,596,000	$ 101,543,000
Basis in Transportation Agreements	0