Consolidated Statement of Partners' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		Total		UNEV Pipeline [Member]	Common Units	Common Units UNEV Pipeline [Member]	Subordinated Capital Units [Member]	General Partner Interest	General Partner Interest UNEV Pipeline [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) UNEV Pipeline [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] UNEV Pipeline [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	[1]	$ (353,402)			$ (275,553)		$ (21,426)	$ (25,678)		$ 9,141		$ (39,886)
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of Calss B subordinated units					20,588		(20,588)
Capital contribution		98,591						75,091				23,500
Distributions to unitholders		84,426			70,886		1,519	12,021
Purchase price in excess of transferred basis in assets acquired from HollyFrontier		(57,560)	[1]		0			(57,560)		0		0
Operating costs prior to acquisition	[1]	(70)
Cash distributions	[1]	0
Purchase of units for incentive grants		(2,704)			(2,704)
Amortization of restricted and performance units		2,214			2,214
Net income		56,299			44,388		681	11,254				(24)
Net loss - Predecessor								(70)
Other comprehensive income		(885)	[1]							(885)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	[1]	364,861			(269,153)			(42,372)		10,026		(63,362)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	[1]	737,678
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common units				75,815		75,815			0
Cost of Issuing Common Units		0		(308)		(308)			0		0		0
Capital contribution		164,447						127,947				36,500
Distributions to unitholders		(91,506)			(75,951)			(15,555)
Purchase price in excess of transferred basis in assets acquired from HollyFrontier	[1]	0
Transferred basis in properties and goodwill		295,110			295,110			0		0		0
Operating costs prior to acquisition		(6,351)	[1]					0		0		0
Operating costs of acquired assets for period prior to acquisition FTO		(2,348)			(2,348)
Promissory notes issued		(150,000)			(150,000)			0		0		0
Cash distributions	[1]	0
Purchase of units for incentive grants		(2,168)			(2,168)
Amortization of restricted and performance units		2,046			2,046
Other		882			640			242
Net income		78,940		3,400	64,754			15,046		0		(860)
Net loss - Predecessor		(6,351)						(6,351)
Other comprehensive income		3,562	[1]							3,562
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	[1]	(638,676)			(481,439)			(163,701)		6,464		(99,002)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		452,856
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common units				0		45,839			(45,839)
Capital contribution		13,286						10,286				3,000
Distributions to unitholders		(122,777)			(99,744)			(23,033)
Purchase price in excess of transferred basis in assets acquired from HollyFrontier		0
Transferred basis in properties and goodwill					7,947
Operating costs prior to acquisition		(4,200)
Cash distributions		260,922		(260,922)					(260,922)
Issuance of Class B unit				(12,200)					(12,200)
Purchase of units for incentive grants		(4,713)			(4,713)
Amortization of restricted and performance units		2,858			2,858
Class B unit accretion		(1,703)			(1,694)			(9)
Other		112						112
Net income		95,305		7,200	70,877			26,227				(1,799)
Net loss - Predecessor		(4,200)						(4,200)
Other comprehensive income		2,185								2,185
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				75.00%
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		$ (352,653)			$ (502,809)			$ 145,877		$ 4,279		$ (100,203)

[1] (1) Restated as described in Note 2.