Partners' Equity, Allocations of Net Income (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Partners' Capital [Abstract]
General partner interest in net income	$ 329	$ 248
General partner incentive distribution	7,672	5,983
General partner interest in net income attributable to HEP	$ 8,001	$ 6,231

Aggregate amount of net income allocated to general partners.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 4

-Section F

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