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Debt Senior Notes (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Proceeds from senior notes $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt $ 294,750,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt    
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (7,677,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (2,979,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt    
Credit agreement restrictions before 2015 206,000,000hfc_CreditAgreementRestrictionsBefore2015        
Credit agreement restrictions 2015 to 2018 171,000,000hfc_CreditAgreementRestrictions2015To2018        
8.25% Interest Rate [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Principal       150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A825InterestRateMember
 
Stated interest rate, senior notes       8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A825InterestRateMember
 
Senior Notes Aggregate Redemption Amount       156,200,000hfc_SeniorNotesAggregateRedemptionAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A825InterestRateMember
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt       7,700,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A825InterestRateMember
 
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium       6,200,000us-gaap_RedemptionPremium
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A825InterestRateMember
 
Amortization of Financing Costs       1,500,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A825InterestRateMember
 
6.5% Interest Rate [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Principal         300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A65InterestRateMember
Proceeds from senior notes         294,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A65InterestRateMember
Stated interest rate, senior notes 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A65InterestRateMember
      6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A65InterestRateMember
6.25% Interest Rate [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Repayment of senior notes         185,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A625InterestRateMember
Stated interest rate, senior notes         6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= hfc_A625InterestRateMember
Promissory Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Repayment of notes         $ (72,900,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember