Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Affiliates	$ 292,221	$ 275,196	$ 252,368
Third parties	66,654	57,349	52,814
Total revenues	358,875	332,545	305,182
Operating costs and expenses:
Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	103,308	104,801	99,444
Depreciation and amortization	62,852	62,166	65,423
General and administrative	12,556	10,824	11,749
Total operating costs and expenses	178,716	177,791	176,616
Operating income	180,159	154,754	128,566
Other income (expense):
Equity in earnings of equity method investments	4,803	2,987	2,826
Interest expense	(37,418)	(36,101)	(47,010)
Interest Income	526	3	161
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(7,677)	0
Gain on sale of assets	375	0	1,810
Other Income	111	82	61
Total other income (expense)	(31,603)	(40,706)	(42,152)
Income before Income Taxes	148,556	114,048	86,414
State income tax expense	(228)	(235)	(333)
Net Income	148,328	113,813	86,081
Allocation of net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(11,120)	(8,288)	(6,632)
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners	137,208	105,525	79,449
General partner interest in net income, including incentive distributions	(42,337)	(34,667)	(27,523)
Limited partners’ interest in net income	$ 94,871	$ 70,858	$ 51,926
Limited partners’ per unit interest in earnings—basic and diluted:	$ 1.60	$ 1.20	$ 0.88
Weighted average limited partners’ units outstanding	58,657	58,657	58,246