Net Income per Limited Partner Unit (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Net Income per Limited Partner Unit [Abstract]

Schedule of Allocation of General Partner Interest in Net Income [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the allocation of the general partner interest in net income for the periods presented below:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
General partner interest in net income	$	540	$	185	$	953	$	431
General partner incentive distribution	12,137		9,784		23,609		19,145
Total general partner interest in net income	$	12,677	$	9,969	$	24,562	$	19,576

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners	$	39,120		$	30,174		$	81,878		$	61,774
Net loss attributable to predecessors	—			227			239			430
Net Income attributable to partnership	39,120			30,401			82,117			62,204
Less: General partner’s distribution declared (including IDRs)	(13,115		)	(10,661		)	(25,536		)	(20,883		)
Limited partner’s distribution declared on common units	(34,575		)	(31,968		)	(68,302		)	(63,496		)
Distributions in excess of net income attributable to partnership	(8,570		)	(12,228		)	(11,721		)	(22,175		)

Earnings per Unit by Type of Partner [Table Text Block]

	General Partner (including IDRs)			Limited Partners’ Common Units			Total
	(In thousands, except per unit data)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
Net income attributable to partnership:
Distributions declared	$	13,115		$	34,575		$	47,690
Distributions in excess of net income attributable to partnership	(171		)	(8,399		)	(8,570		)
Net income attributable to partnership	$	12,944		$	26,176		$	39,120
Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding				58,865
Limited partners' per unit interest in earnings - basic and diluted				$	0.45
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
Net income attributable to partnership:
Distributions declared	$	10,661		$	31,968		$	42,629
Distributions in excess of net income attributable to partnership	(245		)	(11,983		)	(12,228		)
Net income attributable to partnership	$	10,416		$	19,985		$	30,401
Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding				58,657
Limited partners' per unit interest in earnings - basic and diluted				$	0.34

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Net income attributable to partnership:
Distributions declared	$	25,536		$	68,302		$	93,838
Distributions in excess of net income attributable to partnership	(234		)	(11,487		)	(11,721		)
Net income attributable to partnership	$	25,302		$	56,815		$	82,117
Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding				58,761
Limited partners' per unit interest in earnings - basic and diluted				$	0.96
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Net income attributable to partnership:
Distributions declared	$	20,883		$	63,496		$	84,379
Distributions in excess of net income attributable to partnership	(444		)	(21,731		)	(22,175		)
Net income attributable to partnership	$	20,439		$	41,765		$	62,204
Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding				58,657
Limited partners' per unit interest in earnings - basic and diluted				$	0.71