Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Affiliates	$ 333,116	$ 292,221	$ 275,196
Third parties	68,927	66,654	57,349
Total revenues	402,043	358,875	332,545
Operating costs and expenses:
Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	123,986	105,556	106,185
Depreciation and amortization	70,428	63,306	62,529
General and administrative	12,532	12,556	10,824
Total operating costs and expenses	206,946	181,418	179,538
Operating income	195,097	177,457	153,007
Other income (expense):
Equity in earnings of equity method investments	14,213	4,803	2,987
Interest expense	(52,552)	(37,418)	(36,101)
Interest Income	440	526	3
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(7,677)
Gain on sale of assets and other	677	486	82
Total other income (expense)	(37,222)	(31,603)	(40,706)
Income before Income Taxes	157,875	145,854	112,301
State income tax expense	(285)	(228)	(235)
Net Income	157,590	145,626	112,066
Allocation of net loss attributable to predecessor	10,657	2,702	1,747
Allocation of net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(10,006)	(11,120)	(8,288)
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners	158,241	137,208	105,525
General partner interest in net income, including incentive distributions	(57,173)	(42,337)	(34,667)
Limited partners’ interest in net income	$ 101,068	$ 94,871	$ 70,858
Limited partners’ per unit interest in earnings—basic and diluted:	$ 1.69	$ 1.60	$ 1.20
Weighted average limited partners’ units outstanding	59,872	58,657	58,657
SLC Pipeline [Member]
Other income (expense):
Equity in earnings of equity method investments	$ 14,213	$ 4,803	$ 2,987