Operating Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment processingUnit facility	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment		2
Revenues:		$ 547,480	$ 494,495	$ 497,848
Segment operating income:		220,762	206,500	204,936
Unallocated general and administrative expenses		(17,003)	(12,637)	(9,989)
Interest expense		(82,560)	(53,818)	(59,424)
Interest income		91,406	29,925	10,621
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		0	0	(25,915)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates		(260)	12,432	6,647
Gain on sales-type lease		0	24,677	33,834
Gain on sale of assets and other		668	6,179	8,691
Income before income taxes		230,016	225,895	179,390
Capital Expenditures:		38,964	89,995	59,283
Identifiable assets:		2,747,502	2,165,867
Goodwill impairment	$ 35,700	0	11,034	35,653
Goodwill		342,762	223,650
Affiliates
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:		438,280	390,849	399,809
Third parties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:		109,200	103,646	98,039
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:		547,480	494,495	497,848
Segment operating income:		237,765	219,137	214,925
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets:		$ 291,011	134,027
Refinery processing units
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of refinery processing units | processingUnit		5
Number of HF Sinclair refining facility locations | facility		2
Revenues:		$ 94,217	89,118	80,322
Capital Expenditures:		5,893	2,239	175
Refinery processing units | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:		94,217	89,118	80,322
Segment operating income:		34,857	38,172	38,314
Identifiable assets:		304,332	294,452
Pipelines and terminals
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures:		33,071	87,756	59,108
Pipelines and terminals | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment operating income:		202,908	180,965	176,611
Identifiable assets:		2,152,159	1,737,388
Pipelines and terminals | Operating Segments | Affiliates
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:		344,063	301,731	319,487
Pipelines and terminals | Operating Segments | Third parties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues:		$ 109,200	$ 103,646	$ 98,039