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TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - Agreements (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item bbl	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
TransMontaigne Management Company, LLC
Transactions with affiliates
Administration fee (in Percentage)	1.00%
June 2020 terminaling services agreement-Brownsville LLC \| Frontera \| Brownsville terminals
Transactions with affiliates
Storage capacity agreed to be provided (in barrels) \| bbl	301,000
Throughput revenue	$ 2.6	$ 2.5	$ 1.9
June 2020 terminaling services agreement-Brownsville LLC \| Frontera \| Brownsville terminals \| Minimum
Transactions with affiliates
Notice period for termination of service agreement	90 days
June 2020 terminaling services agreement-Brownsville LLC \| Frontera \| Brownsville terminals \| Maximum
Transactions with affiliates
Notice period for termination of service agreement	180 days
Operations and reimbursement agreement-Frontera \| Frontera
Transactions with affiliates
Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)	50.00%
Revenue recognized	$ 5.8	5.8	5.3
Terminaling services agreement- Gulf Coast Terminals \| Associated Asphalt Marketing, LLC \| Gulf Coast Terminals
Transactions with affiliates
Automatic renewal period of service agreement	2 years
Notice period for termination of service agreement	180 days
Storage capacity agreed to be provided (in barrels) \| bbl	750,000
Throughput revenue	$ 8.5	8.5	0.0
Operating and administrative agreement SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC \| TMS \| Central Services
Transactions with affiliates
Number of refined terminals operated \| item	2
Operating and administrative agreement SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC \| SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC \| SeaPort Midstream Holdings, LLC \| Central Services
Transactions with affiliates
Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)	51.00%
Operating and administrative agreement SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC \| SeaPort Midstream Partners, LLC \| Central Services
Transactions with affiliates
Revenue recognized	$ 3.4	3.4	1.2
Automatic renewal period of service agreement	1 year
Notice period for termination of service agreement	180 days
Operations and reimbursement agreement SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC \| SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC \| Central Services
Transactions with affiliates
Revenue recognized	$ 7.2	0.7	0.0
Reimbursement agreement \| ArcLight \| Central Services
Transactions with affiliates
Revenue recognized	1.2	$ 0.1	$ 0.0
Services Agreement \| TransMontaigne Management Company, LLC
Transactions with affiliates
Aggregate fees paid	$ 0.8