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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Risk (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) customer	Jun. 30, 2015 customer	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) customer	Jun. 30, 2015 customer	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Concentration of Risk
Number of significant customers \| customer	0	0	0	0
Goodwill Impairment Forecast Period			5 years
Goodwill	$ 435,369		$ 435,369		$ 435,369
Wholesale Segment
Concentration of Risk
Goodwill	121,700		121,700		121,700
Maximum amount of goodwill impairment	121,700		121,700
GDSO
Concentration of Risk
Goodwill	$ 313,700		$ 313,700		$ 313,700
Product
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total			100.00%	100.00%
Product \| Gasoline sales: gasoline and gasoline blendstocks (such as ethanol)
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total			63.00%	56.00%
Product \| Crude oil sales and crude oil logistics revenue
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total			8.00%	11.00%
Product \| Distillates (home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), residual oil, natural gas and propane sales
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total			25.00%	30.00%
Product \| Convenience store sales, rental income and sundry sales
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total			4.00%	3.00%
Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member] \| Product
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	100.00%	100.00%
Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member] \| Product \| Gasoline sales: gasoline and gasoline blendstocks (such as ethanol)
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	68.00%	62.00%
Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member] \| Product \| Crude oil sales and crude oil logistics revenue
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	7.00%	13.00%
Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member] \| Product \| Distillates (home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), residual oil, natural gas and propane sales
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	20.00%	21.00%
Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member] \| Product \| Convenience store sales, rental income and sundry sales
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	5.00%	4.00%
Product Margin [Member] \| Customer
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	100.00%	100.00%
Product Margin [Member] \| Customer \| Wholesale Segment
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	21.00%	37.00%	23.00%	40.00%
Product Margin [Member] \| Customer \| GDSO
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	75.00%	59.00%	73.00%	55.00%
Product Margin [Member] \| Customer \| Commercial Segment
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	5.00%