Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Organization [Abstract]
Organization	1. Organization The “Company” or “Western” may be used to refer to Western Refining, Inc. and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries. Any references to the Company as of a date prior to September 16, 2005 (the date of Western Refining, Inc.’s formation) are to Western Refining Company, L.P. (“Western Refining LP”). On May 31, 2007, Giant Industries, Inc. (“Giant”) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Any references to the Company prior to this date exclude the operations of Giant. The Company is an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products and also operates service stations and convenience stores. Of the four refineries the Company owns, it currently operates two: one in El Paso, Texas and one near Gallup in the Four Corners region of Northern New Mexico. The Company indefinitely idled its refining facility near Bloomfield, New Mexico during the latter part of 2009 and temporarily suspended the refining operations of its Yorktown, Virginia facility in the latter part of 2010. Primarily, the Company operates in West Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the refineries, the Company also owns and operates stand-alone refined product distribution terminals in Bloomfield, New Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Yorktown, Virginia, as well as asphalt terminals in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Albuquerque; and El Paso. As of September 30, 2011, the Company also operated 172 retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico; a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports; and a wholesale petroleum products distributor that operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. The Company’s operations include three business segments: the refining group, the wholesale group, and the retail group. See Note 3, Segment Information, for further discussion of the Company’s business segments.

Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

1. Organization

The “Company” or “Western” may be used to refer to Western Refining, Inc. and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries. Any references to the Company as of a date prior to September 16, 2005 (the date of Western Refining, Inc.’s formation) are to Western Refining Company, L.P. (“Western Refining LP”). On May 31, 2007, Giant Industries, Inc. (“Giant”) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Any references to the Company prior to this date exclude the operations of Giant.

The Company is an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products and also operates service stations and convenience stores. Of the four refineries the Company owns, it currently operates two: one in El Paso, Texas and one near Gallup in the Four Corners region of Northern New Mexico. The Company indefinitely idled its refining facility near Bloomfield, New Mexico during the latter part of 2009 and temporarily suspended the refining operations of its Yorktown, Virginia facility in the latter part of 2010. Primarily, the Company operates in West Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the refineries, the Company also owns and operates stand-alone refined product distribution terminals in Bloomfield, New Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Yorktown, Virginia, as well as asphalt terminals in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Albuquerque; and El Paso. As of September 30, 2011, the Company also operated 172 retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico; a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports; and a wholesale petroleum products distributor that operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

The Company’s operations include three business segments: the refining group, the wholesale group, and the retail group. See Note 3, Segment Information, for further discussion of the Company’s business segments.