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Description of the Business	12 Months Ended
Description of the Business	Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of the Business	Description of the Business Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (the “Company”) is a publicly-traded Delaware limited partnership listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the ticker symbol “CLMT.” The general partner of the Company is Calumet GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 77,560,355 limited partner common units and 1,582,864 general partner equivalent units outstanding. The general partner owns 2% of the Company and all of the incentive distribution rights (as defined in the Company’s partnership agreement, “IDRs”), while the remaining 98% is owned by limited partners. The Company is engaged in the production and marketing of crude oil-based specialty products including lubricating oils, white mineral oils, solvents, petrolatums, waxes, and fuel and fuel related products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and heavy fuel oils. The Company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and owns specialty and fuel products facilities. The Company owns and leases additional facilities, primarily related to production and marketing of specialty and fuel products, throughout the United States. Subsequent to the sale of Anchor Drilling Fluids USA, LLC (“Anchor”) on November 21, 2017, the Company managed its business in two reportable segments: specialty products and fuel products, until the third quarter of 2019 when a corporate segment was added. Please read Note 20 - “Segments and Related Information” for further information.