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Purchase And Supply Commitment, Deferred Payment Arrangement, Outstanding Amount

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Purchase And Supply Commitment, Deferred Payment Arrangement, Percentage Of Inventory

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Number of oil and gas supplies dedicated or contracted that can be used to fulfill existing contract or agreement.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Inventory Financing Agreement Inventory Financing Agreement (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 19, 2017 bbl / d	Mar. 31, 2017 bbl / d
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Financing Costs	$ 134.6	$ 155.5	$ 183.1
Supply and Offtake Agreements
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Financing Costs	$ 15.3	17.0	$ 6.8
Deferred payment arrangement, maximum percentage of eligible inventory	90.00%
Deferred payment arrangement, outstanding amount	$ 26.3	$ 20.4
Supply and Offtake Agreements \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.25%
Macquarie \| Supply and Offtake Agreements
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Amount retained from initial inventory to cover credit and liquidation risks	$ 8.7
Supply and Offtake Agreements
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Amount retained from initial inventory to cover credit and liquidation risks	$ 5.0
Montana \| Supply and Offtake Agreements
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Barrels of crude oil per day provided by Macquarie \| bbl / d					30,000
Shreveport \| Supply and Offtake Agreements
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Barrels of crude oil per day provided by Macquarie \| bbl / d				60,000