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Inventory Financing Agreement Inventory Financing Agreement - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 09, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 19, 2017 D / bbl	Mar. 31, 2017 D / bbl
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Financing costs		$ 30.6	$ 33.1	$ 59.9	$ 65.4
Obligations under inventory financing agreements		80.1		$ 80.1		$ 134.3
Inventory Financing Obligations \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				3.25%
Inventory Financing Obligations
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Interest Income, Other		(1.4)		$ (3.2)
Financing costs			$ 4.3		$ 6.1
Deferred payment arrangement, maximum percentage of eligible inventory				90.00%
Deferred payment arrangement, outstanding amount		11.0		$ 11.0		$ 26.3
Obligations under inventory financing agreements		5.0		5.0
Inventory Financing Obligations \| Macquarie
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Amount retained from initial inventory purchase to cover credit and liquidation risks		$ 8.4		$ 8.4
Great Falls, MT [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Inventory Financing Agreement Extension	Jun. 30, 2023
Great Falls, MT [Member] \| Inventory Financing Obligations
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Barrels of crude oil per day provided by Macquarie (in barrels per day) \| D / bbl								30,000
shreveport [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Inventory Financing Agreement Extension	Jun. 30, 2023
shreveport [Member] \| Inventory Financing Obligations
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Barrels of crude oil per day provided by Macquarie (in barrels per day) \| D / bbl							60,000