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Equity Method Investment Units Sold

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Investment in non consolidated subsidiaries.

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Transaction related costs

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Amount of accumulated interest costs capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment cost basis.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between amount at which an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting is carried (reported) on the balance sheet and amount of underlying equity in net assets the reporting Entity has in the investee.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Equity Method Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Equity Method Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 27, 2016
Investment in Non Consolidated Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on issuance of common units by equity method investee	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (41,000)	$ 352,000	$ 136,000	$ 5,897,000	$ 0	$ (41,000)	$ 6,385,000	$ 29,020,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments									4,188,000	46,730,000	71,131,000
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee									60,483,000	56,318,000	79,741,000
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments									$ 60,483,000	56,318,000	79,741,000
White Cliffs Pipeline, LLC [Member]
Investment in Non Consolidated Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of ownership interest	51.00%								51.00%
Equity Method Investment Management Services Provided General and Administrative Expenses									$ 1,600,000	1,300,000	1,600,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments									2,200,000	42,800,000	53,300,000
Ngl Energy Partners Lp [Member]
Investment in Non Consolidated Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on issuance of common units by equity method investee									$ (41,000)	$ 6,400,000	$ 29,000,000
Equity Method Investment Units Sold									4,652,568	1,999,533	2,481,308
Equity Method Investment Units Sold Price Per Share												$ 13.00
Proceeds from sale of common units of equity method investee									$ 60,500,000	$ 56,300,000	$ 88,800,000
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments									60,500,000	56,300,000	88,800,000
Transaction related costs										500,000	3,100,000
Gain on sale of interests in SemCrude Pipeline									$ 9,100,000	14,500,000	34,200,000
Glass Mountain Pipeline LLC [Member]
Investment in Non Consolidated Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%								50.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments									$ 300,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 16,200,000
Equity Method Goodwill	$ 31,000,000								31,000,000
Accumulated Capitalized Interest Costs	$ 3,600,000								$ 3,600,000
General Partner [Member] \| Ngl Energy Partners Lp [Member]
Investment in Non Consolidated Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of ownership interest	11.78%								11.78%
General Partner [Member] \| Ngl Energy Partners Lp [Member] \| SemStream [Member]
Investment in Non Consolidated Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of ownership interest	11.78%								11.78%
Limited Partner [Member] \| Ngl Energy Partners Lp [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment									$ 39,800,000
Investment in Non Consolidated Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract]
Share price					$ 11.04					$ 11.04