Debt Instrument, Advances, Appraised Value, As a Percentage

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Available Increase In Borrowing Capacity

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- Definition

The financing charge for leasing arrangements meeting the criteria for capitalization.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 3

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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CREDIT FACILITY (Details) (USD $)										0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
CREDIT FACILITY (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 15, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Letter of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Letter of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Rail Facility [Domain]	Mar. 24, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Rail Facility [Domain]	Sep. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Immediately	Mar. 31, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] First Anniversary	Jul. 11, 2014 Capital Lease Obligations [Member] Toledo Catalyst Lease [Member]	Jul. 11, 2014 Capital Lease Obligations [Member] Toledo Catalyst Lease [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Minimum [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Minimum [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Alternative Base [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Maximum [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Aug. 15, 2014 Maximum [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Alternative Base [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding				$ 35,925,000		$ 0			$ 15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		1,500,000,000	1,000,000,000		250,000,000		2,500,000,000	1,610,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate														1.50%	0.50%	2.25%	1.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Available Increase In Borrowing Capacity	2,750,000,000
Debt Instrument, Advances, Borrowing Base, As a Percentage										70.00%	65.00%
Debt Instrument, Term												3 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage													1.99%
Capital Leases, Income Statement, Interest Expense												$ 0