Leases (Details) - CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P.	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Leases
Finance lease, option to extend	no
Lease, practical expedients, package	true
Lease, practical expedient, use of hindsight	false
Minimum
Leases
Renewal term	1 year
Maximum
Leases
Renewal term	16 years
Finance lease, option to extend	31 years

Indicates (true false) whether practical expedient is elected to use hindsight in determining lease term and in assessing impairment of right-of-use asset.

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- Definition

Indicates (true false) whether practical expedients are elected for not reassessing whether any expired or existing contract is or contains lease, lease classification for expired or existing lease, and initial direct cost for any existing lease.

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- Definition

Description of terms and conditions of option to extend lessee's finance lease. Includes, but is not limited to, information about option recognized as part of right-of-use asset and lease liability.

+ References

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Term of lessee's finance lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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