Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying Amounts Of Long-Term Debt

The carrying amounts of long-term debt are as follows:

	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
9.875% Senior Notes
Principal	$	286,812		$	291,812
Unamortized discount	(7,468		)	(8,930		)
	279,344			282,882
6.875% Senior Notes
Principal	150,000			150,000
Unamortized premium	5,910			6,490
	155,910			156,490
8.5% Senior Notes
Principal	—			199,985
Unamortized premium	—			11,905
	—			211,890
Financing Obligation	36,311			37,620
Total HollyFrontier long-term debt	471,565			688,882

	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
HEP Credit Agreement	421,000			200,000
HEP 8.25% Senior Notes
Principal	150,000			150,000
Unamortized discount	(1,602		)	(1,907		)
	148,398			148,093
HEP 6.5% Senior Notes
Principal	300,000			—
Unamortized discount	(4,725		)	—
	295,275			—
HEP 6.25% Senior Notes
Principal	—			185,000
Unamortized discount	—			(8,331		)
Unamortized premium – designated fair value hedge	—			1,098
	—			177,767
Total HEP long-term debt	864,673			525,860
Total long-term debt	$	1,336,238		$	1,214,742

Principal Maturities Of Long-Term Debt

Principal maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

Years Ending December 31,	(In thousands)
2013	$	1,477
2014	1,666
2015	1,880
2016	2,121
2017	710,205
Thereafter	626,774
Total	$	1,344,123