Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $6,352 and $5,237, respectively)	$ 940,103,000	$ 1,757,699,000
Accounts receivable Product and transportation	665,098,000	587,728,000
Materials, supplies and other (HEP: $1,591 and $1,259, respectively)	112,799,000	80,954,000
Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,283 and $2,360, respectively)	58,756,000	53,161,000
Properties, plants and equipment, at cost	4,343,857,000	3,943,114,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	949,261,000	748,414,000
Goodwill	2,331,922,000	2,338,302,000
Intangibles and other	175,341,000	168,850,000
Accounts payable (HEP: $22,898 and $12,030, respectively)	1,325,376,000	1,314,151,000
Accrued liabilities (HEP: $28,668 and $23,705, respectively)	125,115,000	195,077,000
Long-term debt (HEP: $807,630 and $864,673, respectively)	997,519,000	1,336,238,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	616,842,000	536,670,000
Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $35,918 and $28,683, respectively)	158,490,000	158,987,000
HollyFrontier Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	320,000,000	320,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	255,962,866	255,962,866
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Treasury stock, shares	57,132,515	52,411,370
HEP
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $6,352 and $5,237, respectively)	6,352,000	5,237,000
Accounts receivable Product and transportation	34,736,000	38,097,000
Materials, supplies and other (HEP: $1,591 and $1,259, respectively)	1,591,000	1,259,000
Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,283 and $2,360, respectively)	2,283,000	2,360,000
Properties, plants and equipment, at cost	1,199,594,000	1,155,710,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	194,619,000	141,154,000
Goodwill	288,991,000	288,991,000
Intangibles and other	74,979,000	76,300,000
Accounts payable (HEP: $22,898 and $12,030, respectively)	22,898,000	12,030,000
Accrued liabilities (HEP: $28,668 and $23,705, respectively)	28,668,000	23,705,000
Long-term debt (HEP: $807,630 and $864,673, respectively)	807,630,000	864,673,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	5,287,000	4,951,000
Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $35,918 and $28,683, respectively)	$ 35,918,000	$ 28,683,000