Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $6,066 and $6,352, respectively)	$ 1,118,302	$ 940,103
Accounts receivable Product and transportation	731,673	665,098
Materials and supplies (HEP: $1,582 and $1,591, respectively)	80,272	112,799
Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,164 and $2,283, respectively)	134,274	58,756
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,562,824	4,343,857
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,070,081	949,261
Goodwill	2,331,922	2,331,922
Intangibles and other	174,658	175,341
Accounts payable (HEP: $17,706 and $22,898, respectively)	1,624,953	1,325,376
Accrued liabilities (HEP: $26,527 and $28,668, respectively)	125,761	125,115
Long-term debt (HEP: $839,253 and $807,630, respectively)	1,027,885	997,519
Deferred income taxes (HEP: $5,312 and $5,287, respectively)	657,465	616,842
Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $38,585 and $35,918, respectively)	138,719	158,490
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	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Treasury stock, shares	0	57,132,515
HEP [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $6,066 and $6,352, respectively)	6,066	6,352
Accounts receivable Product and transportation	34,359	34,736
Materials and supplies (HEP: $1,582 and $1,591, respectively)	1,582	1,591
Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,164 and $2,283, respectively)	2,164	2,283
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	1,234,342	1,199,594
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	222,381	194,619
Goodwill	288,991	288,991
Intangibles and other	71,829	74,979
Accounts payable (HEP: $17,706 and $22,898, respectively)	17,706	22,898
Accrued liabilities (HEP: $26,527 and $28,668, respectively)	26,527	28,668
Long-term debt (HEP: $839,253 and $807,630, respectively)	839,253	807,630
Deferred income taxes (HEP: $5,312 and $5,287, respectively)	5,312	5,287
Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $38,585 and $35,918, respectively)	$ 38,585	$ 35,918