Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $1,667 and $6,352, respectively)	$ 856,026	$ 940,103
Accounts receivable Product and transportation	627,846	665,098
Materials and supplies (HEP: $1,793 and $1,591, respectively)	88,147	112,799
Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,626 and $2,283, respectively)	111,623	58,756
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,680,470	4,343,857
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,120,205	949,261
Goodwill	2,331,781	2,331,922
Intangibles and other	178,195	175,341
Accounts payable (HEP: $15,084 and $22,898, respectively)	1,441,115	1,325,376
Accrued liabilities (HEP: $25,426 and $28,668, respectively)	122,933	125,115
Long-term debt (HEP: $851,416 and $807,630, respectively)	1,039,396	997,519
Deferred income taxes (HEP: $5,311 and $5,287, respectively)	659,666	616,842
Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $39,446 and $35,918, respectively)	135,111	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	59,764,477	57,132,515
HEP [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $1,667 and $6,352, respectively)	1,667	6,352
Accounts receivable Product and transportation	35,972	34,736
Materials and supplies (HEP: $1,793 and $1,591, respectively)	1,793	1,591
Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,626 and $2,283, respectively)	2,626	2,283
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	1,252,071	1,199,594
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	235,848	194,619
Goodwill	288,991	288,991
Intangibles and other	71,508	74,979
Accounts payable (HEP: $15,084 and $22,898, respectively)	15,084	22,898
Accrued liabilities (HEP: $25,426 and $28,668, respectively)	25,426	28,668
Long-term debt (HEP: $851,416 and $807,630, respectively)	851,416	807,630
Deferred income taxes (HEP: $5,311 and $5,287, respectively)	5,311	5,287
Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $39,446 and $35,918, respectively)	$ 39,446	$ 35,918