Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Sales and other revenues	$ 10,535,700		$ 13,237,920		$ 19,764,327
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)	8,765,927		10,239,218		17,228,385
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment	(291,938)		226,979		397,478
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	8,473,989		10,466,197		17,625,863
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,018,839		1,060,373		1,144,940
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	125,648		120,846		114,609
Depreciation and amortization	363,027		346,151		363,381
Goodwill and asset impairment	654,084		0		0
Total operating costs and expenses	10,635,587		11,993,567		19,248,793
Income from operations	(99,887)	[1],[2]	1,244,353	[3]	515,534
Other income (expense):
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments	14,213		(3,738)		(2,007)
Interest income	2,491		3,391		4,430
Interest expense	(72,192)		(43,470)		(43,646)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(8,718)		(1,370)		(7,677)
Gain on sale of assets and other	(7,441)		9,402		866
Other income (expense) total	(71,647)		(35,785)		(48,034)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(171,534)		1,208,568		467,500
Income tax provision:
Current	(79,181)		552,196		334,834
Deferred	98,592		(146,136)		(193,662)
Income tax provision total	19,411		406,060		141,172
Net income (loss)	(190,945)		802,508		326,328
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	69,508		62,407		45,036
Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders	$ (260,453)		$ 740,101		$ 281,292
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.48)		$ 3.91		$ 1.42
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.48)		$ 3.90		$ 1.42
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic	176,101		188,731		197,243
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted	176,101		188,940		197,428

[1] For 2016, income from operations reflects non-cash goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges of $654.1 million in the second quarter.

[2] For 2016, income from operations reflects non-cash lower of cost or market inventory valuation reductions of $56.1 million and $138.5 million for the first and second quarters, respectively, and a charge of $0.3 million for the third quarter and a reduction of $97.7 million for the fourth quarter.

[3] ) For 2015, income from operations reflects non-cash lower of cost or market inventory valuation reductions of $6.5 million and $135.5 million for the first and second quarters, respectively, and increases of $225.5 million and $143.6 million for the third and fourth quarters, respectively.