Description of Business and Presentation of Financial Statements (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Petroleum_Refineries mi	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Sales and other revenues	$ 3,080,483	$ 2,018,724
Net income (loss)	(37,782)	43,390
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	50
Purchase of treasury stock	$ 274
Number of refineries located in Tulsa, Oklahoma | Petroleum_Refineries	2
Refinery Distance From Main City [Miles] | mi	65
Allowance for doubtful accounts reserve	$ 3,600		$ 2,300
Proceeds from inventory repurchase agreements	12,300	14,300
Payments under inventory repurchase agreements	(12,700)	(13,600)
Goodwill	2,198,330		2,022,463
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	180,000
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	309,300
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ (16,789)	$ 22,308
Effective income tax rate	30.80%	34.00%
HEP [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in variable interest entity	36.00%
Percentage of general partner interest	2.00%
Goodwill	$ 288,991		$ 288,991
2911 Petroleum Refining [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Sales and other revenues	2,862,076	$ 1,999,587
Goodwill	1,700,000
HEP [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Sales and other revenues	105,634	102,010
Goodwill	300,000
Other Segments [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Sales and other revenues	201,940	$ 0
Net income (loss)	8,400
Goodwill	200,000
Parent [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(45,468)
Purchase of treasury stock	$ 274