Consolidated Statements Of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Sales and other revenues	$ 3,080,483	$ 2,018,724
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)	2,641,157	1,625,163
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment	11,823	(56,121)
Costs of products sold, net	2,652,980	1,569,042
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	307,117	252,583
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	57,070	25,621
Depreciation and amortization	96,040	87,880
Total operating costs and expenses	3,113,207	1,935,126
Income (loss) from operations	(32,724)	83,598
Other income (expense):
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	1,840	2,765
Interest income	819	75
Interest expense	(27,158)	(12,087)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(12,225)	(8,718)
Gain on foreign currency swap	24,545	0
Loss on foreign currency transactions	(9,933)	0
Gain on sale of assets and other	265	65
Other income (expense) total	(21,847)	(17,900)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(54,571)	65,698
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current	(24,316)	(24,354)
Deferred	7,527	46,662
Income tax expense (benefit) total	(16,789)	22,308
Net income (loss)	(37,782)	43,390
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	7,686	22,137
Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders	$ (45,468)	$ 21,253
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
Basic	$ (0.26)	$ 0.12
Diluted	(0.26)	0.12
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.33	$ 0.33
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	176,210	176,737
Diluted	176,210	176,784