Description of Business and Presentation of Financial Statements (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) Petroleum_Refineries mi	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Under The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017				25.00%
Number of refineries located in Tulsa, Oklahoma | Petroleum_Refineries		2
Refinery Distance From Main City [Miles] | mi		65
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 862,100
Purchase Price Canadian Dollars	$ 1,125,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts reserve		$ 3,600		$ 3,600
Goodwill		2,242,980		2,244,744
Proceeds from inventory repurchase agreements		9,800	$ 12,300
Payments under inventory repurchase agreements		(10,000)	$ (12,700)
Reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,		$ 3,600
Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness Adjustment		54
HEP
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in variable interest entity		57.00%
Goodwill		$ 312,059		$ 310,610
Refining
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Goodwill		1,700,000
Lubricants and other specialty products
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Goodwill		200,000
HEP
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 300,000