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ACQUISITIONS, INVESTMENTS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, bbl in Millions	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) dock bbl	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of VTTI and DPTS asset package				$ 985,000	$ 0
Equity investments				199,682		$ 1,111,793
Acquisition of and contribution to equity investments				66,248	$ 31,061
Buckeye Texas Partners LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interest acquired			20.00%
Consideration for business acquisition			$ 210,000
Joint Venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Initial product storage capacity (in bbl) \| bbl			3.4
Additional product storage capacity (in bbl) \| bbl			7.0
Number Of Deep Water Vessel Docks \| dock			2
Ownership percentage			50.00%
Equity investments				98,900
Acquisition of and contribution to equity investments				$ 58,200
Joint Venture \| Phillips 66 Partners LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			25.00%
Joint Venture \| Marathon
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			25.00%
Disposed of by Sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposal	$ 10,000
Disposed of by Sale \| VTTI B.V.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership sold		50.00%
Proceeds from sale of VTTI and DPTS asset package		$ 975,000
Transaction costs		$ 4,000