CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenue:
Product sales	$ 740,218	$ 1,677,742
Transportation, storage and other services	347,882	314,087
Total revenue	1,088,100	1,991,829
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sales	717,539	1,665,379
Operating expenses	142,365	124,829
Depreciation and amortization	53,776	42,991
General and administrative	22,618	17,357
Total costs and expenses	936,298	1,850,556
Operating income	151,802	141,273
Other income (expense):
Earnings from equity investments	2,134	1,266
Interest and debt expense	(41,709)	(41,213)
Other (expense) income	33	136
Total other expense, net	(39,542)	(39,811)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	112,260	101,462
Income tax (expense) benefit	(239)	77
Income from continuing operations	112,021	101,539
Loss from discontinued operations	(857)	(10,042)
Net income	111,164	91,497
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	447	(1,029)
Net income attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.	$ 111,611	$ 90,468
Basic earnings (loss) per unit attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.89	$ 0.87
Discontinued operations (in dollars per unit)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.09)
Total	$ 0.88	$ 0.78
Diluted earnings (loss) per unit attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.88	$ 0.87
Discontinued operations (in dollars per unit)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.09)
Total	$ 0.87	$ 0.78
Weighted average units outstanding:
Weighted average units outstanding - basic	127,175	115,319
Weighted average units outstanding - diluted	127,607	115,796