CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue:
Product sales	$ 384,762	$ 740,218
Transportation, storage and other services	395,832	347,882
Total revenue	780,594	1,088,100
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sales	368,644	717,539
Operating expenses	149,086	142,365
Depreciation and amortization	61,426	53,776
General and administrative	21,231	22,618
Total costs and expenses	600,387	936,298
Operating income	180,207	151,802
Other income (expense):
Earnings from equity investments	3,088	2,134
Interest and debt expense	(47,783)	(41,709)
Other income	80	33
Total other expense, net	(44,615)	(39,542)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	135,592	112,260
Income tax expense	(615)	(239)
Income from continuing operations	134,977	112,021
Loss from discontinued operations	0	(857)
Net income	134,977	111,164
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,864)	447
Net income attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.	$ 131,113	$ 111,611
Basic earnings (loss) per unit attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 0.89
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)
Total (in dollars per share)	1.01	0.88
Diluted earnings (loss) per unit attributable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.01	0.88
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)
Total (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 0.87
Weighted average units outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	129,703	127,175
Diluted (in shares)	130,129	127,607