Acquisitions Acquisitions - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011		Oct. 02, 2012 Lubricant Packaging Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Talen's Marine and Fuel, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price [Abstract]
Purchase price paid to acquire Talen's					$ 103,368
Less proceeds received from Martin Resource Management for assets sold (described above)					(56,000)
Less excess of carrying value of assets sold to Martin Resource Management over the purchase price paid by Martin Resource Management					(4,268)
Total				62,366	43,100
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Cash					5,096
Accounts and other receivables, net				20,599	2,682
Inventory				18,730
Assets held for sale					3,578
Other current assets				769	1,547
Property, plant and equipment				24,692	23,838
Goodwill	19,616	8,337	[1]		11,279
Notes payable					(2,971)
Current liabilities				(2,424)	(1,480)
Other liabilities					(469)
Total				$ 62,366	$ 43,100

[1] Financial information has been revised to include balances attributable to Redbird Class A interests and the Blending and Packaging Assets acquired from Cross. See Note 2(a) – Principles of Presentation and Consolidation.