Related Party Transactions Narrative (Details)	0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 26, 2012	Jan. 25, 2012	Feb. 09, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General partner interest percentage	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Martin Resource Management [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares owned (in units)				5,093,267
Ownership percentage				19.10%
General partner interest percentage				2.00%
Martin Resource Management [Member] | MMGP Holdings, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General partner interest percentage				51.00%