Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and other revenues	$ 20,160,560	$ 20,090,724	$ 15,439,528
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	17,392,227	15,840,643	12,680,078
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,090,850	994,966	748,081
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	127,963	128,101	120,114
Depreciation and amortization	303,446	242,868	159,707
Total operating costs and expenses	18,914,486	17,206,578	13,707,980
Income from operations	1,246,074	2,884,146	1,731,548
Other income (expense):
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments	(2,072)	2,923	2,300
Interest income	5,556	4,786	1,284
Interest expense	(68,050)	(104,186)	(78,323)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(22,109)	0	0
Gain on sale of marketable equity securities	0	326	0
Merger transaction costs	0	0	(15,114)
Other income (expense) total	(86,675)	(96,151)	(89,853)
Income before income taxes	1,159,399	2,787,995	1,641,695
Income tax provision:
Current	277,172	932,554	590,851
Deferred	114,404	95,408	(8,860)
Income tax provision total	391,576	1,027,962	581,991
Net income	767,823	1,760,033	1,059,704
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	31,981	32,861	36,307
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders	$ 735,842	$ 1,727,172	$ 1,023,397
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.66	$ 8.41	$ 6.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.64	$ 8.38	$ 6.42
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	200,419	204,379	157,948
Diluted (in shares)	201,234	205,274	158,756