Consolidated Statements Of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Sales and other revenues	$ 3,585,823	$ 5,317,555	$ 10,294,361	$ 15,481,208
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	2,653,859	4,625,893	7,792,707	13,439,359
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment	225,451	0	83,425	0
Costs of products sold, net	2,879,310	4,625,893	7,876,132	13,439,359
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	265,398	280,957	775,159	826,577
General and Administrative Expense	30,746	27,149	86,432	82,437
Depreciation and amortization	87,764	80,945	255,579	262,883
Total operating costs and expenses	3,263,218	5,014,944	8,993,302	14,611,256
Income from operations	322,605	302,611	1,301,059	869,952
Other income (expense):
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments	1,269	(1,247)	(5,907)	(2,956)
Interest income	673	1,004	2,403	3,593
Interest expense	(11,102)	(11,038)	(31,813)	(33,521)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(1,370)	(7,677)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	7,228	(556)	8,867	(556)
Other income (expense) total	(1,932)	(11,837)	(27,820)	(41,117)
Income before income taxes	320,673	290,774	1,273,239	828,835
Income tax provision (benefit):
Current	215,381	91,867	509,956	294,331
Deferred	(105,315)	11,349	(63,172)	(2,169)
Income tax provision total	110,066	103,216	446,784	292,162
Net income	210,607	187,558	826,455	536,673
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	14,285	12,552	42,433	33,177
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders	$ 196,322	$ 175,006	$ 784,022	$ 503,496
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
Basic	$ 1.05	$ 0.88	$ 4.09	$ 2.54
Diluted	1.04	0.88	4.09	2.53
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.33	$ 0.82	$ 0.98	$ 2.44
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	187,208	197,261	191,182	197,895
Diluted	187,344	197,535	191,282	198,096