Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventories
Crude Oil		$ 540,992		$ 540,992		$ 581,592
Other raw materials and unfinished products	[1]	175,468		175,468		204,467
Finished products	[2]	663,956		663,956		531,523
Lower of cost or market reserve		(480,903)		(480,903)		(397,478)
Process chemicals	[3]	7,275		7,275		4,028
Repairs and maintenance supplies and other		130,236		130,236		110,999
Inventories, total		1,037,024		1,037,024		$ 1,035,131
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment		$ 225,451	$ 0	$ 83,425	$ 0

[1] Other raw materials and unfinished products include feedstocks and blendstocks, other than crude.

[2] Finished products include gasolines, jet fuels, diesels, lubricants, asphalts, LPG’s and residual fuels.

[3] Process chemicals include additives and other chemicals.