Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Sales and other revenues	$ 13,237,920	$ 19,764,327	$ 20,160,560
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)	10,239,218	17,228,385	17,392,227
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment	226,979	397,478	0
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	10,466,197	17,625,863	17,392,227
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,060,373	1,144,940	1,090,850
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	120,846	114,609	127,963
Depreciation and amortization	346,151	363,381	303,446
Total operating costs and expenses	11,993,567	19,248,793	18,914,486
Income from operations	1,244,353	515,534	1,246,074
Other income (expense):
Loss of equity method investments	(3,738)	(2,007)	(2,072)
Interest income	3,391	4,430	5,556
Interest expense	(43,470)	(43,646)	(68,050)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(1,370)	(7,677)	(22,109)
Gain on sale of assets	9,402	866	0
Other income (expense) total	(35,785)	(48,034)	(86,675)
Income before income taxes	1,208,568	467,500	1,159,399
Income tax provision:
Current	552,196	334,834	277,172
Deferred	(146,136)	(193,662)	114,404
Income tax provision total	406,060	141,172	391,576
Net income	802,508	326,328	767,823
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	62,407	45,036	31,981
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders	$ 740,101	$ 281,292	$ 735,842
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.91	$ 1.42	$ 3.66
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.90	$ 1.42	$ 3.64
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	188,731	197,243	200,419
Diluted (in shares)	188,940	197,428	201,234