Description of Business and Presentation of Financial Statements (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Petroleum_Refineries mi	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate			4.30%	35.30%
Goodwill	$ 2,022,463		$ 2,022,463		$ 2,300,000	$ 2,331,781
Long-Lived Asset Impairment			(344,800)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			(309,300)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(38,045)	$ 206,990	$ (15,737)	$ 336,718
Number of refineries located in Tulsa, Oklahoma | Petroleum_Refineries			2
Refinery Distance From Main City [Miles] | mi			65
Allowance for doubtful accounts reserve	2,300		$ 2,300			0
Proceeds from inventory repurchase agreements			29,800	50,000
Payments under inventory repurchase agreements			(30,200)	(51,000)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(430,515)	$ 580,177	(364,817)	$ 952,566
HEP [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 288,991		$ 288,991		300,000	$ 288,991
Percentage of ownership in variable interest entity			39.00%
Percentage of general partner interest			2.00%
Cheyenne [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Goodwill					300,000
El Dorado [Member]
Ownership Interest By Project Type [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 1,700,000