Consolidated Statements Of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Sales and other revenues	$ 2,714,638	$ 3,701,912	$ 4,733,362	$ 6,708,538
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)	2,248,155	2,887,475	3,873,318	5,138,848
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment	(138,473)	(135,480)	(194,594)	(142,026)
Costs of products sold, net	2,109,682	2,751,995	3,678,724	4,996,822
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	251,336	246,165	503,919	509,761
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	29,655	26,117	55,276	55,686
Depreciation and amortization	90,423	87,803	178,303	167,815
Goodwill and asset impairment	654,084	0	654,084	0
Total operating costs and expenses	3,135,180	3,112,080	5,070,306	5,730,084
Income from operations	(420,542)	589,832	(336,944)	978,454
Other income (expense):
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments	3,623	631	6,388	(7,176)
Interest income	527	768	602	1,730
Interest expense	(14,251)	(10,559)	(26,338)	(20,713)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(1,368)	(8,718)	(1,368)
Gain on sale of assets and other	128	873	193	1,639
Other income (expense) total	(9,973)	(9,655)	(27,873)	(25,888)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(430,515)	580,177	(364,817)	952,566
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current	(18,012)	155,377	(42,366)	294,575
Deferred	(20,033)	51,613	26,629	42,143
Income tax expense (benefit) total	(38,045)	206,990	(15,737)	336,718
Net income (loss)	(392,470)	373,187	(349,080)	615,848
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	16,898	12,363	39,035	28,148
Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders	$ (409,368)	$ 360,824	$ (388,115)	$ 587,700
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
Basic	$ (2.33)	$ 1.88	$ (2.20)	$ 3.03
Diluted	(2.33)	1.88	(2.20)	3.03
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.66	$ 0.65
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	175,865	191,355	176,301	193,202
Diluted	175,865	191,454	176,301	193,279