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Financing Arrangement Obligations

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of interest capitalized, including amount of allowance for funds used during construction.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for financing purchases of goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit agreement							$ 1,350,000,000
Outstanding borrowing		$ 0			$ 0
Letters of credit amount outstanding		2,300,000			2,300,000
Principal		1,750,000,000			1,750,000,000				$ 1,750,000,000
Fair value of financing arrangements		37,300,000			37,300,000				43,900,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		0	$ 0		0	$ (25,915,000)
Capitalized interest		4,800,000	$ 1,100,000		$ 9,500,000	$ 2,400,000
Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread					0.25%
Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread					1.125%
LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread					1.25%
LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread					2.125%
CDOR Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread					1.25%
CDOR Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread					2.125%
2.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal		$ 350,000,000			$ 350,000,000				350,000,000
Stated interest rate		2.625%			2.625%
5.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal		$ 1,000,000,000			$ 1,000,000,000				1,000,000,000
Stated interest rate		5.875%			5.875%
4.500% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal		$ 400,000,000			$ 400,000,000				400,000,000
Stated interest rate		4.50%			4.50%
HEP 5.000% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.00%
Aggregate principal amount of senior note	$ 500,000,000
HEP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit agreement							1,200,000,000	$ 1,400,000,000
Outstanding borrowing		$ 840,500,000			$ 840,500,000				913,500,000
Letters of credit amount outstanding		$ 0			0
Maximum borrowing capacity with accordion feature							1,700,000,000
Proceeds from line of credit					210,500,000
Repayments of lines of credit					$ 283,500,000
Effective interest rate on debt		2.32%			2.32%
Redemption cost	522,500,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				$ (25,900,000)
Debt redemption premium				22,500,000
Unamortized discount				$ 3,400,000
HEP \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum capacity available							$ 50,000,000
HEP \| HEP 5.000% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal		$ 500,000,000			$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate		5.00%			5.00%
HEP \| 6.0% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate	6.00%