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Business Acquisition Revenue Of Subsidiary

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Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Noncash Financial or Equity Instrument Consideration, Shares Issued Per Share

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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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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The number of shares converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) is used by oil and gas companies as a way of combining oil and natural gas reserves and production into a single measurement. Natural gas volumes are converted to BOE based on the energy content of 6,000 cubic feet of gas to one barrel of oil.

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The dollar amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

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Holly-Frontier Merger (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Boe years	Sep. 30, 2010
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Annual average crude oil capacity			187,000
Shares converted at acquisition	102.8		102.8
Common stock to be issued per share of Frontier stock			0.4811
Market closing price, per share	$ 35.93		$ 35.93
Aggregate consideration paid in connection with merger	$ 3,700,000,000		$ 3,700,000,000
Merger transaction costs recognized	15,100,000		15,100,000
General and administrative expenses	43,141,000	16,925,000	78,641,000	50,623,000
Merger Related Integration And Severance Costs [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
General and administrative expenses	154,000,000		13,700,000
Frontier Refineries [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue	2,200,000,000
Income before income taxes	$ 397,600,000