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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Threshold, Amount Of Aggregate Facility Commitments And Borrowing Base

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Threshold, Percentage Of Aggregate Facility Commitments And Borrowing Base

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Unrestricted Net Income (Loss) And Retained Earnings, Excess (Deficit) of

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Period, Period Four

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Period, Period Three

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Period, Period Two

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Line Of Credit Facility, Asset Based Availability, Net Orderly Liquidation Value, Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility, Asset Based Availability, Value Of Asset, Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility, Dividend Restriction Threshold As Amount Of Availability

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Line Of Credit Facility, Dividend Restriction Threshold As Amount Of Availability With Consideration Of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Dividend Restriction Threshold As Percentage Of Revolving Commitments And Borrowing Base

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Line Of Credit Facility Dividend Restriction Threshold As Percentage Of Revolving Commitments And Borrowing Base With Consideration Of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Dividend Restrictions, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Sublimit

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Line of Credit Facility, Availability With Consideration Of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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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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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Description of restrictions on the entity's ability to pay dividends as required by the terms of the credit facility.

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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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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the portion of long-term, collateralized debt obligations due within one year or the operating cycle, if longer. Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)		9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Mar. 10, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio		0.81
Fixed charge coverage ratio threshold, percentage of aggregate facility commitments and borrowing base		17.50%
Fixed charge coverage ratio threshold, amount of aggregate facility commitments and borrowing base		$ 70,000,000
Secured debt to EBITDA ratio		0.19
Dividend restrictions		The Senior Credit Agreement contains restrictions on certain payments, including dividends, when availability under the credit agreement is less than or equal to the greater of $100 million and 25% of the lesser of the revolving commitments and the borrowing base and our fixed charge coverage ratio is less than 1.0 to 1.0 (unless availability under the credit agreement is greater than $100 million and 40% of the lesser of the revolving commitments and the borrowing base). As of September 30, 2018, our ability to make restricted payments was not limited as our availability under the borrowing base was more than $100 million, while our fixed charge coverage ratio under our Senior Credit Agreement was less than 1.0 to 1.0. As of December 31, 2017, we had a shortfall of approximately $206.9 million of our net income and retained earnings subject to such restrictions before the fixed charge coverage ratio under our Senior Credit Agreement would exceed 1.0 to 1.0.
Net income and retained earnings free of restrictions, excess (deficit) of			$ (206,900,000)
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio		1.0	1.0
Period for fixed charge coverage ratio threshold (in days)		3 days
Dividend restriction threshold as amount of availability		$ 100,000,000
Dividend restriction threshold as a percentage of revolving commitments and borrowing base		25.00%
Dividend restrictions, fixed charge coverage ratio		1.0
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt to EBITDA ratio		4.5
Dividend restriction threshold as amount of availability with consideration of fixed charge coverage ratio		$ 100,000,000
Dividend restriction threshold as a percentage of revolving commitments and borrowing base with consideration of fixed charge coverage ratio		40.00%
Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		0.50%
LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Interest period one (in months)		1 month
Interest period two (in months)		2 months
Interest period three (in months)		3 months
Interest period four (in months)		6 months
Cash
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of asset available to borrow against		100.00%
Credit Card Receivables
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of asset available to borrow against		90.00%
Investment Grade Accounts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of asset available to borrow against		90.00%
Other Accounts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of asset available to borrow against		85.00%
Midstream Refined Products Inventory
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of asset available to borrow against		80.00%
Refined Retail Products Inventory
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of asset available to borrow against		75.00%
Retail Merchandise Inventory
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of asset available to borrow against		70.00%
Percentage of net orderly liquidation value available to borrow against		85.00%
ABL facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 450,000,000
ABL facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		1.50%
ABL facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		2.00%
ABL facility \| Alternate Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		0.50%
ABL facility \| Alternate Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Term facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					200,000,000
Proceeds borrowed from credit facility	$ 200,000,000
Term of facility	4 years
Asset-based loan facility, portion included in current maturities		$ 77,000,000
Term facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		2.50%
Term facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		2.75%
Term facility \| Alternate Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		1.50%
Term facility \| Alternate Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread over variable rate (percent)		1.75%
Uncommitted incremental facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 150,000,000
Letters of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, sublimit		$ 200,000,000
6% Senior Notes Due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		6.00%				6.00%
Senior notes, principal amount						$ 500,000,000
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.625%		5.625%
Senior notes, principal amount				$ 300,000,000
Asset Based Loan Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Availability under the ABL facility, more than		$ 100,000,000
Asset Based Loan Facility \| ABL facility \| ABL facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based loan facility, portion included in current maturities		$ 0