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Wynnewood Acquisition (Details) (GWEC, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 subsidiary	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
GWEC
Acquisition
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries of acquired entity	2
Preliminary purchase price	$ 592.3
Amount of increase in preliminary purchase price			1.1
Refund resulting from post-closing working capital and capital expenditure adjustments					14.7
Transaction fees and expenses included in selling, general and administrative expense		$ 2.0		$ 10.3

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141R

-Paragraph 59

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Section 25

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