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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 6)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			94 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) issue	Aug. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) landfill	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) landfill	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters
Expenses related to environmental, health and safety ("EHS") matters			$ 35,700,000	$ 100,600,000	$ 111,300,000
WRC
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters
Payment of civil penalties		$ 950,000
Expected remaining costs under consent order			3,000,000
EHS
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters
Environmental accruals			3,600,000	1,100,000
Environmental accruals included in other current liabilities			2,000,000	200,000
Estimated closure and post-closure costs			$ 400,000	$ 900,000
Number of landfills | landfill			2	2
EHS | CRRM
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters
Cost of renewable identification numbers			$ 123,900,000	$ 127,200,000	$ 180,500,000
Biofuel blending obligation recorded in other current liabilities			9,500,000	$ 52,300,000
Marquee issues under the Clean Air Act | issue	4
Percentage of refining capacity	90.00%
Environmental civil penalty	$ 700,000
Remaining costs associated with Second Consent Decree			$ 44,000,000
MSAT II | CRRM
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters
Expense incurred to date						$ 48,300,000
MSAT II | WRC
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters
Expense incurred to date						$ 89,000,000

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