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Commitments and Contingencies - Joint Venture Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment in joint venture		$ 3.2	$ 0.0
Coffeyville Resources Pipeline, LLC | Velocity Pipeline Partners, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Joint venture interest	40.00%	40.00%
Investment in joint venture	$ 3.2
Total expected investment in joint venture	$ 9.3	$ 9.3
Velocity Central Oklahoma Pipeline LLC | Velocity Pipeline Partners, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Joint venture interest held by others	60.00%	60.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3213-108585

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