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Transactions With Related Parties (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Transactions With Related Parties [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Transactions With Related Parties |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Petroleum products sales to an affiliate of the Robertson Group (1) |  | $ | 10,188 |  |  | $ | 9,721 |
Marine operating fuel and expenses provided by an affiliate of the Robertson Group (1) |  |  | 1,957 |  |  |  | 1,040 |
Sales of CO 2 to Sandhill Group, LLC (2) |  |  | 613 |  |  |  | 543 |
Petroleum products sales to Davison family businesses (1) |  |  | 312 |  |  |  | 242 |
Amounts paid to our CEO in connection with the use of his aircraft |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | — |
(1) | The Robertson Group owned 9% of our Class A common units and 74% of our Class B common units at March 31, 2012. The Davison family owned 16% of our Class A common units at March 31, 2012.
(2) | We own a 50% interest in Sandhill Group, LLC.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References No definition available. + Details
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