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Fixed Assets and Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed Assets And Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Fixed Assets |
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Pipelines and related assets | $ | 338,920 |  |  | $ | 226,831 |
Machinery and equipment | 173,092 |  |  | 87,502 |
Transportation equipment | 19,140 |  |  | 21,170 |
Marine vessels | 554,679 |  |  | 298,054 |
Land, buildings and improvements | 30,170 |  |  | 15,606 |
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures | 5,633 |  |  | 4,964 |
Construction in progress | 183,037 |  |  | 52,541 |
Other | 23,303 |  |  | 16,557 |
Fixed assets, at cost | 1,327,974 |  |  | 723,225 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (199,230 | ) |  | (157,944 | )
Net fixed assets | $ | 1,128,744 |  |  | $ | 565,281 |
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Liability For Asset Retirement Obligations |
December 31, 2011 | $ | 5,900 |
Liabilities incurred | 5,995 |
Accretion expense | 800 |
December 31, 2012 | 12,695 |
Liabilities incurred | 789 |
Accretion expense | 848 |
December 31, 2013 | $ | 14,332 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13201-110859 + Details
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