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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. [Member] | Jan. 03, 2012 Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Odyssey Pipeline L.L.C. [Member] | Jan. 03, 2012 Odyssey Pipeline L.L.C. [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 CHOPS [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 SEKCO [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Pipelines And Related Assets [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Marine Vessels [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Machinery And Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Transportation Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Building And Improvements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Pipelines And Related Assets [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Marine Vessels [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Machinery And Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Transportation Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Building And Improvements [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  | 28.00% | 28.00% | 29.00% | 29.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 20 years | 10 years | 3 years | 3 years | 40 years | 25 years | 20 years | 7 years | 10 years
Impairment of intangible assets | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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