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Business Segment Information (Schedule Of Segment Information) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jul. 22, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Segment margin | $ 82,681,000 | $ 70,442,000 | $ 160,032,000 | $ 142,507,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 140,124,000 | 77,316,000 | 242,902,000 | 179,131,000 |
Pipeline Transportation Services Revenues | 23,192,000 | 22,537,000 | 44,112,000 | 43,316,000 |
Refinery Services Revenues | 52,801,000 | 51,476,000 | 106,994,000 | 100,960,000 |
Supply And Logistics Revenues | 939,056,000 | 994,681,000 | 1,883,662,000 | 1,939,226,000 |
External customers | 1,015,049,000 | 1,068,694,000 | 2,034,768,000 | 2,083,502,000 |
Intersegment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total revenues | 1,015,049,000 | 1,068,694,000 | 2,034,768,000 | 2,083,502,000 |
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs |  |  |  |  | 230,900,000
Pipeline Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Segment margin | 27,966,000 | 26,456,000 | 56,058,000 | 51,652,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 7,037,000 | 37,556,000 | 41,317,000 | 121,408,000 |
External customers | 19,758,000 | 19,180,000 | 36,208,000 | 36,485,000 |
Intersegment | 3,434,000 | 3,357,000 | 7,904,000 | 6,831,000 |
Refinery Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Segment margin | 21,627,000 | 18,696,000 | 42,499,000 | 36,661,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 597,000 | 1,312,000 | 899,000 | 1,664,000 |
External customers | 55,552,000 | 54,288,000 | 112,659,000 | 106,467,000 |
Intersegment | (2,751,000) | (2,812,000) | (5,665,000) | (5,507,000) |
Supply And Logistics [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Segment margin | 33,088,000 | 25,290,000 | 61,475,000 | 54,194,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 132,490,000 | 38,448,000 | 200,686,000 | 56,059,000 |
External customers | 939,739,000 | 995,226,000 | 1,885,901,000 | 1,940,550,000 |
Intersegment | (683,000) | (545,000) | (2,239,000) | (1,324,000) |
Sekco [Member] | Pipeline Transportation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures | $ 2,300,000 | $ 1,700,000 | $ 12,700,000 | $ 66,200,000 |

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