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Business Segment Information (Reconciliation of Segment Margin To Net Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Segment Margin | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 569,571 | $ 476,585 | $ 347,264
Corporate general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (40,905) | (61,370) | (47,065)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (230,563) | (155,081) | (91,397)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (139,947) | (100,596) | (66,639)
Adjustment to exclude distributable cash generated by equity investees not included in income and include equity in investees net income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39,276) | (43,018) | (31,093)
Non-cash items not included in Segment Margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,221) | 2,809 | 3,506
Cash payments from direct financing leases in excess of earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,277) | (5,685) | (5,529)
Gain on basis step up on historical interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 332,380 | 0
Loss on debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (19,225) | 0
Differences in timing of cash receipts for certain contractual arrangements (2) | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,253 | 6,359 | 0
Non-cash valuation allowance related to collectibility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,044) | 0 | 0
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (6,643) | 0
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,342) | (3,987) | (2,845)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. |  | $ 22,118 | $ 32,101 | $ 23,727 | $ 35,303 | $ 27,434 | $ 363,214 | $ 11,665 | $ 20,215 | $ 113,249 | $ 422,528 | $ 106,202
[1] | A reconciliation of total Segment Margin to net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P. for each year is presented below.
[2] | Includes distributions attributable to the quarter and received during or promptly following such quarter.
[3] | Certain cash payments received from customers under certain of our minimum payment obligation contracts are not recognized as revenue under GAAP in the period in which such payments are received.

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