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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 9,041 |  | $ 7,029 | $ 10,895 | $ 9,462
Other current assets | 626,992 |  | 352,540 |  |
Total current assets | 636,033 |  | 359,569 |  |
Fixed assets, at cost | 5,601,015 |  | 4,763,396 |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (734,986) |  | (548,532) |  |
Net fixed assets | 4,866,029 |  | 4,214,864 |  |
MINERALS LEASEHOLDS, net of accumulated depletion | 564,506 |  | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 325,046 |  | 325,046 |  |
Other assets, net | 364,317 |  | 394,357 |  |
Advances to affiliates | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Equity investees and other investments | 381,550 |  | 408,756 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0 |  |
TOTAL ASSETS | 7,137,481 |  | 5,702,592 | 5,459,599 |
Current liabilities | 456,264 |  | 260,803 |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | 1,099,200 |  | 1,278,200 |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 2,598,918 |  | 1,813,169 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 11,913 |  | 15,971 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 20,134 |  | 25,889 |  |
Advances from affiliates | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other liabilities | 256,571 |  | 204,481 |  |
Total liabilities | 4,422,866 |  | 3,582,542 |  |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 697,151 |  | 0 |  |
Partners’ capital, common units | 2,026,147 |  | 2,130,331 |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (604) | [1] | 0 |  |
Noncontrolling interests | (8,079) |  | (10,281) |  |
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE CAPITAL AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL | 7,137,481 |  | 5,702,592 |  |
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (Co-Issuer) |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other current assets | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total current assets | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Fixed assets, at cost | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net fixed assets | 0 |  | 0 |  |
MINERALS LEASEHOLDS, net of accumulated depletion | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other assets, net | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Advances to affiliates | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Equity investees and other investments | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0 |  |
TOTAL ASSETS | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Current liabilities | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 0 |  |
Advances from affiliates | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other liabilities | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total liabilities | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Partners’ capital, common units | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 0 | [1] | 0 |  |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 |  | 0 |  |
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE CAPITAL AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy, L.P. (Parent and Co-Issuer) |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 6 |  | 6 | 6 | 9
Other current assets | 50 |  | 50 |  |
Total current assets | 56 |  | 56 |  |
Fixed assets, at cost | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net fixed assets | 0 |  | 0 |  |
MINERALS LEASEHOLDS, net of accumulated depletion | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other assets, net | 14,083 |  | 10,696 |  |
Advances to affiliates | 3,808,712 |  | 2,650,930 |  |
Equity investees and other investments | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 2,689,861 |  | 2,594,882 |  |
TOTAL ASSETS | 6,512,712 |  | 5,256,564 |  |
Current liabilities | 46,086 |  | 34,864 |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | 1,099,200 |  | 1,278,200 |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 2,598,918 |  | 1,813,169 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 0 |  |
Advances from affiliates | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other liabilities | 45,210 |  | 0 |  |
Total liabilities | 3,789,414 |  | 3,126,233 |  |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 697,151 |  | 0 |  |
Partners’ capital, common units | 2,026,147 |  | 2,130,331 |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 0 | [1] | 0 |  |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 |  | 0 |  |
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE CAPITAL AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL | 6,512,712 |  | 5,256,564 |  |
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 8,340 |  | 6,360 | 8,288 | 8,310
Other current assets | 614,682 |  | 340,555 |  |
Total current assets | 623,022 |  | 346,915 |  |
Fixed assets, at cost | 5,523,431 |  | 4,685,811 |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (708,269) |  | (524,315) |  |
Net fixed assets | 4,815,162 |  | 4,161,496 |  |
MINERALS LEASEHOLDS, net of accumulated depletion | 564,506 |  | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 325,046 |  | 325,046 |  |
Other assets, net | 378,371 |  | 390,214 |  |
Advances to affiliates | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Equity investees and other investments | 381,550 |  | 408,756 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 82,616 |  | 80,735 |  |
TOTAL ASSETS | 7,170,273 |  | 5,713,162 |  |
Current liabilities | 399,017 |  | 211,591 |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 11,913 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 25,889 |  |
Advances from affiliates | 3,894,027 |  | 2,724,224 |  |
Other liabilities | 182,414 |  | 165,266 |  |
Total liabilities | 4,487,371 |  | 3,126,970 |  |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Partners’ capital, common units | 2,683,506 |  | 2,586,192 |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (604) | [1] | 0 |  |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 |  | 0 |  |
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE CAPITAL AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL | 7,170,273 |  | 5,713,162 |  |
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 695 |  | 663 | 2,601 | 1,143
Other current assets | 12,316 |  | 12,237 |  |
Total current assets | 13,011 |  | 12,900 |  |
Fixed assets, at cost | 77,584 |  | 77,585 |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (26,717) |  | (24,217) |  |
Net fixed assets | 50,867 |  | 53,368 |  |
MINERALS LEASEHOLDS, net of accumulated depletion | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other assets, net | 126,300 |  | 133,980 |  |
Advances to affiliates | 85,423 |  | 73,295 |  |
Equity investees and other investments | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0 |  |
TOTAL ASSETS | 275,601 |  | 273,543 |  |
Current liabilities | 11,417 |  | 14,505 |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 0 |  |
Advances from affiliates | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other liabilities | 183,237 |  | 179,592 |  |
Total liabilities | 194,654 |  | 194,097 |  |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Partners’ capital, common units | 89,026 |  | 89,727 |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 0 | [1] | 0 |  |
Noncontrolling interests | (8,079) |  | (10,281) |  |
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE CAPITAL AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL | 275,601 |  | 273,543 |  |
Eliminations |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 |  | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Other current assets | (56) |  | (302) |  |
Total current assets | (56) |  | (302) |  |
Fixed assets, at cost | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net fixed assets | 0 |  | 0 |  |
MINERALS LEASEHOLDS, net of accumulated depletion | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other assets, net | (154,437) |  | (140,533) |  |
Advances to affiliates | (3,894,135) |  | (2,724,225) |  |
Equity investees and other investments | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | (2,772,477) |  | (2,675,617) |  |
TOTAL ASSETS | (6,821,105) |  | (5,540,677) |  |
Current liabilities | (256) |  | (157) |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 0 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 0 |  |
Advances from affiliates | (3,894,027) |  | (2,724,224) |  |
Other liabilities | (154,290) |  | (140,377) |  |
Total liabilities | (4,048,573) |  | (2,864,758) |  |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Partners’ capital, common units | (2,772,532) |  | (2,675,919) |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 0 | [1] | 0 |  |
Noncontrolling interests | 0 |  | 0 |  |
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE CAPITAL AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL | $ (6,821,105) |  | $ (5,540,677) |  |
[1] | The entire balance and activity within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is related to our pension held within our Guarantor Subsidiaries.

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