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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | $ 620,009 | $ 725,808
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
General and administrative | 11,686 | 11,674
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 77,638 | 75,255
Total costs and expenses | 557,980 | 666,727
OPERATING INCOME | 62,029 | 59,081
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 0 | 0
Equity in earnings of equity investees | 12,997 | 10,572
Interest (expense) income, net | (55,701) | (56,136)
Other expense | (2,976) | (5,244)
Income before income taxes | 16,349 | 8,273
Income tax expense | (402) | (375)
NET INCOME | 15,947 | 7,898
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 7 | 136
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. | 15,954 | 8,034
Less: Accumulated distributions attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units | (18,415) | (16,888)
Net Loss Available to Common Unitholders | (2,461) | (8,854)
Offshore pipeline transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 78,317 | 73,260
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 18,458 | 18,340
Sodium minerals and sulfur services |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 275,486 | 285,910
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 218,708 | 223,498
Marine Transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 56,650 | 48,929
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 43,733 | 37,847
Onshore facilities and transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 209,556 | 317,709
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 187,757 | 300,113
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy, L.P. (Parent and Co-Issuer) |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
General and administrative | 0 | 0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 0 | 0
Total costs and expenses | 0 | 0
OPERATING INCOME | 0 | 0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 75,287 | 69,592
Equity in earnings of equity investees | 0 | 0
Interest (expense) income, net | (56,357) | (56,314)
Other expense | (2,976) | (5,244)
Income before income taxes | 15,954 | 8,034
Income tax expense | 0 | 0
NET INCOME | 15,954 | 8,034
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. | 15,954 | 8,034
Less: Accumulated distributions attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units | (18,415) | (16,888)
Net Loss Available to Common Unitholders | (2,461) | (8,854)
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy, L.P. (Parent and Co-Issuer) | Offshore pipeline transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy, L.P. (Parent and Co-Issuer) | Sodium minerals and sulfur services |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy, L.P. (Parent and Co-Issuer) | Marine Transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy, L.P. (Parent and Co-Issuer) | Onshore facilities and transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (Co-Issuer) |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
General and administrative | 0 | 0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 0 | 0
Total costs and expenses | 0 | 0
OPERATING INCOME | 0 | 0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 0 | 0
Equity in earnings of equity investees | 0 | 0
Interest (expense) income, net | 0 | 0
Other expense | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes | 0 | 0
Income tax expense | 0 | 0
NET INCOME | 0 | 0
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. | 0 | 0
Less: Accumulated distributions attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 | 0
Net Loss Available to Common Unitholders | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (Co-Issuer) | Offshore pipeline transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (Co-Issuer) | Sodium minerals and sulfur services |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (Co-Issuer) | Marine Transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (Co-Issuer) | Onshore facilities and transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 614,950 | 720,160
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
General and administrative | 11,686 | 11,674
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 77,013 | 74,630
Total costs and expenses | 556,468 | 664,901
OPERATING INCOME | 58,482 | 55,259
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 417 | 632
Equity in earnings of equity investees | 12,997 | 10,572
Interest (expense) income, net | 3,831 | 3,544
Other expense | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes | 75,727 | 70,007
Income tax expense | (402) | (377)
NET INCOME | 75,325 | 69,630
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. | 75,325 | 69,630
Less: Accumulated distributions attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 | 0
Net Loss Available to Common Unitholders | 75,325 | 69,630
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | Offshore pipeline transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 78,317 | 73,260
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 18,421 | 17,662
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | Sodium minerals and sulfur services |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 275,177 | 285,097
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 218,218 | 223,247
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | Marine Transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 56,650 | 48,929
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 43,733 | 37,847
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | Onshore facilities and transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 204,806 | 312,874
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 187,397 | 299,841
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 6,859 | 7,901
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
General and administrative | 0 | 0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 625 | 625
Total costs and expenses | 3,312 | 4,079
OPERATING INCOME | 3,547 | 3,822
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 0 | 0
Equity in earnings of equity investees | 0 | 0
Interest (expense) income, net | (3,175) | (3,366)
Other expense | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes | 372 | 456
Income tax expense | 0 | 2
NET INCOME | 372 | 458
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 7 | 136
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. | 379 | 594
Less: Accumulated distributions attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 | 0
Net Loss Available to Common Unitholders | 379 | 594
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Offshore pipeline transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 |
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 37 | 678
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Sodium minerals and sulfur services |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 2,109 | 3,066
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 2,290 | 2,504
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Marine Transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Onshore facilities and transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 4,750 | 4,835
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 360 | 272
Eliminations |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | (1,800) | (2,253)
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
General and administrative | 0 | 0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 0 | 0
Total costs and expenses | (1,800) | (2,253)
OPERATING INCOME | 0 | 0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | (75,704) | (70,224)
Equity in earnings of equity investees | 0 | 0
Interest (expense) income, net | 0 | 0
Other expense | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes | (75,704) | (70,224)
Income tax expense | 0 | 0
NET INCOME | (75,704) | (70,224)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. | (75,704) | (70,224)
Less: Accumulated distributions attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units | 0 | 0
Net Loss Available to Common Unitholders | (75,704) | (70,224)
Eliminations | Offshore pipeline transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Eliminations | Sodium minerals and sulfur services |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | (1,800) | (2,253)
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | (1,800) | (2,253)
Eliminations | Marine Transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | 0 | 0
Eliminations | Onshore facilities and transportation |  |
REVENUES: |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |  |
Cost of products and services sold | $ 0 | $ 0

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