Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued payroll and other employee benefits	$ 15,543	$ 14,916
Gross environmental credit obligations	259,973	150,482
Other	32,475	34,230
Total	307,991	199,628
Warehouse stock and other	79,914	70,461
Renewable Identification Numbers “RINs” and Environmental Credits
Other Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Warehouse stock and other	$ 36,300	$ 26,700

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