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Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Turnaround costs |  |  |  |  | $ 7.0
Utility reimbursement credit |  |  | $ 3.4 |  |
Operating Expense |  |  |  |  |
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Turnaround costs | $ 6.6 | $ 0.4 |  |  |
Cost of property repairs and maintenance |  |  |  | $ 0.5 |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Period of shut-down | 17 days |  |  |  |
Property repairs and maintenance, period of shut down |  |  |  | 5 days |
Minimum | Linde, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Property repairs and maintenance, period of shut down | 16 days |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Period of shut-down | 20 days |  |  |  |
Property repairs and maintenance, period of shut down |  |  |  | 7 days |
Maximum | Linde, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Property repairs and maintenance, period of shut down | 19 days |  |  |  |

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