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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block] |
Results of operations for the reportable segments were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | (Thousands of Dollars) | Revenues: | | | | | | Storage: | | | | | | Third parties | $ | 513,450 |
| | $ | 475,624 |
| | $ | 444,535 |
| Intersegment | 52,282 |
| | 44,214 |
| | 43,037 |
| Related party | 1,039 |
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| Total storage | 566,771 |
| | 519,838 |
| | 487,572 |
| Transportation: | | | | | | Third parties | 311,449 |
| | 315,690 |
| | 300,814 |
| Intersegment | 65 |
| | 382 |
| | 1,256 |
| Total transportation | 311,514 |
| | 316,072 |
| | 302,070 |
| Asphalt and fuels marketing: | | | | | | Third parties | 5,749,317 |
| | 3,611,747 |
| | 3,110,522 |
| Intersegment | 9,782 |
| | 4,143 |
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| Total asphalt and fuels marketing | 5,759,099 |
| | 3,615,890 |
| | 3,110,522 |
| Consolidation and intersegment eliminations | (62,129 | ) | | (48,739 | ) | | (44,293 | ) | Total revenues | $ | 6,575,255 |
| | $ | 4,403,061 |
| | $ | 3,855,871 |
| | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization expense: | | | | | | Storage | $ | 87,737 |
| | $ | 77,071 |
| | $ | 70,888 |
| Transportation | 51,175 |
| | 50,617 |
| | 50,528 |
| Asphalt and fuels marketing | 22,636 |
| | 20,257 |
| | 19,463 |
| Total segment depreciation and amortization expense | 161,548 |
| | 147,945 |
| | 140,879 |
| Other depreciation and amortization expense | 6,738 |
| | 5,857 |
| | 4,864 |
| Total depreciation and amortization expense | $ | 168,286 |
| | $ | 153,802 |
| | $ | 145,743 |
| | | | | | | Operating income: | | | | | | Storage | $ | 193,395 |
| | $ | 178,947 |
| | $ | 171,245 |
| Transportation | 145,613 |
| | 148,571 |
| | 139,869 |
| Asphalt and fuels marketing | 85,229 |
| | 90,861 |
| | 60,629 |
| Consolidation and intersegment eliminations | (52 | ) | | 276 |
| | 1,170 |
| Total segment operating income | 424,185 |
| | 418,655 |
| | 372,913 |
| Less general and administrative expenses | 103,453 |
| | 110,241 |
| | 94,733 |
| Less other depreciation and amortization expense | 6,738 |
| | 5,857 |
| | 4,864 |
| Total operating income | $ | 313,994 |
| | $ | 302,557 |
| | $ | 273,316 |
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| Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block] |
Revenues by geographic area are shown in the table below. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | (Thousands of Dollars) | United States | $ | 4,834,250 |
| | $ | 3,326,674 |
| | $ | 2,971,961 |
| Netherlands (a) | 1,564,062 |
| | 914,144 |
| | 732,764 |
| Other | 176,943 |
| | 162,243 |
| | 151,146 |
| Consolidated revenues | $ | 6,575,255 |
| | $ | 4,403,061 |
| | $ | 3,855,871 |
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| | (a) | Effective January 1, 2011, the Netherland Antilles was dissolved and St. Eustatius became part of the Netherlands. Accordingly, revenues for St. Eustatius are now included with revenues for the Netherlands. Previous periods have been restated to conform to this presentation. |
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| Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] |
Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, intangible assets subject to amortization and certain long-lived assets included in “Other long-term assets, net” in the consolidated balance sheets. Total amounts of long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | (Thousands of Dollars) | United States | $ | 3,166,784 |
| | $ | 3,010,753 |
| Netherlands (a) | 446,855 |
| | 430,569 |
| Other | 219,911 |
| | 192,294 |
| Consolidated long-lived assets | $ | 3,833,550 |
| | $ | 3,633,616 |
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| | (a) | Effective January 1, 2011, the Netherland Antilles was dissolved and St. Eustatius became part of the Netherlands. Accordingly, revenues for St. Eustatius are now included with revenues for the Netherlands. Previous periods have been restated to conform to this presentation. |
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| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information Assets By Segment [Text Block] |
Total assets by reportable segment were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | (Thousands of Dollars) | Storage | $ | 2,597,904 |
| | $ | 2,454,264 |
| Transportation | 1,251,474 |
| | 1,256,614 |
| Asphalt and fuels marketing | 1,717,960 |
| | 1,154,499 |
| Total segment assets | 5,567,338 |
| | 4,865,377 |
| Other partnership assets | 313,852 |
| | 521,016 |
| Total consolidated assets | $ | 5,881,190 |
| | $ | 5,386,393 |
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| Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Storage | | Transportation | | Asphalt and Fuels Marketing | | Total | | (Thousands of Dollars) | Balance as of January 1, 2010 | $ | 579,639 |
| | $ | 174,848 |
| | $ | 53,255 |
| | $ | 807,742 |
| Asphalt Holdings Acquisition preliminary purchase price allocation | 5,528 |
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| | 5,528 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2010 | 585,167 |
| | 174,848 |
| | 53,255 |
| | 813,270 |
| Turkey Acquisition preliminary purchase price allocation | 33,734 |
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| | 33,734 |
| Other (a) | (287 | ) | | — |
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| | (287 | ) | Balance as of December 31, 2011 | $ | 618,614 |
| | $ | 174,848 |
| | $ | 53,255 |
| | $ | 846,717 |
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| Schedule of Capital Expenditures, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
Capital expenditures, including acquisitions and investments in other noncurrent assets, by reportable segment were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | (Thousands of Dollars) | Storage | $ | 263,918 |
| | $ | 241,491 |
| | $ | 137,050 |
| Transportation | 45,170 |
| | 21,300 |
| | 27,551 |
| Asphalt and fuels marketing | 90,683 |
| | 26,387 |
| | 21,458 |
| Other partnership assets | 45,569 |
| | 27,147 |
| | 22,708 |
| Total capital expenditures | $ | 445,340 |
| | $ | 316,325 |
| | $ | 208,767 |
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