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INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block] | 12. INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES Summary Financial Information Condensed combined financial information related to our joint ventures is presented below:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Balance Sheet Information: |  |  |
Current assets | $ | 263,683 |  |  | $ | 375,686 |
Long-term assets | 300,484 |  |  | 289,584 |
Total assets | $ | 564,167 |  |  | $ | 665,270 |
Current liabilities | $ | 118,720 |  |  | $ | 185,525 |
Long-term liabilities | 273,220 |  |  | 231,559 |
Total liabilities | 391,940 |  |  | 417,084 |
Total equity | 172,227 |  |  | 248,186 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 564,167 |  |  | $ | 665,270 |
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Statement of (Loss) Income Information: |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | 1,623,155 |  |  | $ | 458,816 |  |  | $ | 36,419 |
Operating (loss) income | $ | (45,373 | ) |  | $ | (4,801 | ) |  | $ | 23,062 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (59,963 | ) |  | $ | (12,418 | ) |  | $ | 23,066 |
NuStar Asphalt LLC. Asphalt JV is owned 50% by the Partnership and 50% by Lindsay Goldberg. Asphalt JV owns and operates the asphalt refining assets that were previously wholly owned by NuStar Energy, including an asphalt refinery located in Paulsboro, New Jersey and a terminal in Savannah, Georgia. During the year ended December 31, 2013, our equity in loss of joint ventures included a $49.6 million loss from our investment in Asphalt JV, which exceeded our investment in Asphalt JV. From the point our investment in Asphalt JV reached $0, we recorded additional losses of $13.1 million, as a reduction of the carrying value of the note receivable from Asphalt JV. See Note 19 for a discussion of our agreements with Asphalt JV. In February 2014, we divested of our remaining 50% ownership interest in Asphalt JV. See Note 29 for additional discussion. ST Linden Terminals, LLC. The 44-acre facility provides deep-water terminalling capabilities at New York Harbor and primarily stores petroleum products, including gasoline, jet fuel and fuel oils. As part of our acquisition of Kaneb Pipeline Partners, L.P. and Kaneb Services LLC in July 2005 (the Kaneb Acquisition), we acquired an investment in ST Linden Terminals, LLC (Linden). Linden is owned 50% by the Partnership and 50% by NIC Holding Corp. In connection with the Kaneb Acquisition, we recorded our investment in Linden at fair value, which exceeded our 50% share of its members’ equity. This excess totaled $42.6 million and $43.0 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, a portion of which is being amortized into expense over the average life of the assets held by Linden, or 25 years. The remaining balance not amortized represents goodwill of Linden.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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