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PARTNERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Partners' Equity | The following table summarizes changes in the carrying amount of equity attributable to NuStar Energy L.P. partners and noncontrolling interest:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
| NuStar Energy L.P. Partners’ Equity |  | Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total Partners’ Equity |  | NuStar Energy L.P. Partners’ Equity |  | Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total Partners’ Equity
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Beginning balance | $ | 1,902,136 |  |  | $ | 1,658 |  |  | $ | 1,903,794 |  |  | $ | 2,572,384 |  |  | $ | 12,611 |  |  | $ | 2,584,995 |
Net income (loss) | 39,744 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | 39,637 |  |  | 24,565 |  |  | (161 | ) |  | 24,404 |
Other comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (4,240 | ) |  | (445 | ) |  | (4,685 | ) |  | (7,277 | ) |  | (287 | ) |  | (7,564 | )
Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,687 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,687 |
Net loss on cash flow hedges reclassified into interest expense, net | 2,766 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,766 |  |  | 487 |  |  | — |  |  | 487 |
Total other comprehensive loss | (1,474 | ) |  | (445 | ) |  | (1,919 | ) |  | (2,103 | ) |  | (287 | ) |  | (2,390 | )
Cash distributions to partners | (98,051 | ) |  | — |  |  | (98,051 | ) |  | (98,051 | ) |  | — |  |  | (98,051 | )
Other | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 222 |  |  | — |  |  | 222 |
Ending balance | $ | 1,842,378 |  |  | $ | 1,106 |  |  | $ | 1,843,484 |  |  | $ | 2,497,017 |  |  | $ | 12,163 |  |  | $ | 2,509,180 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The balance of and changes in the components included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” were as follows:
| Foreign Currency Translation |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Balance as of January 1, 2014 | $ | (13,658 | ) |  | $ | (49,736 | ) |  | $ | (63,394 | )
Activity | (4,240 | ) |  | 2,766 |  |  | (1,474 | )
Balance as of March 31, 2014 | $ | (17,898 | ) |  | $ | (46,970 | ) |  | $ | (64,868 | )
Schedule of Calculation of Net Income Applicable to General Partner [Text Block] | The following table details the calculation of net income applicable to the general partner:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Net income attributable to NuStar Energy L.P. | $ | 39,744 |  |  | $ | 24,565 |
Less general partner incentive distribution | 10,805 |  |  | 10,805 |
Net income after general partner incentive distribution | 28,939 |  |  | 13,760 |
General partner interest | 2 | % |  | 2 | %
General partner allocation of net income after general partner incentive distribution | 579 |  |  | 276 |
General partner incentive distribution | 10,805 |  |  | 10,805 |
Net income applicable to general partner | $ | 11,384 |  |  | $ | 11,081 |
Schedule of Distributions To General and Limited Partners [Text Block] | The following table reflects the allocation of total cash distributions to the general and limited partners applicable to the period in which the distributions were earned:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
General partner interest | $ | 1,961 |  |  | $ | 1,961 |
General partner incentive distribution | 10,805 |  |  | 10,805 |
Total general partner distribution | 12,766 |  |  | 12,766 |
Limited partners’ distribution | 85,285 |  |  | 85,285 |
Total cash distributions | $ | 98,051 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |
Cash distributions per unit applicable to limited partners | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 1.095 |
Distributions Made to Limited and General Partners, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes information related to our quarterly cash distributions:
Quarter Ended |  | Cash Distributions Per Unit |  | Total Cash Distributions (Thousands of Dollars) |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date
March 31, 2014 (a) |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | May 7, 2014 |  | May 12, 2014
December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | February 10, 2014 |  | February 14, 2014
(a) | The distribution was announced on April 23, 2014.

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