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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Narrative (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2014
Asphalt JV [Member]
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Feb. 26, 2014
Asphalt JV [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Asphalt JV [Member]
Financial Guarantee [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Asphalt JV [Member]
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
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Feb. 29, 2016
Asphalt JV [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2015
Asphalt JV [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2014
Asphalt JV [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
NuStar GP LLC [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
NuStar GP LLC [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Asphalt JV [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
NuStar GP LLC and Asphalt JV [Member]
Services Agreement [Member]
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Payable to related party | $ 13,608,000 | $ 8,325,000 | $ 13,600,000 | $ 8,300,000 | |||||||||
| Long-term payable to related party | 39,441,000 | 41,139,000 | 39,400,000 | 41,100,000 | |||||||||
| Term Loan Receivable | 190,000,000 | 190,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Term Loan Receivable Face Amount Step Down 1 | 175,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Term Loan Receivable Face Amount Step Down 2 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Maturity Date of Term Loan Receivable | Sep. 28, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Maximum Amount Guarantees | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Reduction in Credit Support | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Amount of Guarantees Provided | 111,000,000 | 11,600,000 | |||||||||||
| Number of Guarantees with Unlimited Exposure | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Receivable from related parties | $ 212,000 | $ 51,084,000 | $ 50,700,000 | ||||||||||
| Administrative Fees, Description | The Asphalt JV Services Agreement provides that NuStar GP, LLC will furnish certain administrative and other operating services necessary to conduct the business of Asphalt JV. Asphalt JV will compensate NuStar GP, LLC for these services through an annual fee totaling $10.0 million, subject to adjustment based on the annual merit increase percentage applicable to NuStar GP, LLC employees for the most recently completed contract year. | ||||||||||||
| Administrative Agreement Maturity Date | Jun. 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Percentage of Services Used Under Agreement with Related Party | 63.00% | ||||||||||||
| Administrative Fees Reduction Description | with the option to extend the term for an additional three months for certain services with 30 days prior written notice | ||||||||||||