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PARTNERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The balance of and changes in the components included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” were as follows:
| Foreign Currency Translation |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Balance as of January 1, 2013 | $ | 5,654 |  |  | $ | (64,519 | ) |  | $ | (58,865 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (19,312 | ) |  | 7,213 |  |  | (12,099 | )
Net loss reclassified into interest expense, net | — |  |  | 7,570 |  |  | 7,570 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | (19,312 | ) |  | 14,783 |  |  | (4,529 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2013 | (13,658 | ) |  | (49,736 | ) |  | (63,394 | )
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (15,181 | ) |  | — |  |  | (15,181 | )
Net loss reclassified into interest expense, net | — |  |  | 10,663 |  |  | 10,663 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | (15,181 | ) |  | 10,663 |  |  | (4,518 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | (28,839 | ) |  | (39,073 | ) |  | (67,912 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (31,987 | ) |  | 1,303 |  |  | (30,684 | )
Net loss reclassified into interest expense, net | — |  |  | 9,802 |  |  | 9,802 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | (31,987 | ) |  | 11,105 |  |  | (20,882 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | (60,826 | ) |  | $ | (27,968 | ) |  | $ | (88,794 | )
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:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Net income (loss) attributable to NuStar Energy L.P. | $ | 306,720 |  |  | $ | 210,773 |  |  | $ | (273,770 | )
Less general partner incentive distribution | 43,220 |  |  | 43,220 |  |  | 43,220 |
Net income (loss) after general partner incentive distribution | 263,500 |  |  | 167,553 |  |  | (316,990 | )
General partner interest | 2 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 2 | %
General partner allocation of net income (loss) after general partner incentive distribution | 5,270 |  |  | 3,352 |  |  | (6,338 | )
General partner incentive distribution | 43,220 |  |  | 43,220 |  |  | 43,220 |
Net income applicable to general partner | $ | 48,490 |  |  | $ | 46,572 |  |  | $ | 36,882 |
Schedule of Distribution Waterfall [Table Text Block] | Our general partner is entitled to incentive distributions if the amount we distribute with respect to any quarter exceeds specified target levels shown below:
|  | Percentage of Distribution
Quarterly Distribution Amount per Unit |  | Unitholders |  | General Partner
Up to $0.60 |  | 98% |  | 2%
Above $0.60 up to $0.66 |  | 90% |  | 10%
Above $0.66 |  | 75% |  | 25%
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:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
General partner interest | $ | 7,844 |  |  | $ | 7,844 |  |  | $ | 7,844 |
General partner incentive distribution | 43,220 |  |  | 43,220 |  |  | 43,220 |
Total general partner distribution | 51,064 |  |  | 51,064 |  |  | 51,064 |
Limited partners’ distribution | 341,140 |  |  | 341,140 |  |  | 341,140 |
Total cash distributions | $ | 392,204 |  |  | $ | 392,204 |  |  | $ | 392,204 |
Cash distributions per unit applicable to limited partners | $ | 4.380 |  |  | $ | 4.380 |  |  | $ | 4.380 |
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 |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date
|  |  |  | (Thousands of Dollars) |  |  |  |
December 31, 2015 (a) |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | February 8, 2016 |  | February 12, 2016
September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | November 9, 2015 |  | November 13, 2015
June 30, 2015 |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | August 7, 2015 |  | August 13, 2015
March 31, 2015 |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | May 8, 2015 |  | May 14, 2015
(a) | The distribution was announced on January 29, 2016.

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