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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
NuStar Energy L.P. Partners' Equity
Noncontrolling Interest
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Limited Partners
General Partner
Limited partner units - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012         77,886,078  
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012 $ 2,584,995 $ 2,572,384 $ 12,611 $ (58,865) $ 2,573,263 $ 57,986
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]            
Net income (loss) (284,671) (273,770) (10,901) 0 (310,652) 36,882
Other comprehensive loss (4,581) (4,529) (52) (4,529) 0 0
Cash distributions to partners (392,204) (392,204) 0 0 (341,140) (51,064)
Other 255 255 0 0 255 0
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013 1,903,794 1,902,136 1,658 (63,394) $ 1,921,726 43,804
Limited partner units - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013         77,886,078  
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]            
Net income (loss) 210,378 210,773 (395) 0 $ 164,201 46,572
Other comprehensive loss (4,951) (4,518) (433) (4,518) 0 0
Cash distributions to partners (392,204) (392,204) 0 0 (341,140) (51,064)
Other (807) 23 (830) 0 23 0
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 1,716,210 1,716,210 0 (67,912) $ 1,744,810 39,312
Limited partner units - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014         77,886,078  
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]            
Net income (loss) 306,720 306,720 0 0 $ 258,230 48,490
Other comprehensive loss (20,882) (20,882) 0 (20,882) 0 0
Cash distributions to partners (392,204) (392,204) 0 0 (341,140) (51,064)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015 $ 1,609,844 $ 1,609,844 $ 0 $ (88,794) $ 1,661,900 $ 36,738
Limited partner units - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015         77,886,078