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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Table 1 (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 130,917 $ 118,862 $ 78,183 $ 87,912
Receivables, net 135,764 145,064    
Inventories 41,173 38,749    
Other current assets 25,719 31,176    
Intercompany receivable 0 0    
Total current assets 333,573 333,851    
Property, plant and equipment, net 3,686,687 3,683,571    
Intangible assets, net 108,551 112,011    
Goodwill 696,637 696,637    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 0 0    
Deferred income tax asset 502 2,858    
Other long-term assets, net 269,599 296,597    
Total assets 5,095,549 5,125,525    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 100,782 139,946    
Short-term debt 81,000 84,000    
Accrued interest payable 27,897 34,286    
Accrued liabilities 43,355 55,194    
Taxes other than income tax 13,599 12,810    
Income tax payable 6,157 5,977    
Intercompany payable 0 0    
Total current liabilities 272,790 332,213    
Long-term debt 3,125,650 3,055,612    
Long-term payable to related party 0 32,080    
Deferred income tax liability 25,841 24,810    
Other long-term liabilities 113,616 70,966    
Total partners' equity 1,557,652 1,609,844    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 5,095,549 5,125,525    
Eliminations        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0 0
Receivables, net 0 0    
Inventories 0 0    
Other current assets 0 0    
Intercompany receivable (1,574,862) (1,610,370)    
Total current assets (1,574,862) (1,610,370)    
Property, plant and equipment, net 0 0    
Intangible assets, net 0 0    
Goodwill 0 0    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries (4,177,479) (4,200,728)    
Deferred income tax asset (1,179) (1,179)    
Other long-term assets, net 0 0    
Total assets (5,753,520) (5,812,277)    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 0 0    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 0 0    
Accrued liabilities 0 0    
Taxes other than income tax 0 0    
Income tax payable 0 0    
Intercompany payable (1,574,862) (1,610,370)    
Total current liabilities (1,574,862) (1,610,370)    
Long-term debt 0 0    
Long-term payable to related party   0    
Deferred income tax liability (1,179) (1,179)    
Other long-term liabilities 0 0    
Total partners' equity (4,177,479) (4,200,728)    
Total liabilities and partners' equity (5,753,520) (5,812,277)    
NuStar Energy        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 879 885 923 923
Receivables, net 0 0    
Inventories 0 0    
Other current assets 93 140    
Intercompany receivable 0 0    
Total current assets 972 1,025    
Property, plant and equipment, net 0 0    
Intangible assets, net 0 0    
Goodwill 0 0    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 2,165,781 2,205,904    
Deferred income tax asset 0 0    
Other long-term assets, net 939 933    
Total assets 2,167,692 2,207,862    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 0 12    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 0 0    
Accrued liabilities 645 723    
Taxes other than income tax 189 126    
Income tax payable 0 0    
Intercompany payable 505,634 508,363    
Total current liabilities 506,468 509,224    
Long-term debt 0 0    
Long-term payable to related party   0    
Deferred income tax liability 0 0    
Other long-term liabilities 0 0    
Total partners' equity 1,661,224 1,698,638    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 2,167,692 2,207,862    
NuStar Logistics        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 4 4 6 6
Receivables, net 727 419    
Inventories 1,929 1,776    
Other current assets 8,088 11,026    
Intercompany receivable 1,574,862 1,610,370    
Total current assets 1,585,610 1,623,595    
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,919,232 1,915,370    
Intangible assets, net 47,251 48,961    
Goodwill 149,453 149,453    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 45,432 48,547    
Deferred income tax asset 0 0    
Other long-term assets, net 228,901 255,957    
Total assets 3,975,879 4,041,883    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 25,923 52,650    
Short-term debt 81,000 84,000    
Accrued interest payable 27,874 34,271    
Accrued liabilities 7,778 32,816    
Taxes other than income tax 4,128 6,452    
Income tax payable 1,708 1,362    
Intercompany payable 0 0    
Total current liabilities 148,411 211,551    
Long-term debt 3,077,717 3,002,743    
Long-term payable to related party   26,638    
Deferred income tax liability 1,143 1,143    
Other long-term liabilities 48,194 37,209    
Total partners' equity 700,414 762,599    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 3,975,879 4,041,883    
NuPOP        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0 0
Receivables, net 0 0    
Inventories 5,755 3,648    
Other current assets 4,402 497    
Intercompany receivable 0 0    
Total current assets 10,157 4,145    
Property, plant and equipment, net 568,355 570,415    
Intangible assets, net 0 0    
Goodwill 170,652 170,652    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 1,056,445 1,031,162    
Deferred income tax asset 0 0    
Other long-term assets, net 26,329 26,329    
Total assets 1,831,938 1,802,703    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 7,470 11,193    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 0 0    
Accrued liabilities 8,235 5,753    
Taxes other than income tax 4,345 3,325    
Income tax payable 12 9    
Intercompany payable 894,589 858,018    
Total current liabilities 914,651 878,298    
Long-term debt 0 0    
Long-term payable to related party   0    
Deferred income tax liability 36 36    
Other long-term liabilities 7,460 9,294    
Total partners' equity 909,791 915,075    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 1,831,938 1,802,703    
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 130,034 117,973 $ 77,254 $ 86,983
Receivables, net 135,037 144,645    
Inventories 33,489 33,325    
Other current assets 13,136 19,513    
Intercompany receivable 0 0    
Total current assets 311,696 315,456    
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,199,100 1,197,786    
Intangible assets, net 61,300 63,050    
Goodwill 376,532 376,532    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 909,821 915,115    
Deferred income tax asset 1,681 4,037    
Other long-term assets, net 13,430 13,378    
Total assets 2,873,560 2,885,354    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 67,389 76,091    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 23 15    
Accrued liabilities 26,697 15,902    
Taxes other than income tax 4,937 2,907    
Income tax payable 4,437 4,606    
Intercompany payable 174,639 243,989    
Total current liabilities 278,122 343,510    
Long-term debt 47,933 52,869    
Long-term payable to related party   5,442    
Deferred income tax liability 25,841 24,810    
Other long-term liabilities 57,962 24,463    
Total partners' equity 2,463,702 2,434,260    
Total liabilities and partners' equity $ 2,873,560 $ 2,885,354