Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP) 10-Q 6 Nov 14 2014 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 30, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001392091	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	32,766,663
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,362	$3,182
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $69 and $222 at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively	12,803	12,244
Receivables from related parties, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $171 at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively	3,118	3,149
Prepaid insurance	2,512	1,694
Assets held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation and impairments of $166 and $26 at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively	76	338
Other current assets	3,854	4,321
Total current assets	23,725	24,928
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $171,056 and $186,649 at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively	305,567	297,400
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	19,975	19,498
Goodwill	7,216	7,216
Debt issuance costs, net	3,303	3,580
Intangibles and other assets, net	1,683	2,126
Total assets	361,469	354,748
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	8,089	6,537
Accrued interest payable	175	482
Accrued property taxes payable	2,864	1,810
Unearned revenue	2,368	2,326
Unearned revenue with related parties	239	90
Accrued payroll	6,466	7,379
Other current liabilities	3,422	4,959
Total current liabilities	23,623	23,583
Unearned revenue with related parties, noncurrent	126	153
Other long-term liabilities	4,249	2,554
Interest rate swaps liability	930	0
Long-term debt	212,000	273,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'
Partners’ capital:	'	'
Series A Preferred Units (30,158,619 units issued and outstanding for both dates)	204,599	204,599
Common unitholders (22,786,101 and 32,766,663 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively)	526,302	461,149
General partner interest (2.1% and 1.8% interest at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively, with 1,127,755 general partner units outstanding at both dates)	-610,360	-610,290
Total Partners’ capital	120,541	55,458
Total liabilities and Partners’ capital	$361,469	$354,748

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$222	$69
Receivables from related parties, allowance for doubtful accounts	171	0
Accumulated Depreciation and Impairments, Assets held for sale	26	166
Accumulated Depreciation and Impairments, property plant and equipment	$186,649	$171,056
Partners’ capital:	'	'
Series A Preferred unitholders, units issued	30,158,619	30,158,619
Series A Preferred unitholders, units outstanding	30,158,619	30,158,619
Common unitholders, units issued	32,766,663	22,786,101
Common unitholders, units outstanding	32,766,663	22,786,101
General partner interest, units outstanding	1,127,755	1,127,755
General partner percentage interest	1.80%	2.10%

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Capitalized interest	$84	$272	$244	$969
Service revenue:	'	'	'	'
Third party revenue	38,501	39,270	107,935	105,501
Related party revenue	9,857	15,399	32,663	39,381
Total revenue	48,358	54,669	140,598	144,882
Expenses:	'	'	'	'
Operating	32,295	32,132	102,272	95,440
General and administrative	4,267	4,649	13,124	13,806
Total expenses	36,562	36,781	115,396	109,246
Assets Impairment Charges on Continuing Operations	0	-123	0	-123
Gain on sale of assets	808	598	1,780	722
Operating income	12,604	18,363	26,982	36,235
Other income (expense):	'	'	'	'
Equity earnings (loss) in unconsolidated affiliate	423	-151	477	-325
Interest expense (net of capitalized interest of $272, $84, $969, and $244, respectively)	-1,640	-1,897	-8,325	-9,188
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	11,387	16,315	19,134	26,722
Provision for income taxes	116	285	351	451
Income from continuing operations	11,271	16,030	18,783	26,271
Loss from discontinued operations	0	-5,489	0	-3,542
Net income	11,271	10,541	18,783	22,729
Allocation of net income for calculation of earnings per unit:	'	'	'	'
General partner interest in net income	247	220	437	537
Preferred interest in net income	5,391	5,391	16,173	16,173
Income available to limited partners	$5,633	$4,930	$2,173	$6,019
Basic net income from continuing operations per common unit	$0.23	$0.44	$0.09	$0.41
Basic net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$0	($0.23)	$0	($0.15)
Basic net income per common unit	$0.23	$0.21	$0.09	$0.26
Diluted net income from continuing operations per common unit	$0.20	$0.29	$0.09	$0.41
Diluted net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$0	($0.10)	$0	($0.15)
Diluted net income per common unit	$0.20	$0.19	$0.09	$0.26
Common units	23,909	22,697	23,245	22,684
Common units	54,927	53,718	23,245	22,684

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Capitalized interest	$84	$272	$244	$969

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CHA

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (USD $)	Total	Common Unitholders [Member]	Series A Preferred Unitholders [Member]	General Partner Interest [Member]
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$55,458	$461,149	$204,599	($610,290)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Net income	18,783	2,237	16,173	373
Equity-based incentive compensation	848	831	'	17
Profits interest contribution	112	'	'	112
Proceeds from sale of 9,775,000 common units, net of underwriters’ discount and offering expenses of $3.2 million	71,193	71,193	'	'
Distributions	-25,853	-9,108	-16,173	-572
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	$120,541	$526,302	$204,599	($610,360)

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CHA1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (PARENTHETICAL) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 22, 2014
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Statement of Partners' Capital [Abstract]	'	'
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued	'	9,775,000
Limited Partners' Offering Costs	$3.20	'

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income	$18,783	$22,729
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Provision for uncollectible receivables from third parties	153	400
Provision for uncollectible receivables from related parties	171	0
Depreciation and amortization	19,342	17,812
Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs	603	3,117
Unrealized loss related to interest rate swaps	930	0
Asset impairment charge	0	-5,855
Gain on sale of assets	1,780	1,732
Equity-based incentive compensation	848	1,547
Equity (earnings) loss in unconsolidated affiliate	477	-325
Changes in assets and liabilities	'	'
Increase in accounts receivable	-712	-5,844
Increase in receivables from related parties	-140	-2,304
Decrease in prepaid insurance	1,969	2,022
Decrease in other current assets	467	348
Decrease in other assets	128	11
Decrease in accounts payable	-503	-1,490
Decrease in accrued interest payable	-307	-8
Decrease in accrued interest payable to related parties	0	-304
Increase in accrued property taxes	1,054	793
Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue	1,346	-388
Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue from related parties	122	-97
Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll	-913	74
Decrease in other accrued liabilities	-1,765	-605
Net cash provided by operating activities	39,319	42,261
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-25,372	-56,438
Proceeds from sale of assets	1,982	1,980
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	0	-20,000
Net cash used in investing activities	-23,390	-74,458
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Payment on insurance premium financing agreement	-1,875	-1,669
Debt issuance costs	-326	-3,639
Payments on long-term payable to related party	0	-2,681
Borrowings under credit facility	42,733	331,411
Payments under credit facility	-103,733	-268,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units	71,193	0
Capital contribution related to profits interest	112	112
Distributions	-25,853	-24,872
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-17,749	30,662
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-1,820	-1,535
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,182	3,177
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,362	1,642
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:	'	'
Increase in accounts payable related to purchase of property, plant and equipment	2,055	3,465
Increase in accounts receivable related to accrued proceeds on sale of assets	0	194
Decrease in accounts receivable related to purchase of property, plant and equipment	2,494	2,609
Decrease in accounts receivable related to purchase of property, plant and equipment	$0	$1,274

ORGANIZATION_AND_NATURE_OF_BUS

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS [Abstract]	'
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS	'
	ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS
	Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Partnership”) is a publicly traded master limited partnership with operations in twenty-two states. The Partnership provides integrated terminalling, storage, processing, gathering and transportation services for companies engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of crude oil and asphalt products. The Partnership manages its operations through four operating segments: (i) crude oil terminalling and storage services, (ii) crude oil pipeline services, (iii) crude oil trucking and producer field services and (iv) asphalt services. The Partnership’s common units and preferred units, which represent limited partnership interests in the Partnership, are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbols “BKEP” and “BKEPP,” respectively. The Partnership was formed in February 2007 as a Delaware master limited partnership initially to own, operate and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets.

BASIS_OF_CONSOLIDATION_AND_PRE

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND PRESENTATION	'
	BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND PRESENTATION
	The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  The consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the consolidated statement of changes in partners’ capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, and the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 are unaudited.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and include all adjustments necessary to state fairly the financial position and results of operations for the respective interim periods.  All adjustments are of a recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed herein.  The 2013 year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.  These consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 12, 2014 (the “2013 Form 10-K”).  Interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for an annual period.  The Partnership’s significant accounting policies are consistent with those disclosed in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in its 2013 Form 10-K. A reclassification has been made to the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 to reflect a recasting of amounts related to discontinued operations (see Note 3). The reclassification has no impact on net income.
	The Partnership’s investment in Advantage Pipeline, L.L.C. (“Advantage Pipeline”), over which the Partnership has significant influence but not control, is accounted for by the equity method. The Partnership does not consolidate any part of the assets or liabilities of its equity investee. The Partnership’s share of net income or loss is reflected as one line item on the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Operations entitled “Equity earnings in unconsolidated affiliate” and will increase or decrease, as applicable, the carrying value of the Partnership’s investment in the unconsolidated affiliate on the balance sheet. Distributions to the Partnership will reduce the carrying value of its investment and will be reflected in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the line item “Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate.” In turn, contributions will increase the carrying value of the Partnership’s investment and will be reflected in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in investing activities. The Partnership evaluates its equity investment for impairment in accordance with FASB guidance with respect to the equity method of accounting for investments in common stock. An impairment of an equity investment results when factors indicate that the investment’s fair value is less than its carrying value and the reduction in value is other than temporary in nature.

Discontinued_Operations_Notes

Discontinued Operations (Notes)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
	Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility
	On November 1, 2013, the Partnership entered into a litigation settlement in which title to its Northumberland, Pennsylvania asphalt facility was conveyed on November 21, 2013 to the counterparty to the settlement agreement in return for complete indemnification from any and all environmental liabilities or lawsuits related to the facility. The Partnership recognized a loss on the disposal of the facility of $0.6 million in 2013. The financial results of the Partnership’s operations related to the Northumberland asphalt facility are reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. All prior periods presented have been recast to reflect the discontinued operations.
	The amounts of revenue and costs reported in discontinued operations are set forth in the table below for the period indicated:
		Three Months ended September 30,			Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2013
		(in thousands, except per unit data)
	Total revenue	$	164		$	493
	Expenses:
	Operating	49			105
	Income from discontinued operations	$	115		$	388
	Basic net income from discontinued operations per common unit	$	0.01		$	0.02
	Diluted net income from discontinued operations per common unit	$	—		$	0.02
	The following table discloses the major classes of discontinued assets and liabilities related to the Northumberland asphalt facility at the disposal date:
		21-Nov-13
		(in thousands)
	Assets
	Accounts Receivable	$	4
	Assets of discontinued operations	$	4
	Liabilities
	Accounts Payable	$	13
	Deferred Revenue	28
	Other liabilities	84
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	125
	Thompson to Webster Pipeline System
	In September 2013, the Partnership experienced an oil spill on its Thompson to Webster Pipeline System. As the costs associated with future maintenance of the pipeline and the potential future realizable cash flows from this pipeline were assessed, the Partnership determined that it was not economically feasible for it to continue to operate the pipeline. The Partnership assessed the recoverability of the carrying value of this asset and determined it was impaired. This resulted in $5.7 million of impairment expense being recorded in 2013, which reduced the carrying value of this pipeline to the discounted future net cash flows the Partnership expected to realize from this asset. During the discussions with the current shipper on necessary future maintenance and the possibility of idling the system, the shipper expressed interest in purchasing the system. On December 30, 2013, the sale to the shipper was finalized. The financial information of the Thompson to Webster Pipeline System is reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. All prior periods presented have been recast to reflect the discontinued operations.
	The amounts of revenue and costs reported in discontinued operations are set forth in the table below for the period indicated:
		Three Months ended September 30			Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2013
		(in thousands, except per unit data)
	Total revenue	$	410		$	1,750
	Expenses:
	Operating	418			958
	Asset impairment expense	5,732			5,732
	Gain on sale of assets	136			1,010
	Loss from discontinued operations	$	(5,604	)	$	(3,930	)
	Basic net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.17	)
	Diluted net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.17	)
	The following table discloses the major classes of discontinued assets and liabilities related to the Thompson to Webster Pipeline System at the disposal date:
		30-Dec-13
		(in thousands)
	Assets
	Accounts Receivable	$	400
	Property, plant and equipment, net	1,000
	Assets of discontinued operations	$	1,400
	Liabilities
	Accounts Payable	$	1
	Deferred Revenue	148
	Other liabilities	339
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	488

PROPERTY_PLANT_AND_EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	'
	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	December 31, 2013			September 30, 2014
			(dollars in thousands)
	Land	N/A	$	16,374		$	17,680
	Land improvements	20-Oct	6,306			6,351
	Pipelines and facilities	30-May	144,261			159,176
	Storage and terminal facilities	Oct-35	234,208			238,592
	Transportation equipment	10-Mar	16,735			14,241
	Office property and equipment and other	20-Mar	26,371			28,182
	Pipeline linefill and tank bottoms	N/A	10,193			10,186
	Construction-in-progress	N/A	14,008			17,808
	Property, plant and equipment, gross		468,456			492,216
	Accumulated depreciation		(171,056		)	(186,649		)
	Property, plant and equipment, net		$	297,400		$	305,567
	Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $6.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively, and depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $17.8 million and $19.3 million, respectively. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 , the Partnership recorded asset impairment expense of $5.9 million related to its pipelines and facilities, 5.7 million of which relates to the Thompson to Webster Pipeline System located in southern Texas. The Thompson to Webster Pipeline System was sold in December 2013 and is reflected as discontinued operations (see Note 3).

DEBT

DEBT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
DEBT	'
	DEBT
	On June 28, 2013, the Partnership entered into an amended and restated credit agreement which consists of a $400.0 million revolving loan facility. On September 15, 2014, the Partnership amended its credit facility to, among other things, amend the maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio as discussed below and to increase the limit on material project adjustments to EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement).
	As of October 30, 2014, approximately $212.0 million of revolver borrowings and $0.7 million of letters of credit were outstanding under the credit facility, leaving the Partnership with approximately $187.3 million available capacity for additional revolver borrowings and letters of credit under the credit facility, although the Partnership’s ability to borrow such funds may be limited by the financial covenants in the credit facility. In connection with entering into the amended and restated credit agreement and the amendment thereto, the Partnership paid certain fees to the lenders thereunder, and the Partnership paid certain arrangement and other fees to the arranger and administrative agent of the credit agreement.  The proceeds of loans made under the amended and restated credit agreement may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Partnership. All references herein to the credit agreement on or after June 28, 2013 refer to the amended and restated credit agreement, as amended on September 15, 2014.
	The credit agreement is guaranteed by all of the Partnership’s existing subsidiaries. Obligations under the credit agreement are secured by first priority liens on substantially all of the Partnership’s assets and those of the guarantors, including all material pipeline, gathering and processing assets, all material storage tanks and asphalt facilities, all material working capital assets and a pledge of all of the Partnership’s equity interests in its subsidiaries.
	The credit agreement includes procedures for additional financial institutions to become revolving lenders, or for any existing lender to increase its revolving commitment thereunder, subject to an aggregate maximum of $500.0 million for all revolving loan commitments under the credit agreement.
	The credit agreement will mature on June 28, 2018, and all amounts outstanding under the credit agreement will become due and payable on such date.  The Partnership may prepay all loans under the credit agreement at any time without premium or penalty (other than customary LIBOR breakage costs), subject to certain notice requirements. The credit agreement requires mandatory prepayments of amounts outstanding thereunder with the net proceeds of certain asset sales, property or casualty insurance claims, and condemnation proceedings, unless the Partnership reinvests such proceeds in accordance with the credit agreement, but these mandatory prepayments will not require any reduction of the lenders’ commitments under the credit agreement.
	Borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest, at the Partnership’s option, at either the reserve-adjusted eurodollar rate (as defined in the credit agreement) plus an applicable margin that ranges from 2.0% to 3.0% or the alternate base rate (the highest of the agent bank’s prime rate, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, and the 30-day eurodollar rate plus 1%) plus an applicable margin that ranges from 1.0% to 2.0%.  The Partnership pays a per annum fee on all letters of credit issued under the credit agreement, which fee equals the applicable margin for loans accruing interest based on the eurodollar rate, and the Partnership pays a commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% on the unused commitments under the credit agreement.  The credit agreement does not have a floor for the alternate base rate or the eurodollar rate.  The applicable margins for the Partnership’s interest rate, the letter of credit fee and the commitment fee vary quarterly based on the Partnership’s consolidated total leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement, being generally computed as the ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other non-cash charges).
	The credit agreement includes financial covenants that are tested on a quarterly basis, based on the rolling four-quarter period that ends on the last day of each fiscal quarter.
	Prior to the date on which the Partnership issues qualified senior notes in an aggregate principal amount (when combined with all other qualified senior notes previously or concurrently issued) that equals or exceeds $200.0 million, the maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio is 4.50 to 1.00; provided that:
	•	after the Partnership delivers the Knight Warrior Pipeline Initiation Certificate (as defined in the credit agreement, but generally meaning that the Partnership has spent at least $15.0 million of the projected capital expenditures for its Knight Warrior pipeline project), the maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio is 5.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2015 through September 30, 2016, 4.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2016, and 4.50 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter thereafter;
	•	after the Partnership delivers the Knight Warrior Pipeline Leverage Election Certificate (as defined in the credit agreement, but generally meaning that the Partnership has spent at least 50% of the projected capital expenditures for the Knight Warrior pipeline project), the Partnership may elect to increase the maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio to 5.50 to 1.00 for two consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or before September 30, 2016; and
	•	if the Partnership makes a specified acquisition (as defined in the credit agreement, but generally being an acquisition with consideration in excess of $15.0 million), the Partnership may elect to increase the maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio to 5.00 to 1.00 from and after the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter in which such acquisition occurs to and including the last day of the second full fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter in which such acquisition occurred.
	From and after the date on which the Partnership issues qualified senior notes in an aggregate principal amount (when combined with all other qualified senior notes previously or concurrently issued) that equals or exceeds $200.0 million, the maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio is 5.00 to 1.00; provided that after the Partnership delivers the Knight Warrior Pipeline Initiation Certificate, the maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio is 5.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and 5.00 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter thereafter.
	The maximum permitted consolidated senior secured leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement, but generally computed as the ratio of consolidated total secured debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other non-cash charges) is 3.50 to 1.00, but this covenant is only tested from and after the date on which the Partnership issues qualified senior notes in an aggregate principal amount (when combined with all other qualified senior notes previously or concurrently issued) that equals or exceeds $200.0 million.
	The minimum permitted consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement, but generally computed as the ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other non-cash charges to consolidated interest expense) is 2.50 to 1.00.
	In addition, the credit agreement contains various covenants that, among other restrictions, limit the Partnership’s ability to:
	•	create, issue, incur or assume indebtedness;
	•	create, incur or assume liens;
	•	engage in mergers or acquisitions;
	•	sell, transfer, assign or convey assets;
	•	repurchase the Partnership’s equity, make distributions to unitholders and make certain other restricted payments;
	•	make investments;
	•	modify the terms of certain indebtedness, or prepay certain indebtedness;
	•	engage in transactions with affiliates;
	•	enter into certain hedging contracts;
	•	enter into certain burdensome agreements;
	•	change the nature of the Partnership’s business;
	•	enter into operating leases; and
	•	make certain amendments to the Partnership’s partnership agreement.
	At September 30, 2014, the Partnership’s consolidated total leverage ratio was 3.18 to 1.00 and the consolidated interest coverage ratio was 7.12 to 1.00.  The Partnership was in compliance with all covenants of its credit agreement as of September 30, 2014.
	The credit agreement permits the Partnership to make quarterly distributions of available cash (as defined in the Partnership’s partnership agreement) to unitholders so long as no default or event of default exists under the credit agreement on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such distribution. The Partnership is currently allowed to make distributions to its unitholders in accordance with this covenant; however, the Partnership will only make distributions to the extent it has sufficient cash from operations after establishment of cash reserves as determined by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Blueknight Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C. (the “General Partner”) in accordance with the Partnership’s cash distribution policy, including the establishment of any reserves for the proper conduct of the Partnership’s business.  See Note 7 for additional information regarding distributions.
	Each of the following is an event of default under the credit agreement:
	•	failure to pay any principal, interest, fees, expenses or other amounts when due;
	•	failure to meet the quarterly financial covenants;
	•	failure to observe any other agreement, obligation or covenant in the credit agreement or any related loan document, subject to cure periods for certain failures;
	•	the failure of any representation or warranty to be materially true and correct when made;
	•	the Partnership’s, or any of its restricted subsidiaries’, default under other indebtedness that exceeds a threshold amount;
	•	judgments against the Partnership or any of its restricted subsidiaries, in excess of a threshold amount;
	•	certain ERISA events involving the Partnership or its restricted subsidiaries resulting in a material adverse effect on the Partnership;
	•	bankruptcy or other insolvency events involving the General Partner, the Partnership or any of its restricted subsidiaries; and
	•	a change of control (as defined in the credit agreement, but generally being (i) the General Partner ceasing to own 100% of the Partnership’s general partner interest or ceasing to control the Partnership or (ii) Vitol Holding B.V. (together with its affiliates, “Vitol”) and Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC ceasing to collectively own and control 50.0% or more of the membership interests of the General Partner).
	If an event of default relating to bankruptcy or other insolvency events occurs with respect to the General Partner or the Partnership, all indebtedness under the credit agreement will immediately become due and payable.  If any other event of default exists under the credit agreement, the lenders may accelerate the maturity of the obligations outstanding under the credit agreement and exercise other rights and remedies.  In addition, if any event of default exists under the credit agreement, the lenders may commence foreclosure or other actions against the collateral.
	If any default occurs under the credit agreement, or if the Partnership is unable to make any of the representations and warranties in the credit agreement, the Partnership will be unable to borrow funds or have letters of credit issued under the credit agreement.
	Upon the execution of the amended and restated credit agreement on June 28, 2013, the Partnership expensed $1.8 million of debt issuance costs related to the extinguished term loan and $0.2 million in debt issuance costs related to its revolving loan facility, leaving a remaining balance of $0.5 million ascribed to those lenders with commitments under both the prior and the amended and restated credit facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Partnership capitalized debt issuance costs of $0.2 million related to the prior credit facility. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership capitalized debt issuance costs of $0.3 million related to the current credit facility for both periods. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership capitalized debt issuance costs of $3.4 million and $0.3 million related to the current credit facility, respectively. The debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of the amended and restated credit agreement. Interest expense related to debt issuance cost amortization for each of the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $0.2 million. Interest expense related to debt issuance cost amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, excluding the $1.8 million of debt issuance costs related to the extinguished term loan and $0.2 million in debt issuance costs related to the revolving loan facility that were expensed upon the execution of the amended and restated credit agreement in June of 2013.
	During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the weighted average interest rate under the Partnership’s credit agreement was 3.18% and 3.41%, respectively, resulting in interest expense of approximately $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the weighted average interest rate under the Partnership’s credit agreement, excluding the $2.0 million of debt issuance costs related to the prior credit facility that was expensed in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, was 4.39% and 3.41%, respectively, resulting in interest expense of approximately $8.2 million and $7.3 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, borrowings under the Partnership’s amended and restated credit agreement bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.72%.
	During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership capitalized interest of $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership capitalized interest of $1.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
	The Partnership is exposed to market risk for changes in interest rates related to its credit facility. Interest rate swap agreements are used to manage a portion of the exposure related to changing interest rates by converting floating-rate debt to fixed-rate debt. In March 2014 the Partnership entered into two interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $200.0 million. The first agreement has a notional amount of $100.0 million, became effective June 28, 2014, and matures on June 28, 2018. Under the terms of the first interest rate swap agreement, the Partnership pays a fixed rate of 1.45% and receives one-month LIBOR with monthly settlement. The second agreement has a notional amount of $100.0 million, becomes effective January 28, 2015, and matures on January 28, 2019. Under the terms of the second interest rate swap agreement, the Partnership will pay a fixed rate of 1.97% and will receive one-month LIBOR with monthly settlement. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Partnership recorded swap interest expense of $0.3 million. The fair market value of the interest rate swaps at September 30, 2014 is a liability of $0.9 million and is recorded in long-term derivative liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The interest rate swaps do not receive hedge accounting treatment under ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recorded in interest expense in the statements of operations.

NET_INCOME_PER_LIMITED_PARTNER

NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	'
	NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT
	For purposes of calculating earnings per unit, the excess of distributions over earnings or excess of earnings over distributions for each period are allocated to the entities’ general partner based on the general partner’s ownership interest at the time. The following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common unit (in thousands, except per unit data):
		Three Months ended September 30,					Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2014		2013			2014
	Net income from continuing operations	$	16,030		$	11,271	$	26,271		$	18,783
	Loss from discontinued operations	(5,489		)	—		(3,542		)	—
	Net income	10,541			11,271		22,729			18,783
	General partner interest in net income	220			247		537			437
	Preferred interest in net income	5,391			5,391		16,173			16,173
	Income available to limited partners	$	4,930		$	5,633	$	6,019		$	2,173
	Basic weighted average number of units:
	Common units	22,697			23,909		22,684			23,245
	Restricted and phantom units	699			725		667			659
	Diluted weighted average number of units:
	Common units	53,718			54,927		22,684			23,245
	Basic net income from continuing operations per common unit	$	0.44		$	0.23	$	0.41		$	0.09
	Basic net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.23	)	$	—	$	(0.15	)	$	—
	Basic net income per common unit	$	0.21		$	0.23	$	0.26		$	0.09
	Diluted income from continuing operations per common unit	$	0.29		$	0.2	$	0.41		$	0.09
	Diluted loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.10	)	$	—	$	(0.15	)	$	—
	Diluted net income per common unit	$	0.19		$	0.2	$	0.26		$	0.09

PARTNERS_CAPITAL_AND_DISTRIBUT

PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions [Abstract]	'
PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS	'
	DISTRIBUTIONS
	On September 22, 2014, the Partnership issued and sold 9,775,000 common units for a public offering price of $7.61, resulting in proceeds of approximately $71.2 million, net of underwriters' discount and offering expenses of $3.2 million.
	On October 23, 2014, the Board approved a distribution of $0.17875 per Preferred Unit, or a total distribution of $5.4 million, for the quarter ending September 30, 2014.  The Partnership will pay this distribution on the preferred units on November 14, 2014 to unitholders of record as of November 4, 2014.
	In addition, on October 23, 2014, the Board declared a cash distribution of $0.1345 per unit on its outstanding common units, a 1.5% increase over the previous quarter’s distribution. The distribution will be paid on November 14, 2014 to unitholders of record on November 4, 2014. The distribution is for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The total distribution will be approximately $4.7 million, with approximately $4.4 million and $0.2 million to be paid to the Partnership’s common unitholders and general partner, respectively, and $0.1 million to be paid to holders of phantom and restricted units pursuant to awards granted under the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan.

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	'
	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	The Partnership provides crude oil gathering, transportation, terminalling and storage services to Vitol as well as certain operating, strategic assessment, economic evaluation and project design services.  For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership recognized revenues of $15.1 million and $9.6 million, respectively, for services provided to Vitol.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership recognized revenues of $39.0 million and $31.9 million, respectively, for services provided to Vitol.  As of both December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, the Partnership had receivables from Vitol of $3.0 million, net of allowance for doubtful accounts. As of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, the Partnership had unearned revenues from Vitol of $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
	The Partnership also provides operating and administrative services to Advantage Pipeline. For the each of the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership earned revenues of $0.3 million for services provided to Advantage Pipeline. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, the Partnership earned revenues of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for services provided to Advantage Pipeline. As of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, the Partnership had receivables from Advantage Pipeline of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

LONGTERM_INCENTIVE_PLAN

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN	'
	LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
	In July 2007, the General Partner adopted the Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”). The compensation committee of the Board administers the LTIP. Effective April 29, 2014, the Partnership's unitholders approved an amendment to the LTIP to increase the number of common units reserved for issuance under the incentive plan by 1,500,000 common units from 2,600,000 common units to 4,100,000 common units. The common units are deliverable upon vesting.  Although other types of awards are contemplated under the LTIP, currently outstanding awards include “phantom” units, which convey the right to receive common units upon vesting, and “restricted” units, which are grants of common units restricted until the time of vesting. Certain of the phantom unit awards also include distribution equivalent rights (“DERs”).
	Subject to applicable earning criteria, a DER entitles the grantee to a cash payment equal to the cash distribution paid on an outstanding common unit prior to the vesting date of the underlying award. Recipients of restricted units are entitled to receive cash distributions paid on common units during the vesting period which distributions are reflected initially as a reduction of partners’ capital. Distributions paid on units which ultimately do not vest are reclassified as compensation expense.  Awards granted to date are equity awards and, accordingly, the fair value of the awards as of the grant date is expensed over the vesting period.
	In each of December 2011, 2012 and 2013, 7,500 restricted common units were granted which vest in one-third increments over three years.  These grants were made in connection with the anniversary of the independent directors joining the Board. The fair value of the restricted units for the 2011 and 2012 grants was less than $0.1 million while the fair value of the restricted units for the 2013 grant was $0.1 million.
	In March 2012, 2013 and 2014, grants for 353,300, 251,106 and 276,773 phantom units, respectively, were made, which vest on January 1, 2015, January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017, respectively.  These grants are equity awards under ASC 718 – Stock Compensation, and, accordingly, the fair value of the awards as of the grant date is expensed over the vesting period. The weighted average grant date fair-value of the awards is $6.76, $8.75 and $9.06 per unit, respectively, which is the closing market price on the grant date of the awards. The value of these award grants was approximately $2.4 million, $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, on their grant date. The unrecognized estimated compensation cost of outstanding phantom units at September 30, 2014 was $2.4 million, which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period.
	In September 2012, Mark Hurley was granted 500,000 phantom units under the LTIP upon his employment as the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner. These grants are equity awards under ASC 718 – Stock Compensation, and, accordingly, the fair value of the awards as of the grant date is expensed over the vesting period. These units vest ratably over five years pursuant to the Employee Phantom Unit Agreement between Mr. Hurley and the General Partner and do not include DERs. The weighted average grant date fair value for the units of $5.62 was determined based on the closing market price of the Partnership’s common units on the grant date of the award, less the present value of the estimated distributions to be paid to holders of an outstanding common unit prior to the vesting of the underlying award. The value of this award grant was approximately $2.8 million on the grant date, and the unrecognized estimated compensation cost at September 30, 2014 was $1.7 million and will be expensed over the remaining vesting period.
	The Partnership’s equity-based incentive compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The Partnership’s equity-based incentive compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 was $1.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
	Activity pertaining to phantom common units and restricted common unit awards granted under the Plan is as follows:
		Number of Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	Nonvested at December 31, 2013	1,058,162	$	7.03
	Granted	276,773	9.06
	Vested	298,936	7.36
	Forfeited	11,304	8.34
	Nonvested at September 30, 2014	1,024,695	$	7.47

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLAN

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN	'
	EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
	Under the Partnership’s 401(k) Plan, which was instituted in 2009, employees who meet specified service requirements may contribute a percentage of their total compensation, up to a specified maximum, to the 401(k) Plan. The Partnership may match each employee’s contribution, up to a specified maximum, in full or on a partial basis.  The Partnership recognized expense of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 for discretionary contributions under the 401(k) Plan. The Partnership recognized expense of $1.0 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014 for discretionary contributions under the 401(k) Plan.
	The Partnership may also make annual lump-sum contributions to the 401(k) Plan irrespective of the employee’s contribution match. The Partnership may make a discretionary annual contribution in the form of profit sharing calculated as a percentage of an employee’s eligible compensation. This contribution is retirement income under the qualified 401(k) Plan. Annual profit sharing contributions to the 401(k) Plan are submitted to and approved by the Board. The Partnership recognized expense of $0.2 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, for discretionary profit sharing contributions under the 401(k) Plan. The Partnership recognized expense of $0.8 million and $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively, for discretionary profit sharing contributions under the 401(k) Plan.

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	'
	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	The Partnership utilizes a three-tier framework for assets and liabilities required to be measured at fair value. In addition, the Partnership uses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost) to value these assets and liabilities as appropriate. The Partnership uses an exit price when determining the fair value. The exit price represents amounts that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.
	The Partnership utilizes a three-tier fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
	Level 1	Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2	Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for these assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
	Level 3	Unobservable inputs in which there is little market data, which requires the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
	This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data, when available, to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.  In periods in which they occur, the Partnership recognizes transfers into and out of Level 3 as of the end of the reporting period. Transfers out of Level 3 represent existing assets and liabilities that were classified previously as Level 3 for which the observable inputs became a more significant portion of the fair value estimates. Determining the appropriate classification of the Partnership’s fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy requires management’s judgment regarding the degree to which market data is observable or corroborated by observable market data.
	The Partnership’s recurring financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements and the necessary disclosures are as follows (in thousands):
		Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2014
	Description	Total			Quoted Prices			Significant		Significant
					in Active			Other		Unobservable
					Markets for			Observable		Inputs
					Identical Assets			Inputs		(Level 3)
					(Level 1)			(Level 2)
	Liabilities:
	Interest rate swap liabilities	$	930		$	—		$	930	$	—
	Total	$	930		$	—		$	930	$	—
	The Partnership had no recurring financial assets or liabilities subject to fair value measurements as of December 31, 2013.
	The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of the Partnership’s financial liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
			Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
			Three Months		Nine Months
			ended		ended
			30-Sep-14		30-Sep-14
	Beginning Balance		$	2,002	$	—
	Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
	Included in earnings(1)		1,072		(930		)
	Included in other comprehensive income		—		—
	Purchases, issuances, and settlements		—		—
	Transfers in and/or out of Level 3		930		930
	Ending Balance		$	—	$	—
	The amount of  total income (expense) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) for liabilities still held at the reporting date		$	1,072	$	(930	)
	____________________
	-1	Amounts reported as included in earnings are reported as interest expense on the statements of operations.
	Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
	The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with accounting guidance for financial instruments. The Partnership has determined the estimated fair values by using available market information and valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. The use of different market assumptions or valuation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
	At September 30, 2014, the carrying values on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents (classified as Level 1), accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value because of their short term nature.
	Based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Partnership for credit agreement debt with similar terms and maturities and consideration of the Partnership’s non-performance risk, long-term debt associated with the Partnership’s credit agreement at September 30, 2014 approximates its fair value. The fair value of the Partnership’s long-term debt was calculated using observable inputs (LIBOR for the risk free component) and unobservable company-specific credit spread information.  As such, the Partnership considers this debt to be Level 3.

OPERATING_SEGMENTS

OPERATING SEGMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
OPERATING SEGMENTS	'
	OPERATING SEGMENTS
	The Partnership’s operations consist of four operating segments: (i) crude oil terminalling and storage services, (ii) crude oil pipeline services, (iii) crude oil trucking and producer field services, and (iv) asphalt services.
	CRUDE OIL TERMINALLING AND STORAGE SERVICES —The Partnership provides crude oil terminalling and storage services at its terminalling and storage facilities located in Oklahoma and Texas.
	CRUDE OIL PIPELINE SERVICES —The Partnership owns and operates three pipeline systems, the Mid-Continent system, the Longview system and the Eagle North System, that gather crude oil purchased by its customers and transports it to refiners, to common carrier pipelines for ultimate delivery to refiners or to terminalling and storage facilities owned by the Partnership and others. The Partnership refers to its pipeline system located in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle as the Mid-Continent system. It refers to its second pipeline system, which is located in Texas, as the Longview system.  The Partnership refers to its third system, originating in Cushing, Oklahoma and terminating in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the Eagle North system.
	CRUDE OIL TRUCKING AND PRODUCER FIELD SERVICES — The Partnership uses its owned and leased tanker trucks to gather crude oil for its customers at remote wellhead locations generally not covered by pipeline and gathering systems and to transport the crude oil to aggregation points and storage facilities located along pipeline gathering and transportation systems.  Crude oil producer field services consist of a number of producer field services, ranging from gathering condensates from natural gas companies to hauling produced water to disposal wells.
	ASPHALT SERVICES —The Partnership provides asphalt product and residual fuel terminalling, storage and blending services at its 42 terminalling and storage facilities located in twenty-one states.
	The Partnership’s management evaluates performance based upon segment operating margin, which includes revenues from related parties and external customers and operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization. The non-GAAP measure of operating margin (in the aggregate and by segment) is presented in the following table. The Partnership computes the components of operating margin by using amounts that are determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of operating margin to income before income taxes, which is its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, is included in the following table. The Partnership believes that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures being utilized by management. Operating margin is an important measure of the economic performance of the Partnership’s core operations. This measure forms the basis of the Partnership’s internal financial reporting and is used by its management in deciding how to allocate capital resources among segments.  Income before income taxes, alternatively, includes expense items, such as depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses and interest expense, which management does not consider when evaluating the core profitability of the Partnership’s operations.
	The following table reflects certain financial data for each segment for the periods indicated (in thousands):
			Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
			2013			2014			2013			2014
	Crude Oil Terminalling and Storage Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	3,216		$	1,875		$	9,149		$	7,020
	Related party revenue		4,477			3,080			14,495			10,726
	Total revenue for reportable segments		7,693			4,955			23,644			17,746
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		1,068			1,006			2,872			2,980
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		6,625			3,949			20,772			14,766
	Total assets (end of period)		$	65,314		$	67,451		$	65,314		$	67,451
	Crude Oil Pipeline Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	6,499		$	5,906		$	12,681		$	13,439
	Related party revenue		4,807			2,098			7,179			5,934
	Total revenue for reportable segments		11,306			8,004			19,860			19,373
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		3,968			2,484			11,056			11,600
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		7,338			5,520			8,804			7,773
	Total assets (end of period)		$	175,476		$	170,700		$	175,476		$	170,700
	Crude Oil Trucking and Producer Field Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	11,712		$	12,264		$	36,085		$	38,280
	Related party revenue		5,805			4,433			16,370			15,057
	Total revenue for reportable segments		17,517			16,697			52,455			53,337
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		15,226			15,607			45,469			48,235
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		2,291			1,090			6,986			5,102
	Total assets (end of period)		$	20,446		$	28,208		$	20,446		$	28,208
	Asphalt  Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	17,843		$	18,456		$	47,586		$	49,196
	Related party revenue		310			246			1,337			946
	Total revenue for reportable segments		18,153			18,702			48,923			50,142
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		5,895			6,627			18,510			20,115
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		12,258			12,075			30,413			30,027
	Total assets (end of period)		$	101,215		$	95,110		$	101,215		$	95,110
	Total operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)(1)		$	28,512		$	22,634		$	66,975		$	57,668
	____________________
	(1)The following table reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes (in thousands):
		Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2014			2013			2014
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	$	28,512		$	22,634		$	66,975		$	57,668
	Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations	(5,975		)	(6,571		)	(17,533		)	(19,342		)
	General and administrative expenses	(4,649		)	(4,267		)	(13,806		)	(13,124		)
	Asset impairment expense	(123		)	—			(123		)	—
	Gain on sale of assets	598			808			722			1,780
	Interest expense	(1,897		)	(1,640		)	(9,188		)	(8,325		)
	Equity gain (loss) in unconsolidated entity	(151		)	423			(325		)	477
	Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	16,315		$	11,387		$	26,722		$	19,134

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES	'
	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	The Partnership is from time to time subject to various legal actions and claims incidental to its business. Management believes that these legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Partnership. Once management determines that information pertaining to a legal proceeding indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of such liability can be reasonably estimated, an accrual is established equal to its estimate of the likely exposure.
	On October 27, 2008, Keystone Gas Company (“Keystone”) filed suit against the Partnership in Oklahoma State District Court in Creek County alleging that it is the rightful owner of certain segments of the Partnership’s pipelines and related rights of way, located in Payne and Creek Counties, that the Partnership acquired from SemGroup Corporation (together with its predecessors including SemGroup, L.P., subsidiaries and affiliates referred to herein as “SemCorp”) in connection with the Partnership’s initial public offering in 2007. Keystone seeks to quiet title to the specified rights of way and pipelines and seeks damages related to the disputed pipelines. The Partnership has filed a counterclaim against Keystone alleging that it is wrongfully using a segment of a pipeline that is owned by the Partnership in Payne and Creek Counties. The Partnership intends to vigorously defend these claims. No trial date has been set by the court. The parties are engaged in discovery and continuing settlement negotiations. The Partnership believes that any settlement will not have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s financial condition or results of operations.
	On February 6, 2012, the Partnership filed suit against SemCorp and others in Oklahoma County District Court. In the suit, the Partnership is seeking a judgment that SemCorp immediately return approximately 140,000 barrels of crude oil linefill belonging to the Partnership, and the Partnership is seeking judgment in an amount in excess of $75,000 for actual damages, special damages, punitive damages, pre-judgment interest, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, and such other relief that the Court deems equitable and just. On March 22, 2012, SemCorp filed a motion to dismiss and transfer to Tulsa County.  On April 18, 2012, SemCorp filed a motion for summary judgment, and, on May 1, 2012, the District Court of Oklahoma County ordered a transfer to Tulsa County.  The Partnership contested SemCorp’s motion for summary judgment, which was referred to a Special Master for report and recommendation.  On June 10, 2013, the Special Master filed a report with the District Court of Tulsa County, finding a shortage in the Partnership’s Cushing Terminal and Oklahoma pipeline system of approximately 148,000 barrels and an excess of approximately 130,000 in SemCorp’s physical inventory. The Special Master noted that she was unable to more precisely trace the shortage and length (excess held by SemCorp) due to the manner in which SemCorp operated the Cushing Terminal and maintained related records. On June 25, 2013, the Partnership filed a notice of non-objection and motion to adopt the Special Master’s report, which was granted on February 12, 2014. On September 17, 2013, the Partnership filed a motion for summary judgment as to the liability of SemCorp for the Partnership’s claims for breach of contract and negligence by a bailee.  On October 7, 2013, SemCorp renewed its motion for summary judgment, which the Partnership timely opposed.  On February 20, 2014, the Court denied summary judgment motions of both SemCorp and the Partnership. The Court allowed for additional discovery to take place and referred all discovery matters to the Special Master, as appropriate, and made other procedural rulings. The Partnership reasserted its fraud claims in accordance with the Court’s directives. Discovery proceedings continue and the Partnership has determined that SemCorp knew of its excess inventory and sold this inventory during the period prior to the Partnership's filing of the lawsuit while denying that the Partnership claims had any validity and failing to disclose the excess to the Partnership. The Partnership intends to seek additional damages from SemCorp related to various injuries to the Partnership as a result of SemCorp’s refusal to return the Partnership’s crude oil or to pay the Partnership for the fair market value of the missing oil.
	In late November 2013, one of the Partnership’s pipelines in East Texas leaked approximately 500 barrels of oil. The response and clean-up cost is expected to total approximately $2.1 million, all of which is reflected in the Partnership’s 2013 results of operations. The Partnership made a claim against its pollution liability insurance provider (Aspen) to cover the expenses related to the spill and has paid its deductible of $250,000.  In early February 2014, Aspen filed a lawsuit against the Partnership to rescind the policy.  In September 2014, this matter was settled on terms reasonable to both parties.
	The Partnership may become the subject of additional private or government actions regarding these matters in the future.  Litigation may be time-consuming, expensive and disruptive to normal business operations, and the outcome of litigation is difficult to predict.  The defense of these lawsuits may result in the incurrence of significant legal expense, both directly and as the result of the Partnership’s indemnification obligations.  The litigation may also divert management’s attention from the Partnership’s operations which may cause its business to suffer.  An unfavorable outcome in any of these matters may have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, ability to make distributions to its unitholders, the trading price of the Partnership’s common units and its ability to conduct its business. All or a portion of the defense costs and any amount the Partnership may be required to pay to satisfy a judgment or settlement of these claims may or may not be covered by insurance.
	The Partnership has contractual obligations to perform dismantlement and removal activities in the event that some of its asphalt product and residual fuel oil terminalling and storage assets are abandoned. These obligations include varying levels of activity including completely removing the assets and returning the land to its original state. The Partnership has determined that the settlement dates related to the retirement obligations are indeterminate. The assets with indeterminate settlement dates have been in existence for many years and with regular maintenance will continue to be in service for many years to come. Also, it is not possible to predict when demands for the Partnership’s terminalling and storage services will cease, and the Partnership does not believe that such demand will cease for the foreseeable future.  Accordingly, the Partnership believes the date when these assets will be abandoned is indeterminate. With no reasonably determinable abandonment date, the Partnership cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of the associated asset retirement obligations.  Management believes that if the Partnership’s asset retirement obligations were settled in the foreseeable future the potential cash flows that would be required to settle the obligations based on current costs are not material.  The Partnership will record asset retirement obligations for these assets in the period in which sufficient information becomes available for it to reasonably determine the settlement dates.

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	INCOME TAXES
	The anticipated after-tax economic benefit of an investment in the Partnership’s units depends largely on the Partnership being treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. If less than 90% of the gross income of a publicly traded partnership, such as the Partnership, for any taxable year is “qualifying income” from sources such as the transportation, marketing (other than to end users), or processing of crude oil, natural gas or products thereof, interest, dividends or similar sources, that partnership will be taxable as a corporation under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code for federal income tax purposes for that taxable year and all subsequent years.
	If the Partnership were treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, then it would pay federal income tax on its income at the corporate tax rate, which is currently a maximum of 35%, and would likely pay state income tax at varying rates. Distributions would generally be taxed again to unitholders as corporate distributions and none of the Partnership’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits would flow through to its unitholders. Because a tax would be imposed upon the Partnership as an entity, cash available for distribution to its unitholders would be substantially reduced. Treatment of the Partnership as a corporation would result in a material reduction in the anticipated cash flow and after-tax return to unitholders and thus would likely result in a substantial reduction in the value of the Partnership’s units.
	The Partnership has entered into storage contracts and leases with third party customers with respect to substantially all of its asphalt facilities. At the time of entering into such agreements, it was unclear under current tax law as to whether the rental income from the leases, and the fees attributable to certain of the processing services the Partnership provides under certain of the storage contracts, constitute “qualifying income.” In the second quarter of 2009, the Partnership submitted a request for a ruling from the IRS that rental income from the leases constitutes “qualifying income.” In October 2009, the Partnership received a favorable ruling from the IRS. As part of this ruling, however, the Partnership agreed to transfer, and has transferred, certain of its asphalt processing assets and related fee income to a subsidiary taxed as a corporation. This transfer occurred in the first quarter of 2010.  Such subsidiary is required to pay federal income tax on its income at the corporate tax rate, which is currently a maximum of 35%, and will likely pay state (and possibly local) income tax at varying rates. Distributions from this subsidiary will generally be taxed again to unitholders as corporate distributions and none of the income, gains, losses, deductions or credits of this subsidiary will flow through to the Partnership’s unitholders.
	In relation to the Partnership’s taxable subsidiary, the tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at September 30, 2014 are presented below (dollars in thousands):
	Deferred tax assets
	Difference in bases of property, plant and equipment	$	950
	Deferred tax asset	950
	Less: valuation allowance	(950		)
	Net deferred tax asset	$	—
	Given that the Partnership’s subsidiary that is taxed as a corporation has a limited earnings history for purposes of determining the likelihood of realizing the benefits of the deferred tax assets, the Partnership has provided a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset.

RECENTLY_ISSUED_ACCOUNTING_STA

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]	'
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS	'RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDSIn July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The amendment provides explicit guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Partnership adopted this update in January 2014, and the impact was not material.In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” The amendments in this update change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations for all public and nonpublic entities. The amendments also require new disclosures about discontinued operations and disposals of components of an entity that do not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. The Partnership is evaluating the impact of this guidance, which will be adopted beginning with the Partnership’s quarterly report for the period ending March 31, 2015.In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The amendments in this Update create Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry-specific revenue recognition guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. In addition, the amendments supersede the cost guidance in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts, and create new Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs-Contracts with Customers. In summary, the core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Partnership is evaluating the impact of this guidance, which will be adopted beginning with the Partnership’s quarterly report for the period ending March 31, 2017.In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern.” The Update provides U.S. GAAP guidance on management’s responsibility in evaluating whether there is substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and about related footnote disclosures. For each reporting period, management will be required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the financial statements are issued. The amendments in this update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Partnership is evaluating the impact of this guidance, which will be adopted beginning with the Partnership's annual report for the period ending December 31, 2016.

Discontinued_Operations_DISCON

Discontinued Operations DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]	'
	The amounts of revenue and costs reported in discontinued operations are set forth in the table below for the period indicated:
		Three Months ended September 30			Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2013
		(in thousands, except per unit data)
	Total revenue	$	410		$	1,750
	Expenses:
	Operating	418			958
	Asset impairment expense	5,732			5,732
	Gain on sale of assets	136			1,010
	Loss from discontinued operations	$	(5,604	)	$	(3,930	)
	Basic net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.17	)
	Diluted net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.17	)
	The following table discloses the major classes of discontinued assets and liabilities related to the Thompson to Webster Pipeline System at the disposal date:
		30-Dec-13
		(in thousands)
	Assets
	Accounts Receivable	$	400
	Property, plant and equipment, net	1,000
	Assets of discontinued operations	$	1,400
	Liabilities
	Accounts Payable	$	1
	Deferred Revenue	148
	Other liabilities	339
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	488
	The amounts of revenue and costs reported in discontinued operations are set forth in the table below for the period indicated:
		Three Months ended September 30,			Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2013
		(in thousands, except per unit data)
	Total revenue	$	164		$	493
	Expenses:
	Operating	49			105
	Income from discontinued operations	$	115		$	388
	Basic net income from discontinued operations per common unit	$	0.01		$	0.02
	Diluted net income from discontinued operations per common unit	$	—		$	0.02
	The following table discloses the major classes of discontinued assets and liabilities related to the Northumberland asphalt facility at the disposal date:
		21-Nov-13
		(in thousands)
	Assets
	Accounts Receivable	$	4
	Assets of discontinued operations	$	4
	Liabilities
	Accounts Payable	$	13
	Deferred Revenue	28
	Other liabilities	84
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	125

PROPERTY_PLANT_AND_EQUIPMENT_T

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment	'
		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	December 31, 2013			September 30, 2014
			(dollars in thousands)
	Land	N/A	$	16,374		$	17,680
	Land improvements	20-Oct	6,306			6,351
	Pipelines and facilities	30-May	144,261			159,176
	Storage and terminal facilities	Oct-35	234,208			238,592
	Transportation equipment	10-Mar	16,735			14,241
	Office property and equipment and other	20-Mar	26,371			28,182
	Pipeline linefill and tank bottoms	N/A	10,193			10,186
	Construction-in-progress	N/A	14,008			17,808
	Property, plant and equipment, gross		468,456			492,216
	Accumulated depreciation		(171,056		)	(186,649		)
	Property, plant and equipment, net		$	297,400		$	305,567

NET_INCOME_PER_LIMITED_PARTNER1

NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common and Subordinated Units	'
	The following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common unit (in thousands, except per unit data):
		Three Months ended September 30,					Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2014		2013			2014
	Net income from continuing operations	$	16,030		$	11,271	$	26,271		$	18,783
	Loss from discontinued operations	(5,489		)	—		(3,542		)	—
	Net income	10,541			11,271		22,729			18,783
	General partner interest in net income	220			247		537			437
	Preferred interest in net income	5,391			5,391		16,173			16,173
	Income available to limited partners	$	4,930		$	5,633	$	6,019		$	2,173
	Basic weighted average number of units:
	Common units	22,697			23,909		22,684			23,245
	Restricted and phantom units	699			725		667			659
	Diluted weighted average number of units:
	Common units	53,718			54,927		22,684			23,245
	Basic net income from continuing operations per common unit	$	0.44		$	0.23	$	0.41		$	0.09
	Basic net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.23	)	$	—	$	(0.15	)	$	—
	Basic net income per common unit	$	0.21		$	0.23	$	0.26		$	0.09
	Diluted income from continuing operations per common unit	$	0.29		$	0.2	$	0.41		$	0.09
	Diluted loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$	(0.10	)	$	—	$	(0.15	)	$	—
	Diluted net income per common unit	$	0.19		$	0.2	$	0.26		$	0.09

LONGTERM_INCENTIVE_PLAN_Tables

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Phantom Common Units And Restricted Common Units Activity	'
	Activity pertaining to phantom common units and restricted common unit awards granted under the Plan is as follows:
		Number of Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	Nonvested at December 31, 2013	1,058,162	$	7.03
	Granted	276,773	9.06
	Vested	298,936	7.36
	Forfeited	11,304	8.34
	Nonvested at September 30, 2014	1,024,695	$	7.47

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Fair_V

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]	'
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]	'
	The Partnership’s recurring financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements and the necessary disclosures are as follows (in thousands):
		Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2014
	Description	Total			Quoted Prices			Significant		Significant
					in Active			Other		Unobservable
					Markets for			Observable		Inputs
					Identical Assets			Inputs		(Level 3)
					(Level 1)			(Level 2)
	Liabilities:
	Interest rate swap liabilities	$	930		$	—		$	930	$	—
	Total	$	930		$	—		$	930	$	—
	The Partnership had no recurring financial assets or liabilities subject to fair value measurements as of December 31, 2013.
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of the Partnership’s financial liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
			Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
			Three Months		Nine Months
			ended		ended
			30-Sep-14		30-Sep-14
	Beginning Balance		$	2,002	$	—
	Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
	Included in earnings(1)		1,072		(930		)
	Included in other comprehensive income		—		—
	Purchases, issuances, and settlements		—		—
	Transfers in and/or out of Level 3		930		930
	Ending Balance		$	—	$	—
	The amount of  total income (expense) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) for liabilities still held at the reporting date		$	1,072	$	(930	)
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	-1	Amounts reported as included in earnings are reported as interest expense on the statements of operations.

OPERATING_SEGMENTS_Tables

OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	'
	The following table reflects certain financial data for each segment for the periods indicated (in thousands):
			Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
			2013			2014			2013			2014
	Crude Oil Terminalling and Storage Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	3,216		$	1,875		$	9,149		$	7,020
	Related party revenue		4,477			3,080			14,495			10,726
	Total revenue for reportable segments		7,693			4,955			23,644			17,746
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		1,068			1,006			2,872			2,980
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		6,625			3,949			20,772			14,766
	Total assets (end of period)		$	65,314		$	67,451		$	65,314		$	67,451
	Crude Oil Pipeline Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	6,499		$	5,906		$	12,681		$	13,439
	Related party revenue		4,807			2,098			7,179			5,934
	Total revenue for reportable segments		11,306			8,004			19,860			19,373
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		3,968			2,484			11,056			11,600
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		7,338			5,520			8,804			7,773
	Total assets (end of period)		$	175,476		$	170,700		$	175,476		$	170,700
	Crude Oil Trucking and Producer Field Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	11,712		$	12,264		$	36,085		$	38,280
	Related party revenue		5,805			4,433			16,370			15,057
	Total revenue for reportable segments		17,517			16,697			52,455			53,337
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		15,226			15,607			45,469			48,235
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		2,291			1,090			6,986			5,102
	Total assets (end of period)		$	20,446		$	28,208		$	20,446		$	28,208
	Asphalt  Services
	Service revenue
	Third party revenue		$	17,843		$	18,456		$	47,586		$	49,196
	Related party revenue		310			246			1,337			946
	Total revenue for reportable segments		18,153			18,702			48,923			50,142
	Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		5,895			6,627			18,510			20,115
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)		12,258			12,075			30,413			30,027
	Total assets (end of period)		$	101,215		$	95,110		$	101,215		$	95,110
	Total operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization)(1)		$	28,512		$	22,634		$	66,975		$	57,668
	____________________
	(1)The following table reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes (in thousands):
		Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
		2013			2014			2013			2014
	Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	$	28,512		$	22,634		$	66,975		$	57,668
	Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations	(5,975		)	(6,571		)	(17,533		)	(19,342		)
	General and administrative expenses	(4,649		)	(4,267		)	(13,806		)	(13,124		)
	Asset impairment expense	(123		)	—			(123		)	—
	Gain on sale of assets	598			808			722			1,780
	Interest expense	(1,897		)	(1,640		)	(9,188		)	(8,325		)
	Equity gain (loss) in unconsolidated entity	(151		)	423			(325		)	477
	Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	16,315		$	11,387		$	26,722		$	19,134

INCOME_TAXES_Tables

INCOME TAXES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets	'
	In relation to the Partnership’s taxable subsidiary, the tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at September 30, 2014 are presented below (dollars in thousands):
	Deferred tax assets
	Difference in bases of property, plant and equipment	$	950
	Deferred tax asset	950
	Less: valuation allowance	(950		)
	Net deferred tax asset	$	—

ORGANIZATION_AND_NATURE_OF_BUS1

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
	Operating-segments
	States
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS [Abstract]	'
Number of states in which entity operates (in states)	22
Number of operating segments (in operating segments)	4

Discontinued_Operations_Northu

Discontinued Operations Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 21, 2013
						Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility [Member]	Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility [Member]	Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility [Member]	Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility [Member]
						Asphalt Services [Member]	Asphalt Services [Member]	Asphalt Services [Member]	Asphalt Services [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total revenue	'	'	'	'	'	$164,000	$493,000	'	'
Operating	'	'	'	'	'	49,000	105,000	'	'
Loss on disposal of facility	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	600,000	'
Loss from discontinued operations	0	-5,489,000	0	-3,542,000	'	115,000	388,000	'	'
Basic income (loss) from discontinued operations per common units	$0	($0.23)	$0	($0.15)	'	$0.01	$0.02	'	'
Diluted income (loss) from discontinued operations per common unit	$0	($0.10)	$0	($0.15)	'	$0	$0.02	'	'
Accounts Receivable	12,803,000	'	12,803,000	'	12,244,000	'	'	'	4,000
Assets of discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	4,000
Accounts Payable	8,089,000	'	8,089,000	'	6,537,000	'	'	'	13,000
Deferred Revenue	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	28,000
Other liabilities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	84,000
Liabilities of discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$125,000

Discontinued_Operations_Thomso

Discontinued Operations Thomson-to-Webster system (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Nov. 21, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 30, 2013

Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility [Member]

Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility [Member]

Northumberland, PA Asphalt Facility [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Asphalt Services [Member]

Asphalt Services [Member]

Asphalt Services [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

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'

$410

$1,750

'

'

Operating

'

'

'

'

'

49

105

'

418

958

'

'

Asset impairment expense

'

5,900

0

5,855

'

'

'

'

5,732

5,732

5,700

'

Gain on sale of assets

'

'

1,780

1,732

'

'

'

'

136

1,010

'

'

Loss from discontinued operations

0

-5,489

0

-3,542

'

115

388

'

-5,604

-3,930

'

'

Diluted net loss from discontinued operations per common unit

$0

($0.10)

$0

($0.15)

'

$0

$0.02

'

($0.10)

($0.17)

'

'

Accounts Receivable

12,803

'

12,803

'

12,244

'

'

4

'

'

'

400

Plant, property and equipment, net

305,567

'

305,567

'

297,400

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000

Assets of discontinued operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4

'

'

'

1,400

Accounts Payable

8,089

'

8,089

'

6,537

'

'

13

'

'

'

1

Deferred Revenue

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

28

'

'

'

148

Other liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

84

'

'

'

339

Liabilities of discontinued operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$125

'

'

'

$488

Basic net loss from discontinued operations per common unit

$0

($0.23)

$0

($0.15)

'

$0.01

$0.02

'

($0.24)

($0.17)

'

'

PROPERTY_PLANT_AND_EQUIPMENT_D

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 30, 2013

Land [Member]

Land [Member]

Land improvements [Member]

Land improvements [Member]

Land improvements [Member]

Land improvements [Member]

Pipelines and facilities [Member]

Pipelines and facilities [Member]

Pipelines and facilities [Member]

Pipelines and facilities [Member]

Storage and terminal facilities [Member]

Storage and terminal facilities [Member]

Storage and terminal facilities [Member]

Storage and terminal facilities [Member]

Transportation equipment [Member]

Transportation equipment [Member]

Transportation equipment [Member]

Transportation equipment [Member]

Office property and equipment and other [Member]

Office property and equipment and other [Member]

Office property and equipment and other [Member]

Office property and equipment and other [Member]

Pipeline linefill and tank bottoms [Member]

Pipeline linefill and tank bottoms [Member]

Construction-in-progress [Member]

Construction-in-progress [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Thompson To Webster System [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Property, plant and equipment, gross

$492,216,000

'

$492,216,000

'

$468,456,000

$17,680,000

$16,374,000

$6,351,000

$6,306,000

'

'

$159,176,000

$144,261,000

'

'

$238,592,000

$234,208,000

'

'

$14,241,000

$16,735,000

'

'

$28,182,000

$26,371,000

'

'

$10,186,000

$10,193,000

$17,808,000

$14,008,000

'

'

'

'

Accumulated Depreciation and Impairments, property plant and equipment

186,649,000

'

186,649,000

'

171,056,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Property, plant and equipment, net

305,567,000

'

305,567,000

'

297,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000

Estimated Useful Lives

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'10 years

'20 years

'

'

'5 years

'30 years

'

'

'10 years

'35 years

'

'

'3 years

'10 years

'

'

'3 years

'20 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Depreciation

6,600,000

6,100,000

19,300,000

17,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Asset Impairment Charges

'

$5,900,000

$0

$5,855,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$5,732,000

$5,732,000

$5,700,000

'

DEBT_Credit_Agreements_Details

DEBT (Credit Agreements) (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 28, 2013

Jun. 28, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Oct. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Oct. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Blueknight General Partners G. P., L.L.C. [Member]

Vitol or Charlesbank [Member]

Secured Debt and Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Secured Debt [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Letter of Credit [Member]

Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Interest Rate Swap Two [Member]

Aggregate Principal Above Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Below Threshold [Member]

Provision Two, Applicable Period Two [Member]

Provision Three, Applicable Period One [Member]

Provision Two, Applicable Period One [Member]

Provision Two, Applicable Period One [Member]

Provision One, Applicable Period Three [Member]

Provision One, Applicable Period Two [Member]

Provision One, Applicable Period One [Member]

Provision One, Applicable Period One [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Federal funds rate [Member]

Eurodollar rate [Member]

Applicable margin based on ABR [Member]

Applicable margin based on ABR [Member]

Applicable margin based on Eurodollar rate [Member]

Applicable margin based on Eurodollar rate [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Aggregate Principal Above Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Below Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Above Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Below Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Below Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Below Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Above Threshold [Member]

Aggregate Principal Below Threshold [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revolving credit facility amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$400,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Borrowings under credit facility

'

'

'

42,733,000

331,411,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayments of Long-term Debt

'

'

'

103,733,000

268,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revolver borrowings

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

212,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Letters of credit outstanding, amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Unused borrowing capacity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

187,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maximum borrowing capacity including additional lenders

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

500,000,000

'

500,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.50%

1.00%

'

'

2.00%

3.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Applicable margin interest rate increase (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

2.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Unused capacity, commitment fee (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.38%

0.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consolidated total leverage (as a ratio), Maximum permitted

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4.5

5

5

5.5

5.5

4.5

4.75

5

5

Minimum Acquisition Costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Minimum Percent of Projected Capital Expenditures

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Minimum Capital Expenditure

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument Covenant, Issued Qualified Senior Notes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

200,000,000

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument Maximum Covenant Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.5

'

3.5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consolidated interest coverage (as a ratio), minimum permitted

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2.5

'

2.5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consolidated total leverage (as a ratio), actual

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.18

'

3.18

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consolidated interest coverage (as a ratio), actual

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7.12

'

7.12

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Credit agreement, Constitute a change of control, if ceases to own, directly or indirectly, exactly 50% of the membership interests of the General Partner or if General Partner ceases to be controlled (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Credit agreement, Constitute a change of control if Vitol Holding BV and Charlesbank ceasing to collectively own and control 50% of the GP

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost

2,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,800,000

200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt issuance costs, net

'

3,303,000

'

3,303,000

'

3,580,000

'

'

'

'

500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period

'

3.41%

3.18%

3.41%

4.39%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt issuance costs

'

'

'

326,000

3,639,000

'

'

'

200,000

'

'

300,000

300,000

300,000

3,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

'

200,000

200,000

600,000

1,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest expense for long-term debt

'

2,500,000

2,200,000

7,300,000

8,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.72%

'

3.72%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest expense related to credit agreement

'

1,640,000

1,897,000

8,325,000

9,188,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Capitalized interest

'

84,000

272,000

244,000

969,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Derivative, Notional Amount

'

200,000,000

'

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000,000

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.45%

1.97%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest Expense, Other

'

300,000

'

300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate swaps liability

'

$930,000

'

$930,000

'

$0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

NET_INCOME_PER_LIMITED_PARTNER2

NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations	$11,271	$16,030	$18,783	$26,271
Loss from discontinued operations	0	-5,489	0	-3,542
Net income	11,271	10,541	18,783	22,729
General partner interest in net income	247	220	437	537
Preferred interest in net income	5,391	5,391	16,173	16,173
Income available to limited partners	$5,633	$4,930	$2,173	$6,019
Basic and diluted weighted average number of units:	'	'	'	'
Common units	23,909	22,697	23,245	22,684
Common units	54,927	53,718	23,245	22,684
Basic net income from continuing operations per common unit	$0.23	$0.44	$0.09	$0.41
Basic net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$0	($0.23)	$0	($0.15)
Restricted and phantom units	725	699	659	667
Basic net income per common unit	$0.23	$0.21	$0.09	$0.26
Diluted net income from continuing operations per common unit	$0.20	$0.29	$0.09	$0.41
Diluted net loss from discontinued operations per common unit	$0	($0.10)	$0	($0.15)
Diluted net income per common unit	$0.20	$0.19	$0.09	$0.26

PARTNERS_CAPITAL_AND_DISTRIBUT1

PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared	$4.70
Phantom Share Units and Restricted Units [Member]	'
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared	0.1
Series A Preferred Unitholders [Member]	'
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Distributions Declared (in dollars per unit)	$0.18
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared	5.4
Limited Partner [Member]	'
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Distributions Declared (in dollars per unit)	$0.13
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Percentage Increase Over Previous Quarter Distribution	1.50%
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared	4.4
General Partner Interest [Member]	'
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared	$0.20

PARTNERS_CAPITAL_AND_DISTRIBUT2

PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS Issuances Narrative (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 22, 2014
Capital Unit [Line Items]	'	'	'
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued	'	'	9,775,000
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share	'	'	$7.61
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units	$71,193,000	$0	'
Limited Partners' Offering Costs	3,200,000	'	'
Limited Partner [Member]	'	'	'
Capital Unit [Line Items]	'	'	'
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units	$71,193,000	'	'

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS_Det

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Related party revenue	$9,857,000	$15,399,000	$32,663,000	$39,381,000	'
Receivables from related parties	3,118,000	'	3,118,000	'	3,149,000
Vitol [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Related party revenue	9,600,000	15,100,000	31,900,000	39,000,000	'
Receivables from related parties	3,000,000	'	3,000,000	'	3,000,000
Due to Related Parties	300,000	'	300,000	'	200,000
Advantage Pipeline, L.L.C. [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Related party revenue	300,000	300,000	700,000	300,000	'
Receivables from related parties	100,000	'	100,000	'	200,000
Due to Related Parties	$100,000	'	$100,000	'	'

LONGTERM_INCENTIVE_PLAN_Detail

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (Details) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 28, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Mar. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

January 2015 Vesting [Member]

January 2016 Vesting [Member]

January 2017 Vesting [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Restricted common units [Member]

Restricted common units [Member]

Restricted common units [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Plan [Member]

Chief Executive Officer [Member]

Chief Executive Officer [Member]

Independent Directors [Member]

Independent Directors [Member]

Independent Directors [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Phantom common units [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized

'

'

1,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of units authorized

'

'

'

4,100,000

2,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Vesting period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Award vesting rights percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

33.00%

33.00%

33.00%

'

'

'

Value of award grants (in dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

$2,500,000

$2,200,000

$2,400,000

'

'

'

'

$2,800,000

'

$100,000

$100,000

$42,750

'

'

'

Unrecognized estimated compensation cost (in dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,400,000

'

2,400,000

'

'

1,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity-based incentive compensation expense (in dollars)

$848,000

$1,547,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

$600,000

$500,000

$1,600,000

$1,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Units [Roll Forward]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Units, Nonvested, Beginning balance

'

'

'

1,058,162

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Units, Granted

'

'

'

276,773

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

500,000

'

7,500

7,500

7,500

353,300

251,106

276,773

Number of Units, Vested

'

'

'

298,936

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Units, Forfeited

'

'

'

11,304

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Units, Nonvested, Ending balance

'

'

'

1,024,695

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Nonvested, Beginning balance (in dollars per unit)

'

'

'

$7.03

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted (in dollars per unit)

'

'

'

$9.06

'

$9.06

$8.75

$6.76

'

'

'

'

$5.62

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested (in dollars per unit)

'

'

'

$7.36

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited (in dollars per unit)

'

'

'

$8.34

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Nonvested, Ending balance (in dollars per unit)

'

'

'

$7.47

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLAN_Details

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
401 (k) Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Contribution Plans Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Employer discretionary contribution amount	$0.40	$0.30	$1.10	$1
Profit Sharing [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Contribution Plans Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Employer discretionary contribution amount	$0.20	$0.20	$0.50	$0.80

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Fair_V1

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swaps liability	$930	$0
Total	930	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swaps liability	0	'
Total	0	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swaps liability	930	'
Total	930	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swaps liability	0	'
Total	$0	'

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Fair_V2

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Fair Value Measurement Reconciliation (Details) (Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'		'
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]	'		'
Beginning Balance	$2,002		$0
Included in Earnings	1,072	[1]	-930	[1]
Included in other comprehensive income	0		0
Purchases, issuances, and settlements	0		0
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3	930		930
Ending Balance	0		0
The amount of total income (expense) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) for liabilities still held at the reporting date	$1,072		($930)
[1]	Amounts reported as included in earnings are reported as interest expense on the statements of operations.

OPERATING_SEGMENTS_Details

OPERATING SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013
					Operating-segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Number of operating segments (in operating segments)	'		'		4		'		'
Service revenue	'		'		'		'		'
Third party revenue	$38,501		$39,270		$107,935		$105,501		'
Related party revenue	9,857		15,399		32,663		39,381		'
Total revenue for reportable segments	48,358		54,669		140,598		144,882		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	22,634	[1]	28,512	[1]	57,668	[1]	66,975	[1]	'
Total assets (end of period)	361,469		'		361,469		'		354,748
Reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes	'		'		'		'		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	22,634	[1]	28,512	[1]	57,668	[1]	66,975	[1]	'
Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations	-6,571		-5,975		-19,342		-17,533		'
General and administrative expenses	-4,267		-4,649		-13,124		-13,806		'
Assets Impairment Charges on Continuing Operations	0		-123		0		-123		'
Gain on sale of assets	808		598		1,780		722		'
Interest expense	-1,640		-1,897		-8,325		-9,188		'
Equity (earnings) loss in unconsolidated affiliate	423		-151		477		-325		'
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	11,387		16,315		19,134		26,722		'
Crude Oil Terminalling and Storage Services [Member]	'		'		'		'		'
Service revenue	'		'		'		'		'
Third party revenue	1,875		3,216		7,020		9,149		'
Related party revenue	3,080		4,477		10,726		14,495		'
Total revenue for reportable segments	4,955		7,693		17,746		23,644		'
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)	1,006		1,068		2,980		2,872		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	3,949		6,625		14,766		20,772		'
Total assets (end of period)	67,451		65,314		67,451		65,314		'
Reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes	'		'		'		'		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	3,949		6,625		14,766		20,772		'
Crude Oil Pipeline Services [Member]	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Number of pipelines systems owned and operated (in pipeline systems)	'		'		3		'		'
Service revenue	'		'		'		'		'
Third party revenue	5,906		6,499		13,439		12,681		'
Related party revenue	2,098		4,807		5,934		7,179		'
Total revenue for reportable segments	8,004		11,306		19,373		19,860		'
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)	2,484		3,968		11,600		11,056		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	5,520		7,338		7,773		8,804		'
Total assets (end of period)	170,700		175,476		170,700		175,476		'
Reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes	'		'		'		'		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	5,520		7,338		7,773		8,804		'
Crude Oil Trucking and Producer Field Services [Member]	'		'		'		'		'
Service revenue	'		'		'		'		'
Third party revenue	12,264		11,712		38,280		36,085		'
Related party revenue	4,433		5,805		15,057		16,370		'
Total revenue for reportable segments	16,697		17,517		53,337		52,455		'
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)	15,607		15,226		48,235		45,469		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	1,090		2,291		5,102		6,986		'
Total assets (end of period)	28,208		20,446		28,208		20,446		'
Reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes	'		'		'		'		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	1,090		2,291		5,102		6,986		'
Asphalt Services [Member]	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Number of terminalling and storage facilities providing asphalt product and residual fuel terminalling storage and blending services (in terminalling and storage facilities)	42		'		42		'		'
Number of states that Asphalt product and residual fuel terminalling, storage and blending services at its terminalling and storage facilities are provided (in states)	21		'		21		'		'
Service revenue	'		'		'		'		'
Third party revenue	18,456		17,843		49,196		47,586		'
Related party revenue	246		310		946		1,337		'
Total revenue for reportable segments	18,702		18,153		50,142		48,923		'
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)	6,627		5,895		20,115		18,510		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	12,075		12,258		30,027		30,413		'
Total assets (end of period)	95,110		101,215		95,110		101,215		'
Reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes	'		'		'		'		'
Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations	$12,075		$12,258		$30,027		$30,413		'
[1]	The following table reconciles segment operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) to income before income taxes (in thousands): Three Months ended September 30, Nine Months ended September 30, 2013 2014 2013 2014Operating margin (excluding depreciation and amortization) from continuing operations$28,512 $22,634 $66,975 $57,668Depreciation and amortization on continuing operations(5,975) (6,571) (17,533) (19,342)General and administrative expenses(4,649) (4,267) (13,806) (13,124)Asset impairment expense(123) — (123) —Gain on sale of assets598 808 722 1,780Interest expense(1,897) (1,640) (9,188) (8,325)Equity gain (loss) in unconsolidated entity(151) 423 (325) 477Income from continuing operations before income taxes$16,315 $11,387 $26,722 $19,134

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 10, 2013	Feb. 06, 2012	Feb. 06, 2012
	Insurance Claims [Member]	Insurance Claims [Member]	Pending Litigation [Member]	Pending Litigation [Member]	Minimum [Member]
	bbl		Physical Management and Control of Crude Oil [Member]	Physical Management and Control of Crude Oil [Member]	Pending Litigation [Member]
	Pipeline_Systems		bbl	bbl	Physical Management and Control of Crude Oil [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Judgement seeking immediate return of crude cil Linefill belonging to company (in BOE)	'	'	'	140,000	'
Gain contingency, unrecorded amount	'	'	'	'	$75,000
Gain Contingency, Partnership's Shortage Found by Special Master	'	'	148,000	'	'
Gain Contingency, Defendent's Overage Found By Special Master	'	'	130,000	'	'
Number of pipelines systems owned and operated (in pipeline systems)	1	'	'	'	'
Number of Barrels	500	'	'	'	'
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	'	2,100,000	'	'	'
Insurance Deductible Paid	'	$250,000	'	'	'

INCOME_TAXES_Details

INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Gross income of a partnership, for any taxable year is qualifying income will be taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes for that taxable year and all subsequent years, maximum (as a percent)	90.00%
Federal statutory income tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%
Difference in bases of property, plant and equipment	$950
Deferred tax asset	950
Less: valuation allowance	-950
Net deferred tax asset	$0