| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2426405 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION Table 3 (Details) (http://www.nustarenergy.com/role/SegmentInformationTable3Details) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001110805 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Long-Lived Assets By Geographic Areas | Period [Axis] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |||||||
| Statement, Geographical [Axis] | Statement, Geographical [Axis] | |||||||
| United States | Netherlands | Other | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | United States | Netherlands | Other | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | |
Long-lived assets | ||||||||