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Network
2437408 - Disclosure - Postretirement Benefits, Schedule of Net Periodic Benefits (Details)
(http://www.alonusa.com/role/PostretirementBenefitsScheduleOfNetPeriodicBenefitsDetails)
TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001325955 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit PlansDefined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan DisclosurePeriod [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
Service cost
3,806,000  
3,985,000  
3,424,000  
Interest cost
5,637,000  
5,022,000  
4,952,000  
Amortization of prior service credit
(51,000) 
(51,000) 
(51,000) 
Expected return on plan assets
(6,997,000) 
(6,329,000) 
(5,478,000) 
Recognized net actuarial loss
3,278,000  
3,408,000  
2,432,000  
Net periodic benefit cost
5,673,000  
 
6,035,000  
 
5,279,000