| Component: (Network and Table) | |
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| Network | 2310301 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (ARO) (Tables) (http://www.murphyusa.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsAroTables)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001573516 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
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Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Aggregate Carrying Amount of Asset Retirement Obligation  | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amount of the ARO is shown in the following table. 
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