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Long-Term Debt (Details 3) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2013
Long-Term Debt        
Net proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt after original issuance discount and issuance costs $ 927,798,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt $ 1,005,536,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt $ 714,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt  
Unamortized debt issuance discount 9,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount      
Amortization of debt discount 1,042,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 419,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium    
6% senior notes due April 2021        
Long-Term Debt        
Principle amount of senior notes       350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest rate (as a percent) 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Net proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt after original issuance discount and issuance costs       336,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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Transaction costs   7,800,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
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Unamortized debt issuance discount 4,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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  5,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Effective interest rate (as a percent) 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Amortization of debt discount $ 500,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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$ 400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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6% senior notes due April 2021 | Prior to April 1, 2016        
Long-Term Debt        
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount of debt instruments that may be redeemed prior to 2017       35.00%exlp_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmountMaximum
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Minimum number of equity offerings       1exlp_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromPublicAndPrivateEquityOfferingsNumberOfOfferingsMinimum
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Redemption price as percentage of principal amount       106.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Minimum notes remaining outstanding if notes redeemed prior to 2017 (as a percent)       65.00%exlp_LongTermDebtNotesToRemainOutstandingAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmountMinimum
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Maximum number of days within which the entity may redeem a percentage of the note following the date of the closing of equity offering       180 days
6% senior notes due April 2021 | Twelve month period beginning April 1, 2017        
Long-Term Debt        
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount       103.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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6% senior notes due April 2021 | Twelve month period beginning April 1, 2018        
Long-Term Debt        
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount       101.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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6% senior notes due April 2021 | Beginning April 1, 2019 and thereafter        
Long-Term Debt        
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount       100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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