Consolidated Statement of Equity and Partners' Capital - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2015 - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Western Gas Partners, LP [Member]	Chipeta Processing LLC [Member]	Net Investment by Anadarko [Member]	Common Units [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member] Western Gas Partners, LP [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member] Chipeta Processing LLC [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	[1]	$ 4,133,859			$ 122,509	$ 1,260,195	$ 2,751,155
Net income (loss)		361,264			1,742	211,366	148,156
Above-market component of swap extensions with Anadarko	[2]	7,916				7,916
WES equity transactions, net	[3]	57,353				(13,795)	71,148
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners			$ (171,737)	$ (10,150)				$ (171,737)	$ (10,150)
Distributions to WGP unitholders		(223,016)				(223,016)
Acquisitions from affiliates		(174,276)			(197,562)	23,286
Contributions of equity-based compensation to WES by Anadarko		2,617				2,617
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko		31,467			31,467
Net distributions to Anadarko of other assets		(4,386)				(4,386)
Elimination of net deferred tax liabilities		41,844			41,844
Other		406				(171)	577
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015		$ 4,053,161			$ 0	$ 1,264,012	$ 2,789,149

[1] Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to the DBJV system. See Note 1 and Note 2.

[2] See Note 5.

[3] Includes the impact of Western Gas Partners, LP’s public equity offerings as described in Note 4. The $13.8 million decrease to partners’ capital, together with net income attributable to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, totaled $199.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.