Partnership Distributions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]

The Board of Directors of WGP GP declared the following cash distributions to WGP unitholders for the periods presented:



thousands except per-unit amounts Quarters Ended	Total Quarterly Distribution per Unit		Total Quarterly Cash Distribution		Date of Distribution
2013
March 31	$	0.17875	$	39,128	May 2013
June 30	0.19750		43,232		August 2013
September 30	0.21375		46,789		November 2013
December 31	0.23125		50,620		February 2014
2014
March 31	$	0.25000	$	54,726	May 2014
June 30	0.27125		59,378		August 2014
September 30	0.29125		63,756		November 2014
December 31	0.31250		68,409		February 2015
2015
March 31	$	0.34250	$	74,977	May 2015
June 30	0.36375		79,630		August 2015
September 30	0.38125		83,461		November 2015
December 31 ⁽¹⁾	0.40375		88,389		February 2016


⁽¹⁾	On January 21, 2016, the Board of Directors of WGP GP declared a cash distribution to WGP unitholders of $0.40375 per unit, or $88.4 million in aggregate. The cash distribution was paid on February 22, 2016, to WGP unitholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2016.

Western Gas Partners, LP [Member]

Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]

Cash Distributions Tables

The Board of Directors of WES GP declared the following cash distributions to WES’s common and general partner unitholders for the periods presented:



thousands except per-unit amounts Quarters Ended	Total Quarterly Distribution per Unit		Total Quarterly Cash Distribution		Date of Distribution
2013
March 31	$	0.540	$	70,143	May 2013
June 30	0.560		79,315		August 2013
September 30	0.580		83,986		November 2013
December 31	0.600		92,609		February 2014
2014
March 31	$	0.625	$	98,749	May 2014
June 30	0.650		105,655		August 2014
September 30	0.675		111,608		November 2014
December 31	0.700		126,044		February 2015
2015
March 31	$	0.725	$	133,203	May 2015
June 30	0.750		139,736		August 2015
September 30	0.775		146,160		November 2015
December 31 ⁽¹⁾	0.800		152,588		February 2016

⁽¹⁾

On January 21, 2016, the Board of Directors of WES GP declared a cash distribution to WES unitholders of $0.800 per unit, or $152.6 million in aggregate, including incentive distributions, but excluding distributions on WES Class C units (see WES Class C unit distributions below). The cash distribution was paid on February 11, 2016, to WES unitholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2016.

PIK Class C Units Distributions Table

WES issued the following PIK Class C units to APC Midstream Holdings, LLC (“AMH”), the holder of the Class C units, for the periods presented:



thousands except unit amounts For the Quarters Ended	PIK Class C Units	Implied Fair Value		Date of Distribution
2014
December 31 ⁽¹⁾	45,711	$	3,072	February 2015
2015
March 31	118,230	$	8,101	May 2015
June 30	153,020	8,721		August 2015
September 30	181,048	9,724		November 2015
December 31	323,584	10,070		February 2016


⁽¹⁾	Prorated for the 37-day period the Class C units were outstanding during the fourth quarter of 2014.