Consolidated Statement of Equity and Partners' Capital - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Western Gas Partners, LP [Member]	Chipeta Processing Limited Liability Company [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 Limited Liability Company [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	[1]	$ 3,920,098			$ 430,598	$ 1,060,842	$ 2,428,658
Net income (loss)		283,536			11,326	159,353	112,857
Above-market component of swap extensions with Anadarko	[2]	16,365				16,365
WES equity transactions, net	[3]	0				9,200	(9,200)
WES issuance of Series A Preferred units, net of offering expenses		686,940					686,940
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners			$ (130,947)	$ (7,460)				$ (130,947)	$ (7,460)
Distributions to WGP unitholders		(181,156)				(181,156)
Acquisitions from affiliates		(712,500)			(549,865)	(162,635)
Revision to Deferred purchase price obligation – Anadarko	[4]	148,600				148,600
Contributions of equity-based compensation to WES by Anadarko		2,026				2,026
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko		(27,459)			(27,459)
Net distributions to Anadarko of other assets		(354)				(354)
Elimination of net deferred tax liabilities		135,400			135,400
Other		705				378	327
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016		$ 4,133,794			$ 0	$ 1,052,619	$ 3,081,175

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

[2] See Note 5.

[3] Includes the impact of WES’s (as defined in Note 1) equity offerings as described in Note 4. The $9.2 million increase to partners’ capital, together with net income (loss) attributable to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, totaled $179.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

[4] See Note 2.