Consolidated Statement of Equity and Partners' Capital - 9 months ended Sep. 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)		452,711			11,326	250,750	190,635
Above-market component of swap extensions with Anadarko	[2]	34,782				34,782
WES equity transactions, net	[3]	0				2,451	(2,451)
WES issuance of Series A Preferred units, net of offering expenses		686,937					686,937
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners			$ (211,877)	$ (11,257)				$ (211,877)	$ (11,257)
Distributions to WGP unitholders		(276,114)				(276,114)
Acquisitions from affiliates		(712,500)			(547,989)	(164,511)
Revision to Deferred purchase price obligation – Anadarko	[4]	160,152				160,152
Contributions of equity-based compensation to WES by Anadarko		3,026				3,026
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko		(29,335)			(29,335)
Net distributions to Anadarko of other assets		(581)				(581)
Elimination of net deferred tax liabilities		135,400			135,400
Other		888				388	500
Balance at Sep. 30, 2016		$ 4,152,330			$ 0	$ 1,071,185	$ 3,081,145

[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 $2.5 million increase to partners’ capital, together with net income (loss) attributable to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, totaled $264.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

[4] See Note 2.