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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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Debt and Interest Expense - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2012	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Affiliates [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility, outstanding borrowings		$ 0
Facility, available borrowing capacity		$ 30,000,000
Facility, interest rate at period end		2.73%	1.97%
Facility, expiration date	Nov. 01, 2017
WGP RCF [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility, outstanding borrowings		$ 28,000,000
Facility, available borrowing capacity		$ 222,000,000
Facility, interest rate at period end		3.23%	2.72%
Facility, fee rate		0.30%	0.35%
Facility, expiration date		Mar. 14, 2019
Western Gas Partners, LP [Member] \| WES RCF [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility, outstanding borrowings		$ 160,000,000
Facility, available borrowing capacity		$ 1,035,000,000
Facility, interest rate at period end		2.53%	1.77%
Facility, fee rate		0.20%	0.20%
Outstanding letters of credit		$ 4,900,000
Facility, expiration date		Feb. 26, 2020
Western Gas Partners, LP [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		5.375%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jun. 01, 2021
Western Gas Partners, LP [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 4.000% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		4.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jul. 01, 2022
Western Gas Partners, LP [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 2.600% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		2.60%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Aug. 15, 2018
Western Gas Partners, LP [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.450% Senior Notes due 2044 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		5.45%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Apr. 01, 2044
Western Gas Partners, LP [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		3.95%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jun. 01, 2025
Western Gas Partners, LP [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 4.650% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		4.65%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jul. 01, 2026