Consolidated Statement of Equity and Partners' Capital (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
WES equity transactions, net	$ 0	[1]
Combined change in Partners' Capital from WES equity transactions, net and net income (loss) attributable to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP	261,500
Common Units [Member]
WES equity transactions, net	$ (14,565)	[1]

[1] Includes the impact of the cumulative effect of accounting change in WES’s consolidated statement of equity and partners’ capital. The $14.6 million decrease to partners’ capital, together with net income (loss) attributable to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, totaled $261.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.