Amount of cash distribution paid to unit-holder of limited partnership (LP).

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-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480008/505-10-S99-1

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Amount of equity impact of enhanced cash distribution declared to unit-holder of limited partnership (LP).

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Per unit of ownership amount of enhanced cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP).

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The number of days subsequent to each quarter the Partnership is required to make distributions to unitholders of record on the applicable record date.

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Partnership Distributions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Enhanced quarterly per-unit distribution	$ 0.356
Enhanced quarterly cash distribution	$ 140.1
WES [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Partnership agreement day requirement of distribution of available cash			55 days
WES Operating [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Additional quarterly cash distribution		$ 86.7