Organization	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	1. Organization Western Refining Logistics, LP ("WNRL," "we," "us" or the "Partnership") is a Delaware limited partnership formed in July 2013 by Western Refining Logistics GP, LLC ("WRGP"), our general partner. WRGP is owned 100% by Western Refining, Inc. ("Western") and holds all of the non-economic general partner interests in WNRL. On October 16, 2013, we completed our initial public offering (the "Offering") of 15,812,500 common units representing limited partner interests. Upon completion of the Offering, Western Refining Company, L.P. and Western Refining Southwest, Inc., each wholly-owned subsidiaries of Western, collectively held a 65.3% limited partner interest in WNRL, with the remaining 34.7% limited partner interest being held by public unitholders. See Note 3, Initial Public Offering, for further discussion. We engage in the gathering, transportation, storage and terminalling of crude oil and refined products and the storage, processing and terminalling of asphalt. Most of our assets are integral to the operations of Western’s refineries located in El Paso, Texas and Gallup, New Mexico (Western’s "El Paso Refinery" and "Gallup Refinery," respectively). Primarily, we operate in Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas. We generate substantially all of our revenues from transactions with Western.

Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1. Organization

Western Refining Logistics, LP ("WNRL," "we," "us" or the "Partnership") is a Delaware limited partnership formed in July 2013 by Western Refining Logistics GP, LLC ("WRGP"), our general partner. WRGP is owned 100% by Western Refining, Inc. ("Western") and holds all of the non-economic general partner interests in WNRL. On October 16, 2013, we completed our initial public offering (the "Offering") of 15,812,500 common units representing limited partner interests. Upon completion of the Offering, Western Refining Company, L.P. and Western Refining Southwest, Inc., each wholly-owned subsidiaries of Western, collectively held a 65.3% limited partner interest in WNRL, with the remaining 34.7% limited partner interest being held by public unitholders. See Note 3, Initial Public Offering, for further discussion.

We engage in the gathering, transportation, storage and terminalling of crude oil and refined products and the storage, processing and terminalling of asphalt. Most of our assets are integral to the operations of Western’s refineries located in El Paso, Texas and Gallup, New Mexico (Western’s "El Paso Refinery" and "Gallup Refinery," respectively). Primarily, we operate in Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas. We generate substantially all of our revenues from transactions with Western.