Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 near Gallup, New Mexico. Primarily, we operate in Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas. We generate substantially all of our revenues from transactions with Western. We entered into a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated September 25, 2014, as amended by and among WNRL, Western, Western Refining Southwest, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western (“WRSW”), and WRGP (the “Contribution Agreement”). On October 15, 2014 (the "Closing Date") under the terms of the Contribution Agreement, we purchased from WRSW all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Western Refining Wholesale, LLC (“WRW”) for total consideration of $360 million. Unless otherwise noted in the text, the effect of this transaction is not reflected in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the transaction occurred after the presentation period, which is as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2014. See Note 15, Subsequent Events for additional information on this transaction.

Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 near Gallup, New Mexico. Primarily, we operate in Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas. We generate substantially all of our revenues from transactions with Western.

We entered into a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated September 25, 2014, as amended by and among WNRL, Western, Western Refining Southwest, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western (“WRSW”), and WRGP (the “Contribution Agreement”). On October 15, 2014 (the "Closing Date") under the terms of the Contribution Agreement, we purchased from WRSW all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Western Refining Wholesale, LLC (“WRW”) for total consideration of $360 million. Unless otherwise noted in the text, the effect of this transaction is not reflected in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the transaction occurred after the presentation period, which is as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2014. See Note 15, Subsequent Events for additional information on this transaction.