Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Feb. 27, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Western Refining Logistics, LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001581908
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 517,226,875
Common Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			23,982,000
Subordinated Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			22,811,000