The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Barrels per day of active storage capacity

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
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Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering		15,812,500
Western Refining, Inc. [Member]
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Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest	100.00%
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest	66.20%	65.30%	66.20%
Western Refining Wholesale, LLC [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			320,000,000
Payments for (Proceeds from) Businesses and Interest in Affiliates			(51,000,000)
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			66.20%
Common Units [Member]
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Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued				1,160,092
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering		15,812,500
Common Units [Member] \| Western Refining, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering		6,998,500
Common Units [Member] \| Western Refining Wholesale, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued				1,160,092
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Agreement - WNRL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	269,000,000			269,000,000