Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	May 01, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Western Refining Logistics, LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001581908
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
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	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 517,226,875
Common Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			24,016,748
Subordinated Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			22,811,000