Income Tax	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	18. Income Taxes WNRL is treated as a publicly-traded partnership for federal and state income tax purposes, however, Western Refining Product Transport, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary) is taxed as a corporation for federal and state tax purposes. Taxes on our net income for WNRL and its subsidiaries generally are borne by our partners through the allocation of taxable income. The aggregate difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting purposes cannot be readily determined as we do not have access to information about each partner's tax attributes in us. Our income tax expense results from our taxable subsidiary and state laws that apply to entities organized as partnerships, primarily in the state of Texas and from federal and state laws for corporations. The Predecessor's results of operations were not reduced by a provision for federal income tax. After the Offering, our income tax expense was $0.05 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million for the periods ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the periods ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was 0.1%, 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had no unrecognized tax benefit liability. No interest or penalties were recognized related to income taxes during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Income Tax

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

18. Income Taxes

WNRL is treated as a publicly-traded partnership for federal and state income tax purposes, however, Western Refining Product Transport, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary) is taxed as a corporation for federal and state tax purposes. Taxes on our net income for WNRL and its subsidiaries generally are borne by our partners through the allocation of taxable income. The aggregate difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting purposes cannot be readily determined as we do not have access to information about each partner's tax attributes in us. Our income tax expense results from our taxable subsidiary and state laws that apply to entities organized as partnerships, primarily in the state of Texas and from federal and state laws for corporations. The Predecessor's results of operations were not reduced by a provision for federal income tax. After the Offering, our income tax expense was $0.05 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million for the periods ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the periods ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was 0.1%, 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had no unrecognized tax benefit liability. No interest or penalties were recognized related to income taxes during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.