Equity (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	May 31, 2016 shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares bbl	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2015
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared							$ 39,270
Equity and Debt, Aggregate Value	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000				1,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period | shares				46,696
Dividend Arrearges, Common Limited Partner Units	$ 0		0				0
Common Units [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared			9,858			$ 8,346	19,453	$ 16,320
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering | shares	562,500	3,750,000
Subordinated Units [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared			$ 9,181			$ 7,927	18,135	$ 15,512
TexNew Mex Units [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared							$ 0
Investor [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest							39.20%
Investor [Member] | Common Units [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares	20,225,957		20,225,957				20,225,957
Western Refining, Inc. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest							60.80%
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | Common Units [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares	8,579,623		8,579,623		8,579,623		8,579,623
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | Subordinated Units [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares	22,811,000		22,811,000		22,811,000		22,811,000
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | TexNew Mex Units [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares	80,000		80,000		80,000		80,000
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | General Partner [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared							$ 1,682
TexNew Mex 16 inch pipeline [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Minimum Volume Required | bbl					13,000
TexNew Mex 16 inch pipeline [Member] | Western Refining, Inc. [Member]
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Economic Rights, Crude Oil Throughput, Percent									80.00%