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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Volume that must be purchased within the specified time period of the agreement to avoid penalties or unfavorable effects on pricing, among other adverse consequences.

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The number of units sold in a public offering of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Dividend Arrearges, Common Limited Partner Units

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Economic Rights, Crude Oil Throughput, Percent

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The aggregate amount of equity or debt securities authorized to be issued under a registration statement

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Equity (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Equity (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 14, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2016 shares	May 31, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares bbl	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 30, 2015
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Dividend Arrearges, Common Limited Partner Units \| $		$ 0			$ 0			$ 0
Equity or Debt Securities, Registration Statement \| $		1,000,000			1,000,000			1,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period						62,216
Equity or Debt Securities, Registration Statement, Availability \| $		$ 713,800			$ 713,800			$ 713,800
Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering		1,125,000	562,500	3,750,000	8,625,000
Investor [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest								47.40%
Investor [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding		28,866,477			28,866,477			28,866,477
Western Refining, Inc. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest								52.60%
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding		9,207,847			9,207,847		8,579,623	9,207,847
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] \| Subordinated Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding		22,811,000			22,811,000		22,811,000	22,811,000
TexNew Mex 16 inch pipeline [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Minimum Volume Required \| bbl							13,000
TexNew Mex 16 inch pipeline [Member] \| Western Refining, Inc. [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Economic Rights, Crude Oil Throughput, Percent									80.00%
Western Refining Logistics, LP [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering	7,500,000