Document and Entity Information Document - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 24, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Western Refining Logistics, LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001581908
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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			$ 503,069,908
Common Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,074,324
Subordinated Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		22,811,000