Equity - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Sep. 14, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 shares	Jun. 30, 2016 shares	May 31, 2016 shares	Oct. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares bbl	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 30, 2015	Oct. 16, 2013 shares
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Cash distributions declared per common unit | $ / shares						$ 0.4225	$ 0.4125	$ 0.4025	$ 0.3925		$ 1.6300	$ 1.4275	$ 1.1632
Equity or Debt Securities, Registration Statement						$ 1,000,000,000					$ 1,000,000,000
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared											89,082,000
Equity or Debt Securities, Registration Statement, Availability						$ 713,800,000					713,800,000
Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering | shares	7,500,000	1,125,000	562,500	3,750,000
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared											47,453,000	$ 34,436,000	$ 26,902,000
TexNew Mex Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared											0	310,000	0
Subordinated Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Declared											$ 37,182,000	$ 32,563,000	$ 26,534,000
WNRL 2013 LTIP [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period | shares											62,216	43,353
St. Paul Park Logistics Assets [Member] | Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable							$ 628,224
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] | Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable										$ 421,031
TexNew Mex 16 inch pipeline [Member] | TexNew Mex Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable										$ 80,000
Western Refining Wholesale, LLC [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest					66.20%
Western Refining Wholesale, LLC [Member] | Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable							$ 1,160,092
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 | shares						9,207,847				8,579,623	9,207,847	8,579,623			6,998,500
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | TexNew Mex Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares						80,000				80,000	80,000	80,000
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | Subordinated Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares						22,811,000				22,811,000	22,811,000	22,811,000			22,811,000
Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | TexNew Mex 16 inch pipeline [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Economic Rights, Crude Oil Throughput, Percent														80.00%
Public [Member] | Common Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares						28,866,477					28,866,477
Subordinated Units [Member] | Western Refining, Inc. [Member] | Subordinated Units [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding | shares						22,811,000					22,811,000