Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001583103
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Common Unitholders Public [Member]
Entity Information
Entity Common Stock, Units Outstanding		30,707,740
Subordinated Unitholder Valero [Member]
Entity Information
Entity Common Stock, Units Outstanding		28,789,989
General Partner Valero [Member]
Entity Information
Entity Common Stock, Units Outstanding		1,214,043