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Related-Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 01, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2015
Receivables from Related Party          
Receivables from related party $ 16,161,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent     $ 8,499,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent [1]  
Significant Related Party Revenues and Expenses          
Operating revenues – related party 41,886,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties 29,489,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties [2],[3]      
Majority Shareholder [Member]          
Receivables from Related Party          
Trade receivables – related party 20,339,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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    10,515,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Due to related party (4,178,000)us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
    (2,016,000)us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
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Receivables from related party 16,161,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
    8,499,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
 
Significant Related Party Revenues and Expenses          
Operating expenses 6,555,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
6,029,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
[3]      
General and administrative expenses 2,512,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
2,587,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
[3]      
Summary of Employee Benefit Plan Costs          
Pension and postretirement costs 2,000us-gaap_SingleEmployerPlansAccountedForAsMultiemployerPlanContributions
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35,000us-gaap_SingleEmployerPlansAccountedForAsMultiemployerPlanContributions
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[3]      
Defined contribution plan costs 2,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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31,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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[3]      
Revenues Included from Current Lease Arrangements          
Contingent rental revenues 2,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementContingentRevenue
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200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementContingentRevenue
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
     
Future Minimum Rentals to be Received          
Remainder of 2015 96,306,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableRemainderOfFiscalYear
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
       
2016 127,824,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
       
2017 127,824,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
       
2018 127,824,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
       
2019 127,824,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
       
Thereafter 637,196,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
       
Total minimum rental payments 1,244,798,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable
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Majority Shareholder [Member] | Omnibus Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Annual administrative fee     10,400,000vlp_AdministrativeFeeAmount
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  9,200,000vlp_AdministrativeFeeAmount
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Majority Shareholder [Member] | Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Effective dates of the Acquisitions Mar. 01, 2015        
Majority Shareholder [Member] | Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member] | Commercial Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Agreement maturity date Mar. 01, 2025        
Majority Shareholder [Member] | Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member] | Lease and Access Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Agreement maturity date Mar. 01, 2025        
Number of renewal options     4vlp_NumberofRenewalOptions
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Duration of renewal option, lessor lease and access agreements     5 years    
Number of lease and access agreements with Valero     2us-gaap_NumberOfPropertiesSubjectToGroundLeases
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Majority Shareholder [Member] | Houston Terminal Agreement [Member] | Commercial Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Number of renewal options     1vlp_NumberofRenewalOptions
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= vlp_CommercialAgreementsMember
   
Duration of renewal option, commercial agreements     5 years    
Majority Shareholder [Member] | Houston Terminal Agreement [Member] | Lease and Access Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Base rent for the lease and access agreements 1,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
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= us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
       
Majority Shareholder [Member] | St. Charles Terminal Agreement [Member] | Commercial Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Number of renewal options     1vlp_NumberofRenewalOptions
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= us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember
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= vlp_CommercialAgreementsMember
   
Agreement maturity date, renewal period Jan. 31, 2030        
Majority Shareholder [Member] | St. Charles Terminal Agreement [Member] | Lease and Access Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Agreement maturity date, renewal period Dec. 31, 2044        
Base rent for the lease and access agreements $ 4,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
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= us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
       
Majority Shareholder [Member] | Texas Crude Systems Business [Member]          
Related Party Transactions (Textual)          
Effective dates of the Acquisitions Jul. 01, 2014        
[1] Prior period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business from Valero Energy Corporation. See Notes 1 and 3.
[2] Prior period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the acquisitions of the Texas Crude Systems Business and the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business from Valero Energy Corporation. See Notes 1 and 3.
[3] Prior period financial information has been retrospectively adjusted for the Acquisitions.