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Unit Activity (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]        
Beginning balance 58,760,288us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits 58,755,080us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits    
Unit-based compensation 4,443us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsUnitbasedCompensation 5,208us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsUnitbasedCompensation    
Units issued in connection with the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business 1,947,041us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsAcquisitions      
Ending balance 60,711,772us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits 58,760,288us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits    
Common Unitholders Public [Member]        
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]        
Beginning balance 17,255,208us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
17,250,000us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
   
Unit-based compensation 4,443us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsUnitbasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
5,208us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsUnitbasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
   
Ending balance 17,259,651us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
17,255,208us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
   
Common Unitholder Valero [Member]        
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]        
Beginning balance 11,539,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerCommonUnitsValeroMember
  11,539,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerCommonUnitsValeroMember
 
Units issued in connection with the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business 1,908,100us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerCommonUnitsValeroMember
     
Ending balance 13,448,089us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerCommonUnitsValeroMember
11,539,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerCommonUnitsValeroMember
11,539,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerCommonUnitsValeroMember
 
Subordinated Unitholder Valero [Member]        
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]        
Beginning balance     28,789,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerSubordinatedUnitsMember
28,789,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerSubordinatedUnitsMember
Ending balance 28,789,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerSubordinatedUnitsMember
28,789,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerSubordinatedUnitsMember
28,789,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerSubordinatedUnitsMember
28,789,989us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_LimitedPartnerSubordinatedUnitsMember
General Partner Valero [Member]        
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]        
Beginning balance 1,175,102us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
  1,175,102us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
 
Units issued in connection with the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business 38,941us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
     
Ending balance 1,214,043us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
1,175,102us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
1,175,102us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember