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Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total
Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member]
Common Unitholders Public [Member]
Common Unitholders Public [Member]
Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member]
Common Unitholder Valero [Member]
Common Unitholder Valero [Member]
Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member]
Subordinated Unitholder Valero [Member]
Subordinated Unitholder Valero [Member]
Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member]
General Partner Valero [Member]
General Partner Valero [Member]
Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member]
Net Investment [Member]
Net Investment [Member]
Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013 [1] $ 970,073us-gaap_PartnersCapital   $ 369,825us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  $ 75,998us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
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  $ 189,601us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
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  $ 6,167us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
  $ 328,482us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= vlp_NetInvestmentMember
 
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital Roll Forward                        
Net income (loss) attributable to Predecessor [1] (5,962)vlp_IncomeLossAttributabletoPredecessor [2]   0vlp_IncomeLossAttributabletoPredecessor
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Net income (loss) attributable to partners 10,482vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners [2]   3,078vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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  2,058vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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  5,136vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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  210vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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  0vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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Net transfers from Valero Energy Corporation [1] 24,002vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany   0vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
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  0vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
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  24,002vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
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Cash distributions to unitholders (2,174)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions   (638)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
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  (1,065)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
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  (44)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
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  0us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
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Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2014 [1] 996,432us-gaap_PartnersCapital   372,276us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  77,629us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  193,672us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  6,333us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  346,522us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014 [1] 880,910us-gaap_PartnersCapital [3]   374,954us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  58,844us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  146,804us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  4,617us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  295,691us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital Roll Forward                        
Net income (loss) attributable to Predecessor (9,516)vlp_IncomeLossAttributabletoPredecessor   0vlp_IncomeLossAttributabletoPredecessor
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  0vlp_IncomeLossAttributabletoPredecessor
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  0vlp_IncomeLossAttributabletoPredecessor
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= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
  (9,516)vlp_IncomeLossAttributabletoPredecessor
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Net income (loss) attributable to partners 22,121vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners   6,305vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember
  4,442vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
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  10,522vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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  852vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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  0vlp_IncomeLossAttributableToPartners
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Net transfers from Valero Energy Corporation 9,934vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany   0vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
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  0vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
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  0vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
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= vlp_LimitedPartnerSubordinatedUnitsMember
  0vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
  9,934vlp_NetTransfersToParentCompany
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Allocation of Valero Energy Corporation’s net investment in the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business   0us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther
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  0us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther
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  82,330us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther
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  205,396us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther
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Consideration paid to Valero Energy Corporation for the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business   (671,220)vlp_ConsiderationPaidforAssetsReceivedinTransferBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControl
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  0vlp_ConsiderationPaidforAssetsReceivedinTransferBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControl
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  (186,625)vlp_ConsiderationPaidforAssetsReceivedinTransferBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControl
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Units issued to Valero Energy Corporation in connection with the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business   100,000us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitions
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Projects funded by Valero Energy Corporation 4,839us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountContributions   0us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountContributions
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  1,497us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountContributions
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  3,206us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountContributions
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  136us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountContributions
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Cash distributions to unitholders (15,826)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions   (4,588)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
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  (7,658)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
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  (510)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
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Distribution equivalent right payments (3)vlp_DistributionEquivalentRightPayments   (3)vlp_DistributionEquivalentRightPayments
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Unit-based compensation 41us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitBasedCompensation   41us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitBasedCompensation
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Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2015 $ 321,280us-gaap_PartnersCapital   $ 376,709us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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  $ 55,418us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis
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  $ (107,322)us-gaap_PartnersCapital
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[1] Prior period financial information as of December 31, 2013 and March 31,2014 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. Prior period financial information as of December 31, 2014 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 acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business from Valero Energy Corporation. See Notes 1 and 3.