Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001583103
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 1.0
Common Unitholders Public [Member]
Entity Information
Entity Common Stock, Units Outstanding		69,262,070
General Partner Valero [Member]
Entity Information
Entity Common Stock, Units Outstanding		1,413,511