Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001583103
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Limited Partner Common Units [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