Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 11,913
Restricted cash			938
Accounts receivable, net		$ 48,042	49,676	$ 79,185
Related-party receivables		3,613	6,791	5,412
Inventories		34,306	30,844	23,536
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,361	5,854	1,006
Total current assets		92,379	106,016	109,663
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		553,093	587,680	562,330
Goodwill		85,615	85,615	85,615
Other long-term assets		2,762	3,864	2,394
Total assets		733,849	783,175	760,111
Accounts payable		4,363	3,379	7,554
Related-party payables		19,486	8,792	26,398
Accrued and other current liabilities		44,098	59,070	29,363
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		393,686	340,625	394,831
Other long-term liabilities		7,148	3,465	5,491
Total liabilities		564,590	415,331	549,742
Total partners' capital		169,259	367,844	210,369
Total liabilities and partners' capital		733,849	783,175	760,111
Revenues		125,801	122,443
Total cost of goods sold		130,342	106,075
Gross margin		(4,541)	16,368
Net loss		(19,335)	(45)
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling partners’ interests			1,319
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP		(19,335)	1,274
Net cash provided by operating activities		29,316	37,644
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,999)	(9,344)
Net cash used in financing activities		(22,784)	(15,915)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		4,533	12,385
General Partner
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Total partners' capital		(130,596)		(128,569)
Net loss		1,130
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP		1,264	537
General Partner | Enviva Port of Wilmington, LLC Drop-Down
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP			(1,261)
Limited Partners
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP		(19,335)	2,535
As Previously Reported
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Cash and cash equivalents			11,913
Restricted cash			938
Accounts receivable, net			49,676
Related-party receivables			6,902
Inventories			30,780
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			5,969
Total current assets			106,178
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation			511,907
Goodwill			85,615
Other long-term assets			3,795
Total assets			707,495
Accounts payable			3,009
Related-party payables			7,893
Accrued and other current liabilities			54,417
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations			340,402
Other long-term liabilities			2,081
Total liabilities			407,802
Total partners' capital			299,693
Total liabilities and partners' capital			707,495
Revenues			122,123
Total cost of goods sold			103,647
Gross margin			18,476
Net loss			2,502
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling partners’ interests			33
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP			2,535
Net cash provided by operating activities			36,866
Net cash used in investing activities			(5,656)
Net cash used in financing activities			(18,825)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			12,385
As Previously Reported | Limited Partners
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP			2,535
Recast Adjustment | Enviva Port of Wilmington, LLC Drop-Down
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Related-party receivables			(111)
Inventories			64
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(115)
Total current assets			(162)
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation			75,773
Other long-term assets			69
Total assets			75,680
Accounts payable			370
Related-party payables			899
Accrued and other current liabilities			4,653
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations			223
Other long-term liabilities			1,384
Total liabilities			7,529
Total partners' capital			68,151
Total liabilities and partners' capital			75,680
Revenues			320
Total cost of goods sold			2,428
Gross margin			(2,108)
Net loss			(2,547)
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling partners’ interests			1,286
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP			(1,261)
Net cash provided by operating activities			778
Net cash used in investing activities			(3,688)
Net cash used in financing activities			2,910
Recast Adjustment | General Partner | Enviva Port of Wilmington, LLC Drop-Down
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Net (loss) income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP			(1,261)
Wilmington, LLC Drop-Down
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Net loss			$ (1,300)
Wilmington, LLC Drop-Down | First Hancock JV
Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control
Total consideration	$ 130,000
Total cash consideration	54,600
Purchase price adjustment	$ 1,400
Deferred consideration paid to Hancock JV		$ 74,000		$ 74,000