Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 20, 2016 USD ($) Pipeline $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Equity [Line Items]
Proceeds, net	$ 299,288
Distribution			$ 296,820	$ 0
Debt expense paid			1,859	$ 0
Colorado River DevCo LP
Equity [Line Items]
Controlling interest		80.00%
San Juan River DevCo LP
Equity [Line Items]
Controlling interest		25.00%
Green River DevCo LP
Equity [Line Items]
Controlling interest		25.00%
Laramie River DevCo LP
Equity [Line Items]
Controlling interest		100.00%
Blanco River DevCo
Equity [Line Items]
Controlling interest		25.00%
Gunnison River DevCo LP
Equity [Line Items]
Controlling interest		5.00%
White Cliffs Pipeline
Equity [Line Items]
Non-controlling ownership		3.33%
Number of pipelines | Pipeline		2
IPO
Equity [Line Items]
Offering costs		$ 24,100
Payments of offering costs					$ 1,600
Accrued offering costs	$ 600		$ 600
Distribution		$ 296,800
IPO | Common Units
Equity [Line Items]
Sold (in units) | shares		14,375,000
Price ($ per unit) | $ / shares		$ 22.50
Price, net ($ per unit) | $ / shares		$ 21.20625
Proceeds		$ 323,400
Proceeds, net		$ 299,300
Over-Allotment Option | Common Units
Equity [Line Items]
Sold (in units) | shares		1,875,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Equity [Line Items]
Debt expense		$ 2,500
Debt expense paid		$ 1,900
Noble Energy | Noble Energy
Equity [Line Items]
Initial term			15 years
Noble Energy | Common Units | Noble Energy
Equity [Line Items]
Sold (in units) | shares		1,527,584
Ownership		4.80%
Noble Energy | Subordinated Units | Noble Energy
Equity [Line Items]
Sold (in units) | shares		15,902,584
Ownership		50.00%