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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Commodity contracts      
Sales and purchase contracts for natural gas liquids and crude oil      
Net asset (liability) $ 42,659us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
$ 8,490us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
$ (7,106)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Prepaid expenses and other current assets      
Sales and purchase contracts for natural gas liquids and crude oil      
Net asset (liability) 44,400us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
43,500us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Commodity contracts      
Sales and purchase contracts for natural gas liquids and crude oil      
Net asset (liability) 81,682us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
50,704us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
5,551us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Accrued expenses and other payables      
Sales and purchase contracts for natural gas liquids and crude oil      
Net asset (liability) 36,300us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= ngl_AccruedExpensesAndOtherPayablesMember
34,600us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= ngl_AccruedExpensesAndOtherPayablesMember
 
Accrued expenses and other payables | Commodity contracts      
Sales and purchase contracts for natural gas liquids and crude oil      
Net asset (liability) (39,023)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= ngl_AccruedExpensesAndOtherPayablesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
(42,214)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= ngl_AccruedExpensesAndOtherPayablesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
(12,701)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= ngl_AccruedExpensesAndOtherPayablesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Natural gas liquids      
Sales and purchase contracts for natural gas liquids and crude oil      
Fixed-price purchase commitments (in gallons) 88,574,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingFixedPricePurchaseContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
31,111,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingFixedPricePurchaseContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
 
Index-price purchase commitments (in gallons) 528,459,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingIndexPricePurchaseContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
   
Fixed-price sale commitments (in gallons/barrels) 278,391,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingFixedPriceSalesContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
63,944,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingFixedPriceSalesContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
 
Index-price sale commitments (in gallons/barrels) 370,639,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingIndexPriceSalesContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
   
Fixed-price purchase commitments 102,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingFixedPricePurchaseContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
39,117ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingFixedPricePurchaseContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
 
Index-price purchase commitments 601,719ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingIndexPricePurchaseContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
   
Fixed-price sale commitments 351,137ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingFixedPriceSalesContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
77,682ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingFixedPriceSalesContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
 
Index-price sale commitments 512,900ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingIndexPriceSalesContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= ngl_NaturalGasLiquidsMember
   
Crude oil      
Sales and purchase contracts for natural gas liquids and crude oil      
Fixed-price sale commitments (in gallons/barrels) 32,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingFixedPriceSalesContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
   
Index-price sale commitments (in gallons/barrels) 3,920,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingIndexPriceSalesContractsVolume
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
   
Index-price purchase commitments (in barrels) 4,437,000ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingIndexPricePurchaseContractsOfVolume1
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
   
Fixed-price purchase commitments   364,557ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingFixedPricePurchaseContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
 
Index-price purchase commitments 383,153ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationOutstandingIndexPricePurchaseContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
   
Fixed-price sale commitments 2,867ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingFixedPriceSalesContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
324,765ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingFixedPriceSalesContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
 
Index-price sale commitments $ 337,528ngl_UnrecordedUnconditionalObligationOutstandingIndexPriceSalesContracts
/ us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember