Partnership Distributions - Cash Distributions Tables (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | ||||
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Mar. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Mar. 31, 2023 |
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| Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items] | |||||
| Total quarterly per-unit distribution | $ 0.875 | $ 0.575 | $ 0.575 | $ 0.5625 | $ 0.856 |
| Total quarterly cash distribution | $ 340,858 | $ 223,438 | $ 223,432 | $ 221,442 | $ 336,987 |
| Base quarterly per-unit distribution | $ 0.500 | ||||
| Base quarterly cash distribution | $ 196,800 | ||||
| Enhanced quarterly per-unit distribution | $ 0.356 | ||||
| WES Operating [Member] | |||||
| Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items] | |||||
| Total quarterly cash distribution | $ 347,675 | $ 229,446 | $ 229,446 | $ 226,260 | $ 342,895 |