Related-Party Transactions - Summary of WES Operating Related-Party Transactions Tables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Mar. 31, 2024 |
Mar. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Consolidated statements of operations [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ 67,839 | $ 51,117 | |||||||||
| Consolidated balance sheets [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 720,351 | $ 666,637 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 50,750 | 52,986 | |||||||||
| Other assets | [1] | 249,479 | 233,455 | ||||||||
| Accounts and imbalance payables | 377,499 | 362,451 | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 173,721 | 262,572 | |||||||||
| Consolidated statements of cash flows [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Distributions to WES Operating unitholders | [2] | (223,438) | (196,569) | ||||||||
| Related Parties [Member] | |||||||||||
| Consolidated statements of operations [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 0 | 67 | |||||||||
| Consolidated balance sheets [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 389,721 | 358,141 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 3,277 | 1,260 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 43,534 | 43,216 | |||||||||
| Accounts and imbalance payables | 38,739 | 38,541 | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 5,009 | 4,979 | |||||||||
| Consolidated statements of cash flows [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Distributions to WES Operating unitholders | (111,689) | (99,671) | |||||||||
| WES Operating [Member] | |||||||||||
| Consolidated statements of operations [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 67,479 | 50,885 | |||||||||
| Consolidated balance sheets [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 738,487 | 666,615 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 48,888 | 50,468 | |||||||||
| Other assets | [3] | 246,053 | 231,644 | ||||||||
| Accounts and imbalance payables | 377,358 | 392,752 | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 143,026 | 203,461 | |||||||||
| Consolidated statements of cash flows [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Distributions to WES Operating unitholders | [4] | (229,446) | (213,513) | ||||||||
| WES Operating [Member] | Related Parties [Member] | |||||||||||
| Consolidated statements of operations [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,306 | 1,281 | |||||||||
| Consolidated balance sheets [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 407,881 | 358,141 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 3,218 | 1,235 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 40,108 | 41,405 | |||||||||
| Accounts and imbalance payables | 38,739 | 69,472 | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 4,692 | $ 4,662 | |||||||||
| Consolidated statements of cash flows [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Distributions to WES Operating unitholders | $ (229,446) | $ (213,513) | |||||||||
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