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Equity, Units Rollforward (Details) - shares | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Balance at period beginning |  | 81,700,000.0 | 55,500,000.0 | 36,500,000.0
Unit-based compensation awards |  | 100,000.0 | 100,000.0 |
Partners' capital account, units converted |  |  | 0 |
Balance at period end |  | 95,400,000.0 | 81,700,000.0 | 55,500,000.0
Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Balance at period beginning |  | 80,100,000.0 | 39,100,000.0 | 20,500,000.0
Unit-based compensation awards |  | 100,000.0 | 100,000.0 |
Partners' capital account, units converted |  |  | 15,300,000 |
Balance at period end |  | 93,500,000.0 | 80,100,000.0 | 39,100,000.0
Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Balance at period beginning |  | 0 | 15,300,000.0 | 15,300,000.0
Unit-based compensation awards |  | 0 | 0 |
Partners' capital account, units converted |  |  | 15,300,000 |
Balance at period end |  | 0 | 0 | 15,300,000.0
General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Balance at period beginning |  | 1,600,000.0 | 1,100,000.0 | 700,000.0
Unit-based compensation awards |  | 0 | 0 |
Partners' capital account, units converted |  |  | 0 |
Balance at period end |  | 1,900,000.0 | 1,600,000.0 | 1,100,000.0
October 2012 Equity Offering |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  |  | 1,300,000.0
October 2012 Equity Offering | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  |  | 1,100,000.0
October 2012 Equity Offering | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  |  | 0
October 2012 Equity Offering | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  |  | 200,000.0
January 2013 Equity Offering |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 200,000.0 |
January 2013 Equity Offering | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 200,000.0 |
January 2013 Equity Offering | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 0 |
January 2013 Equity Offering | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 0 |
November 2013 Equity Offering |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 2,100,000.0 |
November 2013 Equity Offering | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 2,100,000.0 |
November 2013 Equity Offering | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 0 |
November 2013 Equity Offering | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  |  | 0 |
ATM Program |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  | 1,900,000.0 |  |
ATM Program | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  | 1,900,000.0 |  |
ATM Program | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  | 0 |  |
ATM Program | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) |  | 0 |  |
QEP Midstream Partners LP | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) | [1] | 0 |  |
Martinez Marine Terminal Acquisition |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 10,000,000
Martinez Marine Terminal Acquisition | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 9,800,000.0
Martinez Marine Terminal Acquisition | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Martinez Marine Terminal Acquisition | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 200,000.0
Long Beach Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 1,400,000.0
Long Beach Assets Acquisition | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 1,400,000.0
Long Beach Assets Acquisition | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Long Beach Assets Acquisition | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Anacortes Rail Facility Acquisition |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 6,300,000.0
Anacortes Rail Facility Acquisition | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 6,300,000.0
Anacortes Rail Facility Acquisition | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Anacortes Rail Facility Acquisition | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Los Angeles Terminal Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 300,000.0 |
Los Angeles Terminal Assets Acquisition | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 300,000.0 |
Los Angeles Terminal Assets Acquisition | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 0 |
Los Angeles Terminal Assets Acquisition | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 0 |
Los Angeles Logistics Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 23,500,000.0 |
Los Angeles Logistics Assets Acquisition | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 23,000,000.0 |
Los Angeles Logistics Assets Acquisition | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 0 |
Los Angeles Logistics Assets Acquisition | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions |  |  | 500,000.0 |
West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions | [2] | 4,600,000.0 |  |
West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions | [2] | 4,300,000.0 |  |
West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition | Subordinated |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions | [2] | 0 |  |
West Coast Logistics Assets Acquisition | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in the acquisitions | [2] | 300,000.0 |  |
QEP Midstream Partners LP |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) | [1] | 7,100,000 |  |
QEP Midstream Partners LP | Common |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) | [1] | 7,100,000 |  |
QEP Midstream Partners LP | General Partner |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital, Units |  |  |  |
Units issued in equity offering (units) | [1] | 0 |  |
[1] | On July 22, 2015, we issued common units to QEPM unitholders upon completion of the Merger discussed in Note 2.
[2] | On November 12, 2015, we issued common units to Tesoro and TLGP in connection with the completion of the LA Storage and Handling Assets discussed in Note 2.

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