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Equity, Cash Distributions (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 14, 2017
Oct. 18, 2017
Aug. 14, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
 [1]
Mar. 31, 2017
 [1]
Dec. 31, 2016
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner              
Quarterly Distribution Per Unit       $ 0.9852 [1],[2] $ 0.9710 $ 0.9400 $ 0.9100
Total Cash Distribution including general partner IDRs (in millions)       $ 201 [1],[2] $ 147 $ 140 $ 140
Date of Distribution       Nov. 14, 2017 [1],[2] Aug. 14, 2017 May 15, 2017 Feb. 14, 2017
Unitholders Record Date       Nov. 03, 2017 [1],[2] Aug. 04, 2017 May 05, 2017 Feb. 03, 2017
Subsequent Event              
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner              
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Declaration Date   Oct. 18, 2017          
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Paid $ 125            
Western Refining Logistics              
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner              
Quarterly Distribution Per Unit [3],[4]       $ 0.4675      
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Paid     $ 33        
Western Refining Logistics | Subsequent Event              
Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner              
Date of Distribution Aug. 18, 2017            
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Declaration Date   Jul. 25, 2017          
[1] This distribution is net of $12.5 million waived by TLGP on either IDRs or common units for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017, and March 31, 2017.
[2] This distribution was declared on October 18, 2017 and will be paid on the date of distribution.
[3] Adjusted to include the historical results of the Predecessors. See Note 1 for further discussion.
[4] Total general partner earnings and limited partner earnings on common units for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 differ from the amounts recognized in equity as of September 30, 2017. The table above reconciles general and limited earnings calculated using the ownership structure in place after the WNRL Merger and IDR/GP Transaction to amounts recorded to equity as of September 30, 2017 by showing the earnings that were allocated to the general partner’s capital account based on the ownership structure in place for three months ended September 30, 2017.