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Partnership Distributions (tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Cash Distributions Tables
The Board of Directors of WGP GP declared the following cash distributions to WGP unitholders for the periods presented:
thousands except per-unit amounts
Quarters Ended
 
Total Quarterly
Distribution
per Unit
 
Total Quarterly
Cash Distribution
 
Date of
Distribution
March 31, 2014
 
$
0.25000

 
$
54,726

 
May 2014
March 31, 2015 (1)
 
0.34250

 
74,977

 
May 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                    
(1) 
On April 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of WGP GP declared a cash distribution to WGP unitholders of $0.34250 per unit, or $75.0 million in aggregate. The cash distribution is payable on May 22, 2015, to WGP unitholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2015.
Western Gas Partners [Member]  
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Cash Distributions Tables
The Board of Directors of WES GP declared the following cash distributions to WES’s common and general partner unitholders for the periods presented:
thousands except per-unit amounts
Quarters Ended
 
Total Quarterly
Distribution
per Unit
 
Total Quarterly
Cash Distribution
 
Date of
Distribution
March 31, 2014
 
$
0.625

 
$
98,749

 
May 2014
March 31, 2015 (1)
 
0.725

 
133,203

 
May 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                    
(1) 
On April 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of WES GP declared a cash distribution to WES unitholders of $0.725 per unit, or $133.2 million in aggregate, including incentive distributions, but excluding distributions on WES Class C units (see WES Class C unit distributions below). The cash distribution is payable on May 13, 2015, to WES unitholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2015.