Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 02, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001604665
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 0
Common units [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			14,373,615
Subordinated units [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			12,686,115