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Amount of incentive obligation paid in cash or stock during the period to a limited liability corporation managing member or limited partnership general partner.

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Distributions and Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Westlake Chemical OpCo LP [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distribution declared per unit (usd per share)	$ 0.3450
Cash Distribution [Member] \| IDR Holders [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Incentive distribution	$ 142
Common units [Member] \| Cash Distribution [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Minimum Quarterly Distribution Per Unit		$ 0.2750
Subordinated units [Member] \| Cash Distribution [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Minimum Quarterly Distribution Per Unit		0.2750
Common and Subordinated units [Member] \| Cash Distribution [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Minimum quarterly distribution per unit (usd per share)		$ 0.3163