Fair Value Measurements (Summary of Carrying and Fair Values of Long Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt payable to Westlake, carrying value	$ 399,674	$ 399,674
OpCo Revolver [Member] | Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt payable to Westlake, fair value	22,544	23,364
OpCo Revolver [Member] | Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Limited Partner [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt payable to Westlake, carrying value	22,619	22,619
MLP Revolver [Member] | Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt payable to Westlake, fair value	372,901	379,452
MLP Revolver [Member] | Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Limited Partner [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt payable to Westlake, carrying value	$ 377,055	$ 377,055