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Long-term Debt Payable to Westlake (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019	Mar. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
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Long-term debt payable to Westlake			$ 399,674		$ 399,674
Repayments of debt	$ 201,445
Proceeds from debt payable to Westlake			$ 0	$ 123,511
Weighted average interest rate			2.30%		4.10%
Limited Partner [Member] \| OpCo Revolver [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long-term debt payable to Westlake			$ 22,619		$ 22,619
Limited Partner [Member] \| OpCo Revolver [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, percent			2.00%		2.00%
Limited Partner [Member] \| MLP Revolver [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long-term debt payable to Westlake			$ 377,055		$ 377,055
Limited Partner [Member] \| MLP Revolver [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, percent			2.00%		2.00%
Westlake Chemical OpCo LP [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt payable to Westlake		$ 123,511
Limited partner interest, additional ownership		4.50%
Westlake Chemical OpCo LP [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, percent		2.00%
Westlake Chemical OpCo LP [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Alternate Base Rate [Domain]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, percent		1.00%