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NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER AND GENERAL PARTNER INTEREST - Schedule of Earnings per Units by Class (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Net income attributable to general and limited partner interests in USD Partners LP	$ 1,892	$ 5,928	$ 6,712	$ 6,600	$ 2,352	$ 5,275	$ 8,641	$ 5,063					$ 21,132	$ 21,331	$ 25,557
Less: Distributable earnings													40,077	36,860	30,540
Distributions in excess of earnings													$ (18,945)	$ (15,529)	$ (4,983)
Distributions for the period (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.3575	$ 0.3550	$ 0.3525	$ 0.350	$ 0.345	$ 0.34	$ 0.335	$ 0.3300	$ 0.3225	$ 0.3150	$ 0.3075	$ 1.425	$ 1.37	$ 1.275
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount (in shares)													1,165,296	1,136,848	795,638
Common Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Weighted average units outstanding (in shares)													21,590,000	17,924,000	13,867,000
Subordinated Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Weighted average units outstanding (in shares)													4,472,000	6,565,000	8,668,000
Limited Partner \| Common Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Net income attributable to general and limited partner interests in USD Partners LP													$ 16,796	$ 15,093	$ 15,474
Less: Distributable earnings													32,685	26,909	18,708
Distributions in excess of earnings													$ (15,889)	$ (11,816)	$ (3,234)
Weighted average units outstanding (in shares)													21,590,000	17,924,000	13,867,000
Distributable earnings per unit (USD per share)													$ 1.51	$ 1.50	$ 1.35
Overdistributed earnings per unit (USD per share)													(0.74)	(0.66)	(0.23)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted) (USD per share)													$ 0.77	$ 0.84	$ 1.12
Amount distributed													$ 31,558	$ 24,625	$ 17,509
Limited Partner \| Subordinated Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Net income attributable to general and limited partner interests in USD Partners LP													3,524	5,577	9,417
Less: Distributable earnings													6,238	8,986	11,041
Distributions in excess of earnings													$ (2,714)	$ (3,409)	$ (1,624)
Distributable earnings per unit (USD per share)													$ 1.39	$ 1.37	$ 1.27
Overdistributed earnings per unit (USD per share)													(0.61)	(0.52)	(0.19)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted) (USD per share)													$ 0.78	$ 0.85	$ 1.08
Amount distributed													$ 6,955	$ 9,554	$ 11,373
Limited Partner \| Class A Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Net income attributable to general and limited partner interests in USD Partners LP													36	80	157
Less: Distributable earnings													57	120	183
Distributions in excess of earnings													$ (21)	$ (40)	$ (26)
Weighted average units outstanding (in shares)													44,000	94,000	145,000
Distributable earnings per unit (USD per share)													$ 1.29	$ 1.27	$ 1.26
Overdistributed earnings per unit (USD per share)													(0.48)	(0.42)	(0.18)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted) (USD per share)													$ 0.81	$ 0.85	$ 1.08
Amount distributed													$ 71	$ 138	$ 192
General Partner
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Net income attributable to general and limited partner interests in USD Partners LP													776	581	509
Less: Distributable earnings													1,097	845	608
Distributions in excess of earnings													$ (321)	$ (264)	$ (99)
Weighted average units outstanding (in shares)													461,000	461,000	461,000
Amount distributed													$ 1,048	$ 758	$ 591
Incentive Distribution Rights \| General Partner
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Amount distributed													410
Phantom Share Units (PSUs)
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Amount distributed													1,300	$ 1,600	$ 1,000
Amount distributable	$ 418												$ 418