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Westlake Chemical Partners LP
(NYSE:WLKP) 

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP acquires, develops, and operates ethylene production facilities and related assets in the United States. The company's ethylene production facilities primarily convert ethane into ethylene. It also sells ethylene co-products, including propylene, crude butadiene, pyroly...

Founded: 1991
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Chemicals

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      revenue
                                                    
      yoy
                                                    
      qoq
                                                    
      net sales—westlake
    263,091,000 296,880,000 276,539,000 269,076,000 190,781,000 260,266,000 215,799,000 239,527,000 235,209,000 255,306,000 289,303,000 224,575,000 257,471,000 322,868,000 364,273,000 365,112,000 290,657,000 317,940,000 247,887,000 240,956,000 219,803,000 228,223,000 217,763,000 227,431,000 214,828,000 233,860,000 216,678,000 230,047,000 257,040,000 272,872,000 313,381,000 253,673,000 235,031,000 261,113,000 258,049,000 240,989,000 212,930,000 246,860,000 193,964,000 181,635,000 231,260,000 213,480,000 207,856,000 204,669,000 208,913,000 203,528,000 289,601,000  
      net co-products, ethylene and other sales—third parties
    42,584,000 26,169,000 32,359,000 28,043,000 46,848,000 29,794,000 61,196,000 44,641,000 49,464,000 41,967,000 32,361,000 39,602,000 50,206,000 43,971,000 50,850,000                                  
      total net sales
    305,675,000 323,049,000 308,898,000 297,119,000 237,629,000 290,060,000 276,995,000 284,168,000 284,673,000 297,273,000 321,664,000 264,177,000 307,677,000 366,839,000 415,123,000 448,785,000 362,400,000 330,456,000 293,966,000 322,229,000 268,207,000 245,652,000 231,969,000 238,500,000 250,549,000 272,798,000 249,925,000 270,062,000 299,086,000 335,725,000 363,650,000 301,975,000 284,272,000 308,645,000 296,775,000 290,113,000 277,448,000 293,937,000 229,354,000 210,841,000 252,604,000 248,506,000 248,619,000 251,705,000 258,391,000 273,543,000 392,008,000 524,135,000 
      cost of sales
    211,916,000 226,237,000 209,475,000 199,587,000 183,548,000 191,476,000 160,052,000 182,936,000 182,493,000 196,590,000 228,683,000 176,455,000 201,604,000 268,709,000 324,629,000 351,483,000 270,961,000 183,406,000 218,038,000 191,200,000 180,508,000 160,738,000 131,578,000 148,470,000 147,001,000 169,201,000 156,706,000 178,104,000 208,432,000 242,096,000 269,743,000 204,857,000 191,767,000 197,913,000 201,372,000 190,542,000 179,487,000 188,202,000 142,553,000 122,460,000 142,190,000 150,524,000 154,474,000 157,177,000 162,164,000 171,584,000 227,015,000 277,589,000 
      gross profit
    93,759,000 96,812,000 99,423,000 97,532,000 54,081,000 98,584,000 116,943,000 101,232,000 102,180,000 100,683,000 92,981,000 87,722,000 106,073,000 98,130,000 90,494,000 97,302,000 91,439,000 147,050,000 75,928,000 131,029,000 87,699,000 84,914,000 100,391,000 90,030,000 103,548,000 103,597,000 93,219,000 91,958,000 90,654,000 93,629,000 93,907,000 97,118,000 92,505,000 110,732,000 95,403,000 99,571,000 97,961,000 105,735,000 86,801,000 88,381,000 110,414,000 97,982,000 94,145,000 94,528,000 96,227,000 101,959,000 164,993,000 246,546,000 
      yoy
    73.37% -1.80% -14.98% -3.65% -47.07% -2.08% 25.77% 15.40% -3.67% 2.60% 2.75% -9.85% 16.00% -33.27% 19.18% -25.74% 4.26% 73.18% -24.37% 45.54% -15.31% -18.03% 7.69% -2.10% 14.22% 10.65% -0.73% -5.31% -2.00% -15.45% -1.57% -2.46% -5.57% 4.73% 9.91% 12.66% -11.28% 7.91% -7.80% -6.50% 14.74% -3.90% -42.94% -61.66%     
      qoq
    -3.15% -2.63% 1.94% 80.34% -45.14% -15.70% 15.52% -0.93% 1.49% 8.28% 6.00% -17.30% 8.09% 8.44% -7.00% 6.41% -37.82% 93.67% -42.05% 49.41% 3.28% -15.42% 11.51% -13.05% -0.05% 11.13% 1.37% 1.44% -3.18% -0.30% -3.31% 4.99% -16.46% 16.07% -4.19% 1.64% -7.35% 21.81% -1.79% -19.95% 12.69% 4.08% -0.41% -1.77% -5.62% -38.20% -33.08%  
      gross margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    7,190,000 7,053,000 7,444,000 6,300,000 7,474,000 6,559,000 7,254,000 7,605,000 7,077,000 7,867,000 6,741,000 7,229,000 7,914,000 2,854,000 8,678,000 9,919,000 8,227,000 6,284,000 7,792,000 8,269,000 8,673,000 7,305,000 6,255,000 6,139,000 6,196,000 7,844,000 6,822,000 7,639,000 6,973,000 7,173,000 5,909,000 7,375,000 7,133,000 7,741,000 6,805,000 6,886,000 7,828,000 7,154,000 5,788,000 5,848,000 6,097,000 5,724,000 5,831,000 5,995,000 6,000,000 6,453,000 8,860,000 6,165,000 
      income from operations
    86,569,000 89,759,000 91,979,000 91,232,000 46,607,000 92,025,000 109,689,000 93,627,000 95,103,000 92,816,000 86,240,000 80,493,000 98,159,000 95,276,000 81,816,000 87,383,000 83,212,000 140,766,000 68,136,000 122,760,000 79,026,000 77,609,000 94,136,000 83,891,000 97,352,000 95,753,000 86,397,000 84,319,000 83,681,000 86,456,000 87,998,000 89,743,000 85,372,000 102,991,000 88,598,000 92,685,000 90,133,000 98,581,000 81,013,000 82,533,000 104,317,000 92,258,000 88,314,000 88,533,000 90,227,000 95,506,000 156,133,000 240,381,000 
      yoy
    85.74% -2.46% -16.15% -2.56% -50.99% -0.85% 27.19% 16.32% -3.11% -2.58% 5.41% -7.88% 17.96% -32.32% 20.08% -28.82% 5.30% 81.38% -27.62% 46.33% -18.82% -18.95% 8.96% -0.51% 16.34% 10.75% -1.82% -6.04% -1.98% -16.05% -0.68% -3.17% -5.28% 4.47% 9.36% 12.30% -13.60% 6.85% -8.27% -6.78% 15.62% -3.40% -43.44% -63.17%     
      qoq
    -3.55% -2.41% 0.82% 95.75% -49.35% -16.10% 17.16% -1.55% 2.46% 7.63% 7.14% -18.00% 3.03% 16.45% -6.37% 5.01% -40.89% 106.60% -44.50% 55.34% 1.83% -17.56% 12.21% -13.83% 1.67% 10.83% 2.46% 0.76% -3.21% -1.75% -1.94% 5.12% -17.11% 16.25% -4.41% 2.83% -8.57% 21.69% -1.84% -20.88% 13.07% 4.47% -0.25% -1.88% -5.53% -38.83% -35.05%  
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      other income
    348,000 200,000 224,000 675,000 1,346,000 1,335,000 1,325,000 1,257,000 1,334,000 1,079,000 1,272,000 1,061,000 820,000 883,000 618,000 90,000 -25,000 10,000 24,000 21,000 7,000 8,000 17,000 123,000 585,000 563,000 565,000 1,153,000 815,000 715,000 668,000 583,000 491,000 -52,000 162,000 24,000 1,658,000 371,000 -13,000 159,000 84,000 195,000 -73,000 33,000 5,000 16,000 486,000 1,397,000 
      interest expense—westlake
    -5,085,000 -5,508,000 -5,947,000 -5,907,000 -5,537,000 -5,771,000 -6,698,000 -6,651,000 -6,581,000 -6,632,000 -6,437,000 -6,117,000 -7,315,000 -4,704,000 -3,645,000 -2,859,000 -2,199,000 -2,166,000 -2,190,000 -2,224,000 -2,236,000 -2,337,000 -2,320,000 -3,431,000 -3,950,000 -4,187,000 -4,411,000 -5,125,000 -5,900,000 -5,381,000 -5,639,000 -5,547,000 -4,866,000 -4,269,000 -6,190,000 -5,942,000 -5,460,000 -5,226,000 -4,947,000 -1,203,000 -1,231,000 -1,173,000 -1,054,000 -1,364,000 -1,376,000 -666,000 -2,137,000 -4,105,000 
      income before income taxes
    81,832,000 84,451,000 86,256,000 86,000,000 42,416,000 87,589,000 104,316,000 88,233,000 89,856,000 87,263,000 81,075,000 75,437,000 91,664,000 91,455,000 78,789,000 84,614,000 80,988,000 138,610,000 65,970,000 120,557,000 76,797,000 75,280,000 91,833,000 80,583,000 93,987,000 92,129,000 82,551,000 80,347,000 78,596,000 81,790,000 83,027,000 84,779,000 80,997,000 98,670,000 82,570,000 86,767,000 86,331,000 93,726,000 76,053,000 81,489,000 103,170,000 91,280,000 87,187,000 87,202,000 88,856,000 94,856,000 154,482,000 237,673,000 
      provision for income taxes
    177,000 193,000 42,000 205,000 107,000 202,000 216,000 207,000 210,000 206,000 222,000 173,000 212,000                   303,000 283,000 355,000 325,000 297,000 303,000 145,000 194,000 297,000 399,000 105,000 141,000 -41,000 467,000 927,000 36,309,000  
      net income
    81,655,000 84,258,000 86,214,000 85,795,000 42,309,000 87,387,000 104,100,000 88,026,000 89,646,000 87,057,000 80,853,000 75,264,000 91,452,000 91,260,000 78,305,000 84,439,000 80,825,000 138,394,000 66,075,000 120,294,000 76,622,000 75,124,000 91,848,000 80,377,000 93,770,000 91,910,000 82,479,000 80,110,000 78,396,000 81,582,000 83,799,000 84,476,000 80,714,000 98,315,000 82,245,000 86,470,000 86,028,000 93,581,000 75,859,000 81,192,000 102,771,000 91,175,000 87,046,000 87,243,000 88,389,000 93,929,000 118,173,000 153,844,000 
      yoy
    93.00% -3.58% -17.18% -2.53% -52.80% 0.38% 28.75% 16.96% -1.97% -4.61% 3.25% -10.87% 13.15% -34.06% 18.51% -29.81% 5.49% 84.22% -28.06% 49.66% -18.29% -18.26% 11.36% 0.33% 19.61% 12.66% -1.58% -5.17% -2.87% -17.02% 1.89% -2.31% -6.18% 5.06% 8.42% 6.50% -16.29% 2.64% -12.85% -6.94% 16.27% -2.93% -26.34% -43.29%     
      qoq
    -3.09% -2.27% 0.49% 102.78% -51.58% -16.05% 18.26% -1.81% 2.97% 7.67% 7.43% -17.70% 0.21% 16.54% -7.26% 4.47% -41.60% 109.45% -45.07% 57.00% 1.99% -18.21% 14.27% -14.28% 2.02% 11.43% 2.96% 2.19% -3.91% -2.65% -0.80% 4.66% -17.90% 19.54% -4.89% 0.51% -8.07% 23.36% -6.57% -21.00% 12.72% 4.74% -0.23% -1.30% -5.90% -20.52% -23.19%  
      net income margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in opco
    67,486,000 69,719,000 71,561,000 71,237,000 37,361,000 72,391,000 85,964,000 73,599,000 74,813,000 72,758,000 67,647,000 63,378,000 76,560,000 74,476,000 63,548,000 68,001,000 64,631,000 108,882,000 53,285,000 95,195,000 61,476,000 60,099,000 73,313,000 65,517,000 76,023,000 74,539,000 67,557,000 66,377,000 63,441,000 69,699,000 71,387,000 71,719,000 68,419,000 82,769,000 68,860,000 76,495,000 76,264,000 82,730,000 67,198,000 71,848,000 90,687,000 80,390,000 76,943,000 76,800,000 79,889,000 85,367,000 49,542,000  
      net income attributable to westlake chemical partners lp and limited partners' interest in net income
    14,169,000 14,539,000 14,653,000 14,558,000 4,948,000 14,996,000 18,136,000 14,427,000 14,833,000 14,299,000 13,206,000 11,886,000 14,892,000 16,784,000 14,757,000 16,438,000 16,194,000 29,512,000 12,790,000 25,099,000 15,146,000 15,025,000 18,535,000 14,860,000 17,747,000                        
      net income per limited partner unit attributable to westlake chemical partners lp
                                                    
      common units
    400 410 420 410 140 420 510 410 420 400 370 340 420 470 420 470 460 830 360 710 430 430 530 430 500 500 420 390 460 370 380 400 360 490 470 360 350 390 320 340 450 400 370 390 310 310 190  
      weighted-average limited partner units outstanding
                                                    
      common units—publicly and privately held
    21,123,649,000 1,474,000 21,120,704,000 21,116,326,000 21,116,326,000 1,909,000 21,112,943,000 21,107,299,000 21,105,904,000 1,278,000 21,103,180,000 21,099,638,000 21,099,638,000 1,528,000 21,096,317,000 21,086,988,000 21,092,186,000 2,724,000 21,087,746,000 21,079,657,000 21,076,673,000 726,000 21,072,315,000 21,072,315,000 21,072,315,000 237,053,000 21,065,959,000 21,065,959,000 18,223,168,000                    
      common units—westlake
    14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000  14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 14,122,230,000 2,120,018,000 14,122,230,000 1,436,115,000 1,436,115,000  1,436,115,000 1,436,115,000 1,436,115,000  1,436,115,000 1,436,115,000 1,436,115,000  1,436,115,000  
      income tax provision
                 205,500 484,000 175,000 163,000 83,250 -105,000 263,000 175,000 102,000 -15,000 206,000 217,000 127,250 72,000 237,000 200,000 -46,500 -772,000                  
      net income per limited partner unit attributable to westlake chemical partners lp per limited partner unit
                                                    
      net co-product, ethylene and other sales—third parties
                   83,673,000 71,743,000 43,939,000 46,079,000 81,273,000 48,404,000 15,249,000 14,206,000 11,069,000 35,721,000 28,827,000 33,247,000 40,015,000 42,046,000 36,953,000 50,269,000 48,302,000 49,241,000 38,092,000 38,726,000 49,124,000 64,518,000 21,485,000 35,390,000 29,206,000         
      net income attributable to westlake chemical partners lp
                             10,902,500 14,922,000 13,733,000 14,955,000 9,366,000 12,412,000 12,757,000 12,295,000 8,281,000 13,385,000 9,975,000 9,764,000 7,522,250 8,661,000 9,344,000 12,084,000   10,443,000 8,500,000    
      subordinated units
                                     360  360 350 390 320 340 450 400 370 390 310 310 190  
      common units—public
                                 2,195,000 18,119,980,000 18,115,036,000 18,115,036,000 1,294,828,000 13,050,000,000 12,937,500,000 12,937,500,000  12,937,500,000 12,937,500,000 12,937,500,000  12,937,500,000 12,937,500,000 12,937,500,000  12,937,500,000  
      subordinated units—westlake
                                     -2,120,018,000  12,686,115,000 12,686,115,000  12,686,115,000 12,686,115,000 12,686,115,000  12,686,115,000 12,686,115,000 12,686,115,000  12,686,115,000  
      distributions per common unit
                                   397.5 386.4 375.1 365 354.9 345 340 330          
      net co-product, ethylene and feedstock sales—third parties
                                            21,344,000 34,319,250 40,763,000 47,036,000 49,478,000 96,899,000 102,407,000 109,102,000 
      net income attributable to westlake chemical partners lp per limited partner unit
                                                    
      less: predecessor net income prior to initial public offering on august 4, 2014
                                                  63,616,000  
      net income subsequent to initial public offering
                                             91,175,000 87,046,000   93,929,000 54,557,000  
      net income attributable to westlake chemical partners lp subsequent to initial public offering
                                             7,261,500 10,103,000      
      net income attributable to westlake chemical partners lp subsequent to initial public offering and limited partners' interest in net income
                                                 8,562,000 5,015,000  
      net income attributable to westlake chemical partners lp subsequent to initial public offering per limited partner unit
                                                    
      net ethylene sales—westlake
                                                   415,033,000 
      benefit from income taxes
                                                   83,829,000 
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      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 
                                                      
        assets
                                                      
        current assets
                                                      
        cash and cash equivalents
      44,290,000 44,269,000 37,936,000 36,579,000 49,624,000 58,316,000 60,208,000 65,999,000 55,760,000 58,619,000 65,869,000 59,434,000 104,588,000 64,782,000 19,468,000 18,369,000 19,234,000 17,057,000 18,647,000 17,665,000 17,289,000 17,154,000 23,331,000 23,618,000 24,081,000 19,923,000 18,647,000 17,473,000 84,615,000 19,744,000 17,041,000 28,483,000 24,980,000 27,008,000 17,249,000 104,939,000 122,974,000 88,900,000 75,006,000 151,257,000 178,676,000 169,559,000 154,257,000 137,291,000 144,918,000 133,750,000 89,988,000  
        receivable under the investment management agreement—westlake corporation
      36,441,000 23,378,000 13,396,000 43,924,000 104,529,000 134,557,000 109,540,000 94,478,000 94,477,000 94,444,000 84,358,000 94,230,000 52,079,000 64,996,000 135,863,000 129,363,000 111,224,000                                
        accounts receivable, net—westlake
      45,082,000 63,571,000 59,665,000 59,919,000 55,051,000 31,975,000 44,885,000 39,090,000 41,766,000 49,565,000 54,625,000 45,467,000 50,453,000 90,965,000 98,399,000 104,920,000 109,732,000 142,791,000 57,020,000 66,948,000 50,969,000 108,028,000 56,237,000 42,354,000 40,560,000 42,847,000 35,001,000 38,995,000 47,626,000  65,628,000 47,970,000 43,257,000  60,405,000            28,500,000  
        accounts receivable, net—third parties
      19,778,000 9,113,000 16,141,000 12,817,000 13,013,000 11,576,000 22,511,000 27,128,000 27,228,000 18,701,000 21,626,000 17,443,000 19,691,000 20,030,000 24,675,000 41,444,000 26,412,000 5,825,000 12,168,000 24,962,000 19,702,000 11,029,000 5,144,000 7,007,000 13,535,000 9,914,000 14,543,000 20,435,000 15,495,000 16,404,000 22,544,000 16,380,000 19,017,000 18,083,000 16,651,000 14,720,000 19,863,000 12,085,000 15,699,000 9,620,000 6,066,000 11,927,000 14,479,000 22,075,000 16,997,000 37,520,000 29,606,000  
        inventories
      3,093,000 2,769,000 3,078,000 3,261,000 2,733,000 4,058,000 3,751,000 4,487,000 4,860,000 4,432,000 4,394,000 3,260,000 5,466,000 4,715,000 5,359,000 7,448,000 7,887,000 8,898,000 6,590,000 4,929,000 3,171,000 3,474,000 1,652,000 1,529,000 2,000,000 2,484,000 3,698,000 4,029,000 4,171,000 4,388,000 5,004,000 6,128,000 5,171,000 5,590,000 3,881,000 4,558,000 4,776,000 3,934,000 3,428,000 2,493,000 2,590,000 3,879,000 3,272,000 3,856,000 4,564,000 6,634,000 5,551,000 18,996,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      219,000 406,000 641,000 24,000 201,000 444,000 667,000 944,000 257,000 442,000 599,000 718,000 153,000 305,000 458,000 67,000 238,000 396,000 566,000 61,000 217,000 392,000 557,000 65,000 204,000 470,000 559,000 95,000 251,000 370,000 491,000 54,000 161,000 314,000 413,000 45,000 154,000 269,000  73,000 157,000 267,000 382,000 30,000 122,000 212,000 303,000 212,000 
        total current assets
      148,903,000 143,506,000 130,857,000 156,524,000 225,151,000 240,926,000 241,562,000 232,126,000 224,348,000 226,203,000 231,471,000 220,552,000 232,430,000 245,793,000 284,222,000 301,611,000 274,727,000 281,210,000 291,243,000 336,814,000 278,587,000 263,305,000 278,162,000 245,964,000 242,139,000 238,411,000 237,336,000 222,354,000 428,659,000 247,142,000 262,583,000 242,756,000 227,298,000 231,389,000 217,608,000 203,629,000 229,832,000 232,165,000 192,278,000 222,561,000 243,532,000 225,287,000 216,425,000 199,134,000 204,583,000 196,645,000 153,948,000  
        property, plant and equipment
      871,606,000 886,012,000 902,813,000 902,062,000 903,497,000 903,588,000 908,992,000 912,752,000 926,813,000 943,843,000 959,114,000 963,490,000 977,469,000 990,213,000 1,006,633,000 1,016,726,000 1,030,571,000 1,043,539,000 1,022,181,000 1,030,016,000 1,039,261,000 1,050,677,000 1,060,840,000 1,077,499,000 1,092,120,000 1,102,995,000 1,113,010,000 1,129,083,000 1,138,434,000 1,148,265,000 1,161,203,000 1,173,330,000 1,183,409,000 1,196,245,000 1,206,246,000 1,220,393,000 1,223,239,000 1,222,238,000 1,217,451,000 1,203,249,000 1,096,354,000 1,020,469,000 962,221,000 914,270,000 866,546,000 842,057,000 806,648,000  
        goodwill
      5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000 5,814,000    
        deferred charges and other assets
      209,375,000 221,201,000 232,129,000 242,787,000 236,890,000 137,628,000 138,327,000 137,670,000 138,101,000 140,982,000 145,111,000 145,731,000 126,965,000 130,159,000 134,497,000 137,976,000 143,254,000 150,135,000 41,324,000 29,111,000 33,472,000 36,692,000 37,466,000 39,750,000 42,954,000 46,236,000 50,896,000 53,653,000 58,366,000 60,904,000 65,403,000 70,275,000 76,083,000 81,828,000 88,030,000 92,741,000 97,915,000 95,011,000 100,688,000 92,362,000 38,377,000 38,779,000 40,728,000 44,204,000 48,018,000 51,919,000 55,865,000  
        total assets
      1,235,698,000 1,256,533,000 1,271,613,000 1,307,187,000 1,371,352,000 1,287,956,000 1,294,695,000 1,288,362,000 1,295,076,000 1,316,842,000 1,341,510,000 1,335,587,000 1,342,678,000 1,371,979,000 1,431,166,000 1,462,127,000 1,454,366,000 1,480,698,000 1,360,562,000 1,401,755,000 1,357,134,000 1,356,488,000 1,382,282,000 1,369,027,000 1,383,027,000 1,393,456,000 1,407,056,000 1,410,904,000 1,631,273,000 1,462,125,000 1,495,003,000 1,492,175,000 1,492,604,000 1,515,276,000 1,517,698,000 1,522,577,000 1,556,800,000 1,555,228,000 1,536,659,000 1,552,234,000 1,384,077,000 1,290,349,000 1,225,188,000 1,163,422,000 1,124,961,000 1,096,435,000 1,022,275,000  
        liabilities
                                                      
        current liabilities
                                                      
        accounts payable—westlake
      8,706,000 19,132,000 8,741,000 8,572,000 42,628,000 20,744,000 14,833,000 10,581,000 8,439,000 15,166,000 25,261,000 10,606,000 14,651,000 34,087,000 35,583,000 55,869,000 34,471,000 10,796,000 13,259,000 20,134,000 11,921,000 7,855,000 17,923,000 5,440,000 4,333,000 15,201,000 13,330,000 9,996,000 19,344,000 27,477,000 41,274,000 21,229,000 14,339,000 14,027,000 14,123,000 14,058,000 7,228,000 12,130,000 7,435,000 26,558,000 7,290,000 15,550,000 9,288,000 14,523,000 12,423,000 7,470,000 18,127,000  
        accounts payable—third parties
      10,239,000 9,970,000 14,349,000 28,071,000 58,858,000 17,708,000 17,094,000 17,186,000 14,843,000 16,189,000 18,984,000 28,759,000 15,770,000 15,317,000 19,459,000 20,399,000 21,082,000 35,105,000 16,773,000 12,435,000 12,602,000 13,131,000 6,816,000 8,846,000 8,301,000 6,141,000 4,644,000 8,030,000 7,481,000 5,045,000 6,402,000 7,390,000 7,798,000 10,516,000 10,073,000 7,102,000 15,295,000 9,930,000 19,189,000 67,167,000 29,421,000 18,737,000 24,871,000 22,418,000 15,568,000 12,614,000 12,827,000  
        accrued and other liabilities
      21,847,000 22,199,000 32,036,000 36,263,000 63,336,000 16,920,000 21,364,000 21,840,000 19,801,000 24,980,000 31,355,000 26,952,000 21,061,000 17,537,000 22,615,000 15,751,000 21,391,000 60,895,000 24,527,000 16,084,000 18,049,000 18,768,000 16,955,000 16,807,000 18,032,000 17,507,000 22,964,000 18,287,000 20,433,000                   208,000 
        total current liabilities
      40,792,000 51,301,000 55,126,000 72,906,000 164,822,000 55,372,000 53,291,000 49,607,000 43,083,000 56,335,000 75,600,000 66,317,000 51,482,000 66,941,000 77,657,000 92,019,000 453,999,000 106,796,000 54,559,000 48,653,000 42,572,000 39,754,000 41,694,000 31,093,000 30,666,000 38,849,000 40,938,000 36,313,000 47,258,000 48,772,000 66,587,000 47,615,000 37,287,000 40,240,000 44,920,000 36,390,000 46,645,000 37,777,000 47,577,000 170,794,000 73,338,000 57,694,000 56,511,000 54,397,000 34,581,000 31,984,000 34,953,000  
        long-term debt payable to westlake
      399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 22,619,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 399,674,000 601,119,000 477,608,000 477,608,000 477,608,000 477,608,000 473,960,000 477,121,000 588,280,000 600,206,000 594,629,000 595,083,000 515,338,000 443,525,000 384,006,000 330,495,000 280,992,000 257,829,000 227,638,000 188,523,000  
        deferred income taxes
      1,520,000 1,546,000 1,518,000 1,581,000 1,567,000 1,546,000 1,569,000 1,680,000 1,664,000 1,632,000 1,656,000 1,638,000 1,644,000 1,656,000 1,671,000 1,493,000 1,516,000 1,530,000 1,510,000 1,634,000 1,574,000 1,542,000 1,527,000 1,667,000 1,649,000 1,649,000 1,631,000 1,693,000 1,677,000 1,664,000 1,626,000 2,339,000 2,272,000 2,220,000 2,099,000 1,936,000 1,828,000 1,736,000 1,781,000 1,712,000 1,571,000 1,392,000 1,489,000 1,614,000 1,902,000   6,813,000 
        other liabilities
      1,326,000 1,660,000 1,984,000 1,861,000 2,183,000 2,050,000 2,347,000 2,554,000 2,410,000 2,951,000 3,308,000         36,000 206,000 381,000 555,000 740,000 947,000 1,149,000     53,000 146,000 114,000 107,000 79,000 168,000 136,000 123,000 243,000 640,000 420,000 90,000 219,000 35,000 28,000 15,000 5,000  
        total liabilities
      443,312,000 454,181,000 458,302,000 476,022,000 568,246,000 458,642,000 456,881,000 453,515,000 446,831,000 460,592,000 480,238,000 467,629,000 452,800,000 468,271,000 479,002,000 493,186,000 478,134,000 508,000,000 455,743,000 449,997,000 444,026,000 441,351,000 443,450,000 433,174,000 432,936,000 441,321,000 444,325,000 438,790,000 651,326,000 528,044,000 545,874,000 527,708,000 517,281,000 516,527,000 524,219,000 626,774,000 648,815,000 634,265,000 644,684,000 688,484,000 518,854,000 443,182,000 388,714,000 337,038,000 294,340,000 261,485,000 224,988,000  
        commitments and contingencies
                                                      
        equity
                                                      
        common unitholders—publicly and privately held
      459,382,000 460,848,000 462,093,000 463,109,000 464,339,000 471,328,000 472,296,000 471,199,000 472,450,000 473,513,000 474,895,000 476,791,000 479,617,000 480,643,000 480,535,000 481,453,000 481,550,000 481,796,000 474,062,000 476,076,000 470,834,000 471,701,000 472,556,000 471,392,000 472,428,000 471,736,000 470,977,000 471,944,000 473,119,000                    
        common unitholder—westlake
      39,280,000 40,260,000 41,091,000 41,876,000 42,699,000 47,373,000 48,020,000 47,408,000 48,282,000 48,993,000 49,919,000 51,282,000 53,173,000 53,859,000 53,787,000 54,526,000 54,591,000 54,754,000 49,576,000 51,103,000 47,690,000 48,270,000 48,900,000 48,120,000 48,814,000 48,350,000 47,940,000 48,419,000 49,195,000 48,774,000 49,511,000 49,848,000 49,872,000 50,265,000 49,025,000 4,825,000 4,823,000 4,813,000 4,726,000 4,739,000 4,701,000 4,502,000 4,360,000 4,242,000 4,094,000 4,038,000 3,828,000  
        general partner—westlake
      -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,573,000 -242,572,000 -241,839,000 -241,958,000 -242,074,000 -242,250,000 -242,341,000 -242,430,000 -242,481,000 -242,526,000 -242,570,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000 -242,572,000  
        total westlake chemical partners lp partners' capital
      256,090,000 258,536,000 260,612,000 262,413,000 264,466,000 276,129,000 277,744,000 276,035,000 278,160,000 279,934,000 282,242,000 285,501,000 290,218,000 291,930,000 291,750,000 293,407,000 293,569,000 293,978,000 281,066,000 284,607,000 275,952,000 277,399,000 278,884,000 276,940,000 278,670,000 277,514,000 276,345,000 277,791,000 279,742,000 215,810,000 217,493,000 218,152,000 219,117,000 219,814,000 216,861,000 102,953,000 102,859,000 102,484,000 100,372,000 100,175,000 99,580,000 96,561,000 93,425,000 91,370,000 88,583,000 87,524,000 83,573,000  
        noncontrolling interest in westlake chemical opco lp
      536,296,000 543,816,000 552,699,000 568,752,000 538,640,000 553,185,000 560,070,000 558,812,000 570,085,000 576,316,000 579,030,000 582,457,000 599,660,000 611,778,000 660,414,000 675,534,000 682,663,000 678,720,000 623,753,000 667,151,000 637,156,000 637,738,000 659,948,000 658,913,000 671,421,000 674,621,000 686,386,000 694,323,000 700,205,000 718,271,000 731,636,000 746,315,000 756,206,000 778,935,000 776,618,000 792,850,000 805,126,000 818,479,000 791,603,000 763,575,000 765,643,000 750,606,000 743,049,000 735,014,000 742,038,000 747,426,000   
        total equity
      792,386,000 802,352,000 813,311,000 831,165,000 803,106,000 829,314,000 837,814,000 834,847,000 848,245,000 856,250,000 861,272,000 867,958,000 889,878,000 903,708,000 952,164,000 968,941,000 976,232,000 972,698,000 904,819,000 951,758,000 913,108,000 915,137,000 938,832,000 935,853,000 950,091,000 952,135,000 962,731,000 972,114,000 979,947,000 934,081,000 949,129,000 964,467,000 975,323,000 998,749,000 993,479,000 895,803,000 907,985,000 920,963,000 891,975,000 863,750,000 865,223,000 847,167,000 836,474,000 826,384,000 830,621,000 834,950,000 797,287,000  
        total liabilities and equity
      1,235,698,000 1,256,533,000 1,271,613,000 1,307,187,000 1,371,352,000 1,287,956,000 1,294,695,000 1,288,362,000 1,295,076,000 1,316,842,000 1,341,510,000 1,335,587,000 1,342,678,000 1,371,979,000 1,431,166,000 1,462,127,000 1,454,366,000 1,480,698,000 1,360,562,000 1,401,755,000 1,357,134,000 1,356,488,000 1,382,282,000 1,369,027,000 1,383,027,000 1,393,456,000 1,407,056,000 1,410,904,000 1,631,273,000 1,462,125,000 1,495,003,000 1,492,175,000 1,492,604,000 1,515,276,000 1,517,698,000 1,522,577,000 1,556,800,000 1,555,228,000 1,536,659,000 1,552,234,000 1,384,077,000 1,290,349,000 1,225,188,000 1,163,422,000 1,124,961,000 1,096,435,000 1,022,275,000  
        debt payable to westlake
                      377,055,000                                
        receivable under the investment management agreement—westlake chemical corporation
                       106,243,000 196,252,000 222,249,000 187,239,000 123,228,000 191,241,000 171,391,000 161,759,000 162,773,000 164,888,000 141,327,000 276,501,000 148,956,000 151,875,000 143,741,000 134,712,000 136,510,000 119,009,000              
        operating lease liabilities
                                2,082,000 1,110,000 1,272,000                    
        accounts receivable, net—westlake chemical corporation
                                   57,280,000    43,884,000    126,977,000    39,655,000 44,035,000 35,882,000 37,982,000 18,529,000   
        accrued liabilities
                                   16,250,000 18,911,000 18,996,000 15,150,000 15,697,000 20,724,000 15,230,000 24,122,000 15,717,000 20,953,000 77,069,000 36,627,000 23,407,000 22,352,000 17,456,000 6,590,000 11,900,000 3,999,000  
        common unitholders—public
                                   409,608,000 410,555,000 410,754,000 410,786,000 411,228,000 409,684,000 297,486,000 297,462,000 297,367,000 296,585,000 296,704,000 296,357,000 294,565,000 293,282,000 292,216,000 290,884,000 290,377,000 288,487,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                     122,000 298,000 279,000 226,000 243,000 289,000 200,000 -224,000 -624,000 -451,000 280,000       
        subordinated unitholder—westlake
                                         42,649,000 42,626,000 42,534,000 41,766,000 41,882,000 41,543,000 39,786,000 38,528,000 37,484,000 36,177,000 35,681,000 33,830,000  
        other assets
                                                      
        total other assets
                                        93,844,000 98,555,000 103,729,000 100,825,000 106,502,000 98,176,000 44,191,000 44,593,000 46,542,000 50,018,000 53,832,000 57,733,000 61,679,000  
        accounts receivable—westlake chemical corporation
                                         79,367,000 82,065,000  98,145,000 59,118,000 56,043,000        
        receivable from westlake
                                            20,428,000 28,248,000         
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                -173,000      
        equity investment
                                                      
        goodwill and intangible assets
                                                   5,814,000 5,814,000  
        net investment
                                                      
        noncontrolling interest in opco
                                                    713,714,000  
        cash flows from operating activities
                                                      
        net income
                                                     297,718,000 
        adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                      
        depreciation and amortization
                                                     39,282,000 
        benefit from (recovery of) doubtful accounts
                                                     65,000 
        income from disposition of fixed assets
                                                     1,238,000 
        equity in loss of joint venture, net of dividends
                                                     215,000 
        changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                      
        accounts receivable
                                                     9,258,000 
        accounts payable
                                                     -2,583,000 
        other
                                                     7,499,000 
        net cash from operating activities
                                                     378,921,000 
        cash flows from investing activities
                                                      
        additions to property, plant and equipment
                                                     -106,191,000 
        settlements of derivative instruments
                                                     -290,000 
        net cash from investing activities
                                                     -106,481,000 
        cash flows from financing activities
                                                      
        proceeds from 2013 promissory notes
                                                     104,173,000 
        net distributions to westlake
                                                     -376,613,000 
        net cash from financing activities
                                                     -272,440,000 
        net change in cash
                                                      
        cash at beginning of period
                                                      
        cash at end of period
                                                      
        •
                                                      
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 
                                                       
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                       
          net income
        81,655,000 84,258,000 86,214,000 85,795,000 42,309,000 87,387,000 104,100,000 88,026,000 89,646,000 87,057,000 80,853,000 75,264,000 91,452,000 91,260,000 78,305,000 84,439,000 80,825,000 138,394,000 66,075,000 120,294,000 76,622,000 75,124,000 91,848,000 80,377,000 93,770,000 91,910,000 82,479,000 80,110,000 78,396,000 81,582,000 83,799,000 84,476,000 80,714,000 98,315,000 82,245,000 86,470,000 86,028,000 93,581,000 75,859,000 81,192,000 102,771,000 91,175,000 87,046,000 87,243,000 88,389,000 93,929,000 118,173,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                       
          depreciation and amortization
        34,299,000 34,554,000 33,872,000 32,484,000 27,068,000 27,478,000 28,112,000 28,315,000 27,994,000 28,301,000 28,226,000 27,040,000 26,636,000 29,392,000 29,391,000 31,009,000 31,282,000 25,984,000 26,586,000 28,702,000 27,542,000 25,387,000 25,923,000 25,813,000 26,031,000 26,938,000 26,681,000 26,857,000 26,844,000 26,666,000 26,892,000 27,586,000 27,698,000 27,483,000 29,053,000 27,299,000 30,150,000 30,738,000 26,290,000 20,786,000 20,396,000 20,573,000 20,442,000 20,392,000 19,803,000 19,110,000 19,219,000 
          loss from disposition of property, plant and equipment
        61,000 475,000 1,788,000 388,000 103,000 104,000 416,000 1,554,000 271,000 495,000 4,016,000 55,000 367,000 319,000 958,000 460,000 2,970,000 2,435,000 372,000 32,000 1,359,000 554,000 349,000 97,000 57,000 458,000 1,256,000 26,000 567,000 406,000 2,734,000 20,000 -127,000 613,000 -59,000 2,140,000 327,000       
          other losses
        70,000  59,000 -104,000 137,000   -211,000 256,000 59,000 -389,000 -272,000 575,000 -4,044,000           119,000  148,000 -1,000 -180,000   181,000 357,000               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                       
          accounts receivable—third parties
        -10,761,000 7,159,000 -3,446,000 314,000 -1,553,000 11,080,000 4,565,000 327,000 -8,751,000 2,842,000 -3,776,000 2,514,000 -248,000 8,674,000 15,918,000 -17,434,000 -21,593,000 7,505,000 12,563,000 -5,856,000 -8,744,000 -6,123,000 1,935,000 6,975,000 -3,740,000 4,287,000 6,468,000 -4,923,000 1,102,000 6,429,000 -6,243,000 2,523,000 -1,239,000 -1,605,000 -1,431,000 5,643,000 -8,753,000 3,448,000 -6,270,000 -3,592,000 5,862,000 2,553,000 7,596,000 -5,248,000 20,523,000   
          net accounts receivable—westlake
        8,000,000 6,503,000 951,000 -38,319,000 -1,164,000 18,804,000 -1,604,000 4,817,000 3,720,000 700,000 5,150,000 577,000 20,904,000 5,677,000 -14,278,000 26,060,000 56,738,000 -87,984,000 3,037,000 -7,787,000 60,978,000 -61,839,000 -1,246,000 -317,000 -8,573,000 -5,859,000 7,798,000 -1,060,000 1,479,000 -5,530,000 2,203,000 2,148,000 737,000 16,096,000 19,018,000 9,528,000 40,010,000 -3,710,000 -50,329,000 -12,054,000 -24,649,000 11,852,000 -13,388,000 4,200,000 -14,500,000 -686,000  
          inventories
        -324,000 309,000 183,000 -528,000 1,325,000 -307,000 736,000 373,000 -428,000 -38,000 -1,134,000 2,206,000 -751,000 644,000 2,089,000 439,000 1,011,000 -2,308,000 -1,661,000 -1,758,000 303,000 -1,822,000 -123,000 471,000 484,000 1,214,000 314,000 185,000 -587,000 616,000 1,124,000 -957,000 419,000 -1,709,000 677,000 218,000 -842,000 -506,000 -935,000 97,000 1,289,000 -607,000 584,000 708,000 2,070,000 -1,083,000 6,773,000 
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        187,000 235,000 -617,000 177,000 243,000 223,000 277,000 -687,000 185,000 157,000 119,000 -565,000 152,000 153,000 -391,000 171,000 158,000 170,000 -505,000 156,000 175,000 165,000 -492,000 139,000 266,000 89,000 -464,000 156,000 119,000 121,000 -437,000 107,000 153,000 99,000 -368,000 109,000 115,000 -269,000 73,000 84,000 110,000 115,000 -352,000 92,000 90,000 91,000 -927,000 
          accounts payable—third parties
        -290,000 -1,845,000 -11,810,000 -25,640,000 36,942,000 -2,320,000 -1,995,000 2,795,000 -1,173,000 -3,203,000 -10,600,000 12,581,000 2,791,000 -2,732,000                                  
          accrued and other liabilities
        -2,208,000 -9,821,000 -854,000 -28,302,000 45,892,000 -3,894,000 -1,083,000 2,387,000 -3,231,000 -5,527,000 64,000 4,022,000 5,467,000 -5,207,000 6,833,000 -3,801,000 -35,358,000 33,884,000 6,830,000 -2,441,000 -699,000 274,000 400,000 -254,000 1,252,000 -3,884,000 2,773,000 -1,376,000 3,472,000 -4,253,000 2,252,000 514,000 -487,000 -5,027,000 5,685,000 -8,128,000 7,461,000 -4,040,000 -19,074,000 24,330,000 2,575,000 278,000 -340,000 5,856,000 -3,477,000 12,533,000 7,425,000 
          deferred charges and other assets and others
        -491,000 -1,345,000 -1,102,000 -17,194,000 -105,521,000                                           
          net cash from operating activities
        110,198,000 120,379,000 105,238,000 9,071,000 45,781,000 132,469,000 126,071,000 121,896,000 104,565,000 107,671,000 100,925,000 98,543,000 144,860,000 122,574,000 115,495,000 120,857,000 104,810,000 21,862,000 99,459,000 131,710,000 155,408,000 32,521,000 117,157,000 112,758,000 110,961,000 115,653,000 121,482,000 100,173,000 113,499,000 106,147,000 109,433,000 114,349,000 106,222,000 135,441,000 139,630,000 113,208,000 149,078,000 110,356,000 -7,907,000 72,702,000 112,575,000 121,339,000 101,304,000 116,664,000 113,235,000 118,022,000 107,069,000 
          capital expenditures
        -5,556,000 -8,829,000 -29,652,000 -24,380,000 -15,956,000 -13,474,000 -15,546,000 -10,178,000 -9,773,000 -12,842,000 -16,810,000 -4,513,000 -12,656,000 -8,660,000 -13,124,000 -11,992,000 -20,342,000 -42,681,000 -11,201,000 -14,541,000 -12,748,000 -7,798,000 -8,575,000 -8,606,000 -11,989,000 -13,679,000 -4,446,000 -13,438,000 -12,144,000 -9,815,000 -13,427,000 -6,941,000 -9,679,000 -12,251,000 -12,611,000 -20,828,000 -23,168,000 -30,991,000 -100,114,000 -89,442,000 -79,091,000 -78,613,000 -57,058,000 -55,974,000 -39,540,000 -58,475,000 -38,157,000 
          free cash flows
        104,642,000 111,550,000 75,586,000 -15,309,000 29,825,000 118,995,000 110,525,000 111,718,000 94,792,000 94,829,000 84,115,000 94,030,000 132,204,000 113,914,000 102,371,000 108,865,000 84,468,000 -20,819,000 88,258,000 117,169,000 142,660,000 24,723,000 108,582,000 104,152,000 98,972,000 101,974,000 117,036,000 86,735,000 101,355,000 96,332,000 96,006,000 107,408,000 96,543,000 123,190,000 127,019,000 92,380,000 125,910,000 79,365,000 -108,021,000 -16,740,000 33,484,000 42,726,000 44,246,000 60,690,000 73,695,000 59,547,000 68,912,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                       
          additions to property, plant and equipment
        -5,556,000 -8,829,000 -29,652,000 -24,380,000 -15,956,000 -13,474,000 -15,546,000 -10,178,000 -9,773,000 -12,842,000 -16,810,000 -4,513,000 -12,656,000 -8,660,000 -13,124,000 -11,992,000 -20,342,000 -42,681,000 -11,201,000 -14,541,000 -12,748,000 -7,798,000 -8,575,000 -8,606,000 -11,989,000 -13,679,000 -4,446,000 -13,438,000 -12,144,000 -9,815,000 -13,427,000 -6,941,000 -9,679,000 -12,251,000 -12,611,000 -20,828,000 -23,168,000 -30,991,000 -100,114,000 -89,442,000 -79,091,000 -78,613,000 -57,058,000 -55,974,000 -39,540,000 -58,475,000 -38,157,000 
          investments with westlake under the investment management agreement
        -13,000,000     -25,000,000    -10,000,000 -74,000,000 -90,116,000 -43,884,000 -106,000,000 -115,000,000 -55,000,000 -94,000,000 -118,000,000 -64,000,000 -44,000,000 -115,000,000 -112,000,000 -78,000,000 -108,000,000 -85,000,000 -128,933,000 -207,512,000 -99,000,000 -100,000,000 -75,000,000 -110,000,000               
          maturities of investments with westlake under the investment management agreement
         30,000,000 60,000,000 30,000,000     10,000,000 32,000,000 103,000,000 115,000,000 100,000,000 97,000,000 50,000,000 90,000,000 120,000,000   112,000,000 95,000,000 102,000,000 79,000,000 110,000,000 61,000,000 264,445,000 80,000,000 102,000,000 92,050,000 66,000,000 112,000,000               
          net cash from investing activities
        -18,556,000 -18,829,000 348,000 35,620,000 14,044,000 -38,474,000 -30,546,000 -10,178,000 -9,773,000 -22,842,000 -6,810,000 -46,513,000 228,000 62,456,000 -19,124,000 -29,992,000 -25,342,000 47,063,000 14,799,000 -49,541,000 -76,622,000 60,202,000 -28,575,000 -18,606,000 -10,989,000 -11,725,000 -28,446,000 122,074,000 -139,610,000 -6,815,000 -21,628,000 -15,690,000 -7,679,000 -29,423,000 -131,609,000 -20,711,000 -21,486,000 -30,991,000 -100,055,000 -89,442,000 -78,993,000 -78,613,000 -57,058,000 -55,974,000 -39,540,000 -58,475,000 -38,000,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                       
          proceeds from debt payable to westlake
        40,500,000 38,500,000 40,000,000 41,000,000 54,000,000 56,000,000 55,000,000 54,000,000 54,000,000 54,000,000 56,750,000 59,500,000 39,000,000             -1,000 123,512,000 3,648,000 10,000,000 134,873,000 3,384,000 17,000,000 80,343,000 72,313,000 59,519,000 53,511,000 49,503,000 158,504,000 30,191,000 40,481,000  
          repayment of debt payable to westlake
        -40,500,000 -38,500,000 -40,000,000 -41,000,000 -54,000,000 -56,000,000 -55,000,000 -54,000,000 -54,000,000 -54,000,000 -56,750,000 -59,500,000 -39,000,000                   -13,161,000 -246,032,000 -15,310,000 -11,423,000 -454,000 -598,000       
          distributions to noncontrolling interest retained in opco by westlake
        -75,006,000 -78,602,000 -87,614,000 -41,125,000 -51,906,000 -79,276,000 -84,706,000 -84,872,000 -81,044,000 -75,472,000                                      
          distributions to unitholders
        -16,615,000 -16,615,000 -16,615,000 -16,611,000 -16,611,000 -16,611,000 -16,610,000 -16,607,000 -16,607,000 -16,607,000                                      
          net cash from financing activities
        -91,621,000 -95,217,000 -104,229,000 -57,736,000 -68,517,000 -95,887,000 -101,316,000 -101,479,000 -97,651,000 -92,079,000 -87,680,000 -97,184,000 -105,282,000 -139,716,000 -95,272,000 -91,730,000 -77,291,000 -70,515,000 -113,276,000 -81,793,000 -78,651,000 -98,900,000 -88,869,000 -94,615,000 -95,814,000 -102,652,000 -91,862,000 -289,389,000 90,982,000 -96,629,000 -99,247,000 -95,156,000 -100,571,000 -96,259,000 -95,711,000 -110,532,000 -93,518,000 -65,471,000 31,711,000 -10,679,000 -24,465,000 -27,424,000 -27,280,000 -68,317,000 -62,527,000 -15,785,000 20,919,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        21,000  1,357,000   -1,892,000 -5,791,000 10,239,000 -2,859,000 -7,250,000 6,435,000 -45,154,000 39,806,000 45,314,000 1,099,000 -865,000 2,177,000 -1,590,000 982,000 376,000 135,000 -6,177,000 -287,000 -463,000 4,158,000   -67,142,000 64,871,000   3,503,000 -2,028,000   -18,035,000 34,074,000 13,894,000 -76,251,000 -27,419,000 9,117,000 15,302,000 16,966,000 -7,627,000 11,168,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        44,269,000  58,316,000  58,619,000  64,782,000  17,057,000  17,154,000  19,923,000  19,744,000  27,008,000  88,900,000  169,559,000  133,750,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        44,290,000  1,357,000 -13,045,000 49,624,000  -5,791,000 10,239,000 55,760,000  6,435,000 -45,154,000 104,588,000  1,099,000 -865,000 19,234,000  982,000 376,000 17,289,000  -287,000 -463,000 24,081,000  1,174,000 -67,142,000 84,615,000  -11,442,000 3,503,000 24,980,000  -87,690,000 -18,035,000 122,974,000  -76,251,000 -27,419,000 178,676,000  16,966,000 -7,627,000 144,918,000   
          other gains
                         -1,142,000 107,000 656,000 103,000 253,000 -212,000                         
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
            -8,692,000                         2,703,000                  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
                                                       
          other
             -5,918,000 -7,394,000 -5,800,000 -3,924,000 -3,172,000 -1,604,000 -24,879,000 -2,485,000 -1,562,000 -2,575,000 -2,014,000 -581,000 -112,169,000 -15,981,000 -1,566,000 -1,606,000 -2,434,000 -934,000 -110,000 -208,000 -542,000 -476,000 -69,000 -101,000 -280,000 -118,000 -228,000 138,000 673,000 -1,027,000 63,000 -9,626,000 -1,419,000 -14,915,000 -57,682,000 -3,895,000 -2,022,000 -757,000 -402,000 -307,000 -1,910,000 2,999,000 
          quarterly distributions to noncontrolling interest retained in opco by westlake
                   -80,581,000 -88,678,000 -123,112,000 -78,668,000 -75,130,000 -60,688,000 -53,915,000 -96,683,000 -65,200,000 -62,058,000 -82,309,000 -72,278,000 -78,025,000 -79,223,000 -86,304,000 -75,494,000 -72,259,000 -81,507,000 -83,064,000 -86,066,000 -81,610,000 -91,148,000 -80,452,000 -85,092,000 -88,771,000 -89,617,000 -55,854,000 -39,170,000 -73,916,000 -75,650,000 -72,833,000 -68,908,000     
          quarterly distributions to unitholders
                   -16,603,000 -16,604,000 -16,604,000 -16,604,000 -16,600,000 -16,603,000 -16,600,000 -16,593,000 -16,593,000 -16,593,000 -16,591,000 -16,591,000 -16,590,000 -16,591,000 -16,348,000 -16,113,000 -15,666,000 -13,957,000 -13,565,000 -13,181,000 -13,546,000 -13,071,000 -12,605,000 -10,199,000 -9,835,000 -9,478,000 -9,163,000 -8,864,000 -8,576,000 -8,334,000 -8,102,000 -7,875,000     
          other loss
                       2,379,000 992,000                               
          accounts payable
                       -851,000 -11,634,000 17,093,000 2,036,000 1,278,000 -625,000 3,536,000 -496,000 -256,000 1,463,000 1,083,000 -3,453,000 294,000 2,497,000 -209,000 569,000 -2,001,000 -2,835,000 416,000 3,381,000 -7,505,000 5,150,000 -8,201,000 -18,807,000 17,223,000 7,610,000 -4,015,000 444,000 3,818,000 589,000 3,311,000 -5,643,000 
          net proceeds from private placement of common units
                                 -255,000                     
          provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts
                                                      
          proceeds from private placement of common units
                                    62,934,000                   
          net proceeds from common equity offering
                                                       
          net proceeds from equity offering
                                                       
          receivable under the investment management agreement—westlake
                                         -17,172,000              
          net proceeds from common unit offering
                                                       
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                          -500,000 -500,000 975,000 166,000 191,000       
          gain on involuntary conversion of assets
                                          -117,000 -1,555,000           
          deferred income taxes
                                          163,000 108,000 92,000 -45,000 69,000 141,000 179,000 -97,000 -125,000 -288,000 54,000 341,000 1,454,000 
          proceeds from disposition of assets
                                          2,000 127,000 59,000 98,000       
          proceeds from involuntary conversion of assets
                                                      
          net proceeds from common units offering
                                                       
          insurance recovery for involuntary conversion
                                            1,555,000           
          income from equity method investment, net of dividends
                                                       
          settlements of derivative instruments
                                                     157,000 
          repayment of debt payable to westlake with proceeds from the initial public offering
                                                      
          net proceeds from issuance of common units
                                                      
          proceeds from initial public offering distributed to westlake
                                                      
          net distributions to westlake prior to initial public offering
                                                      
          loss from disposition of fixed assets
                                                  154,000 123,000 1,000 300,000 6,000 
          recovery of doubtful accounts
                                                       
          quarterly distribution for the period from october 1, 2014 to december 31, 2014 to noncontrolling interest retained in opco by westlake
                                                    -85,277,000   
          quarterly distribution for the period from october 1, 2014 to december 31, 2014 to unitholders
                                                    -7,441,000   
          quarterly distribution for the period from august 4, 2014 to september 30, 2014 to noncontrolling interest retained in opco by westlake
                                                       
          equity in income of joint venture, net of dividends
                                                       
          accounts receivable
                                                      -32,895,000 
          net increase in cash
                                                       
          cash at beginning of period
                                                       
          cash at end of period
                                                       
          equity in loss of joint venture, net of dividends
                                                       
          proceeds from 2013 promissory notes
                                                       
          net distributions to westlake
                                                       
          net change in cash