Maximum dollar amount of offering price of limited partnership interests currently available to be issued under an equity distribution agreement.

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Maximum dollar amount of offering price of limited partnership interests originally available to be issued under an equity distribution agreement.

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The total proceeds from limited partner interests issued under the equity distribution agreement during the period.

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The total proceeds from an underwritten offering, or series of offerings, of limited partner interests.

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The number of limited partner units authorized to be issued.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 4

-Section F

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)

-Number 87-21

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Practice Bulletin (PB)

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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The number of limited partner units issued.

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Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data				9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2011 Limited Partner Common Unitholders [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 DRIP [Member]	May 31, 2011 DRIP [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Distribution Reinvestment Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit Suisse [Member]
Net proceeds from issue of common stock	$ 695.5	$ 7.6
Equity Distribution Agreement, Maximum Aggregate Value Of Common Units Sold				200
Common units - issued	14,202,500		175,863
Common units - outstanding, value					77.5
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Authorized				5,750,000
Proceeds from issue of common units under equity distribution agreement, net of commission					$ 96.3