Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]

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Amount of cash distribution paid to unit-holder of limited partnership (LP).

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Date of distribution for distribution of cash or unit to limited partner of limited partnership (LP), in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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The amount of the distribution per unit of limited partner interest.

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Partners' Capital, Mezzanine Equity and Distributions (Preferred Cash Distributions Paid) (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2024	Nov. 14, 2023	Aug. 14, 2023	May 15, 2023	Feb. 14, 2023	Nov. 14, 2022	Aug. 12, 2022	May 13, 2022	Feb. 14, 2022	Nov. 12, 2021	Aug. 13, 2021	May 14, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023
Common Unitholders
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Date Paid		Nov. 14, 2023	Aug. 14, 2023	May 15, 2023	Feb. 14, 2023	Nov. 14, 2022	Aug. 12, 2022	May 13, 2022	Feb. 14, 2022	Nov. 12, 2021	Aug. 13, 2021	May 14, 2021
Cash distributions per common unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500
Total Amount		$ 18,370,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000
Common Unitholders \| Subsequent Event
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Date Paid	Feb. 14, 2024
Cash distributions per common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.1500
Total Amount	$ 18,370,000
Preferred Unitholders \| Class A Convertible Preferred Stock Units
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Cash distributions per common unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374	$ 0.9473
Total Amount		$ 22,612,000	$ 23,314,000	$ 24,002,000	$ 24,002,000	$ 18,684,000	$ 18,684,000	$ 18,684,000	$ 18,684,000	$ 18,684,000	$ 18,684,000	$ 18,684,000
Preferred Unitholders \| Class A Convertible Preferred Stock Units \| Subsequent Event
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Cash distributions per common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.9473
Total Amount	$ 21,894,000