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Partners' Capital, Mezzanine Capital and Distributions (Preferred Cash Distributions Paid) (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 14, 2024	Aug. 14, 2024	May 15, 2024	Feb. 14, 2024	Nov. 14, 2023	Aug. 14, 2023	May 15, 2023	Apr. 03, 2024	Jul. 03, 2023	Apr. 03, 2023
Class A Convertible Preferred Stock Units
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Class A Convertible Preferred Units, carrying value (dollars per share)									$ 35.20	$ 35.20
Class A Convertible Preferred units redeemed (in dollars per share)								$ 33.71	$ 33.71
Preferred Unitholders \| Class A Convertible Preferred Stock Units
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Per Unit Amount (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473
Total Amount		$ 21,894,000	$ 21,894,000	$ 21,894,000	$ 22,612,000	$ 23,314,000	$ 24,002,000
Preferred Unitholders \| Class A Convertible Preferred Stock Units \| Subsequent Event
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Per Unit Amount (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.9473
Total Amount	$ 21,894,000
Common Unitholders
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Date Paid		Aug. 14, 2024	May 15, 2024	Feb. 14, 2024	Nov. 14, 2023	Aug. 14, 2023	May 15, 2023
Per Unit Amount (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.150	$ 0.150	$ 0.150	$ 0.150	$ 0.150	$ 0.150
Total Amount		$ 18,370,000	$ 18,370,000	$ 18,370,000	$ 18,370,000	$ 18,387,000	$ 18,387,000
Common Unitholders \| Subsequent Event
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Date Paid	Nov. 14, 2024
Per Unit Amount (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.165
Total Amount	$ 20,207,000