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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Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest.

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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 ($)														12 Months Ended
	Feb. 14, 2025	Nov. 14, 2024	Aug. 14, 2024	May 15, 2024	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	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests														$ 0	$ 0	$ 30,443,000
Common Unitholders
Partners Capital And Distributions [Line Items]
Date Paid		Nov. 14, 2024	Aug. 14, 2024	May 15, 2024	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, 2023
Cash distributions per common unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.1650	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500		$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500	$ 0.1500
Total Amount		$ 20,207,000	$ 18,370,000	$ 18,370,000	$ 18,370,000	$ 18,370,000	$ 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, 2025
Cash distributions per common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.1650
Total Amount	$ 20,207,000
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	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.9473	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374	$ 0.7374		$ 0.9473
Total Amount		$ 21,894,000	$ 21,894,000	$ 21,894,000	$ 21,894,000	$ 22,612,000	$ 23,314,000	$ 24,002,000	$ 24,002,000	$ 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