Issuances of Additional Beneficial Certificate Units (Details)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Issuances Of Additional Beneficial Unit Certificates [Abstract]
Common stock, shares authorized ,value	$ 225,000,000

Issuances of Additional Beneficial Unit Certificates [Abstract]

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