Certain Provisions of the Partnership Agreement Distributions Made to limited Partner, by Distribution (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Abstract]

Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block]

A summary of the Partnership's distribution activity relating to its common units and preferred units (which it pays in kind "PIK") for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is provided below:

Declaration period	Distribution/unit		PIK Units Distributed (1)	Date paid/payable
Q4 2012	$	0.33	375,382	February 14, 2013
Q1 2013	$	0.33	384,731	May 13, 2013
Q2 2013	$	0.33	394,313	August 12, 2013
Q3 2013	$	0.34	—	November 12, 2013

(1) Represents distributions on preferred units paid-in-kind through the issuance of additional preferred units.