Partners' Equity Income Allocations and Cash Distributions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Schedule of Allocation of General Partner Interest in Net Income

The following table presents the allocation of the general partner interest in net income for the periods presented below:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
	(In thousands)
General partner interest in net income	$	3,165		$	1,936		$	1,446
General partner incentive distribution	54,008			40,401			33,221
Net loss attributable to predecessor	$	(10,657	)	$	(2,702	)	$	(1,747	)
Total general partner interest in net income	$	46,516		$	39,635		$	32,920

Schedule of Distributions Made to Partners Percentages



	Total Quarterly Distribution	Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions
	Target Amount	Unitholders	General Partner
Minimum quarterly distribution	$0.25	98%	2%
First target distribution	Up to $0.275	98%	2%
Second target distribution	above $0.275 up to $0.3125	85%	15%
Third target distribution	above $0.3125 up to $0.375	75%	25%
Thereafter	Above $0.375	50%	50%

Schedule of Distributions Made to Members or Limited Partners, by Distribution

The following table presents the allocation of our regular quarterly cash distributions to the general and limited partners for the periods in which they apply. Our distributions are declared subsequent to quarter end; therefore, the amounts presented do not reflect distributions paid during the periods presented below.



	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands, except per unit data)
General partner interest in distribution	$	4,088	$	3,563	$	3,264
General partner incentive distribution	54,008		40,401		33,221
Total general partner distribution	58,096		43,964		36,485
Limited partner distribution	143,796		129,192		121,714
Total regular quarterly cash distribution	$	201,892	$	173,156	$	158,199
Cash distribution per unit applicable to limited partners	$	2.3625	$	2.2025	$	2.0750