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Date the limited liability company (LLC) managing member or a limited partnership (LP) general partner receives payment of an incentive obligation in cash, stock or units, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The total amount of distributions to limited partners.

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Partners' Equity, Cash Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Partners' Capital, Distribution Amount Per Share	$ 0								$ 0
Incentive Distribution, Date	Feb. 14, 2017
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Date of Record	Feb. 06, 2017
Distribution of Available Cash to Unitholders, Period									45 days
Partner Distributions
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	$ 0.6075	$ 0.5950	$ 0.5850	$ 0.5750	$ 0.5650	$ 0.5550	$ 0.5450	$ 0.5375	$ 2.3625	$ 2.2025	$ 2.0750
Minimum Quarterly Distribution Percentage [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share Minimum									$ 0.250
General Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share									2.00%
Partners Capital Distribution percentage									98.00%
First Target Distribution [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share Maximum									$ 0.275
General Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share									2.00%
Partners Capital Distribution percentage									98.00%
Second Distribution Target [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share Minimum									$ 0.275
Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share Maximum									$ 0.3125
General Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share									15.00%
Partners Capital Distribution percentage									85.00%
Third Target Distribution [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share Minimum									$ 0.3125
Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share Maximum									$ 0.375
General Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share									25.00%
Partners Capital Distribution percentage									75.00%
Thereafter Target Distribution [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share Minimum									$ 0.375
General Partners Capital, Distribution Amount per share									50.00%
Partners Capital Distribution percentage									50.00%