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Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distribution - Distributions paid (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands																				3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Feb. 18, 2020	Feb. 14, 2020	Jan. 21, 2020	Nov. 15, 2019	Nov. 14, 2019	Aug. 15, 2019	Aug. 14, 2019	May 15, 2019	Feb. 15, 2019	Feb. 14, 2019	Nov. 15, 2018	Nov. 14, 2018	Aug. 14, 2018	May 15, 2018	Feb. 14, 2018	Nov. 14, 2017	Aug. 14, 2017	May 15, 2017	Feb. 14, 2017	Feb. 14, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 14, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Aug. 14, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	May 14, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 14, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash Distribution Payment
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)					$ 0.5200		$ 0.5150	$ 0.5100		$ 0.5000		$ 0.4750	$ 0.4750	$ 0.4625	$ 0.4625	$ 0.4625	$ 0.4625	$ 0.4625	$ 0.4625
Cash distribution, common units					$ 17,678		$ 17,508	$ 17,338		$ 16,998		$ 16,149	$ 16,149	$ 15,723	$ 15,723	$ 15,723	$ 15,723	$ 15,723	$ 15,723
Cash distribution, general partner					119		118	117		115		109	109	106	106	106	106	106	106
Cash distribution, incentive					294		269	256		202		67	67
Distributions, Total					$ 18,091		$ 17,895	$ 17,711		$ 17,315		$ 16,325	$ 16,325	$ 15,829	$ 15,829	$ 15,829	$ 15,829	$ 15,829	$ 15,829										$ 77,740	$ 66,139	$ 63,316
Common Limited Partners
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)																					$ 0.5250		$ 0.5200		$ 0.5150		$ 0.5100
Common Limited Partners \| Annualized Basis [Member]
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)																					$ 2.10
Common Limited Partners \| Subsequent event
Cash Distribution Payment
Cash distribution, common units		$ 18,300
Distributions, Total		$ 18,300
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Cash Distribution Payment
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)				$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375	$ 0.609375		$ 0.6635
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)																				$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375
Series A Preferred Limited Partners \| Subsequent event
Cash Distribution Payment
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.609375
Distributions, Total	$ 1,700
Series A Preferred Limited Partners \| Subsequent event \| Annualized Basis [Member]
Cash Distribution Payment
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)			$ 2.4375
Limited Partner Interest \| Common Limited Partners
Cash Distribution Payment
Distributions, Total																													69,522	63,744	62,892
Limited Partner Interest \| Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Cash Distribution Payment
Distributions, Total																													6,728	1,831
General Partner, Global GP LLC
Cash Distribution Payment
Distributions, Total																													$ 1,490	$ 564	$ 424