Distributions To Unitholders

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Distributions To Unitholders [Abstract]

Distributions To Unitholders

13. DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS

From the second quarter of 2009 through the second quarter of 2015, we did not pay distributions on our common units.  Starting in the third quarter of 2015, the board of directors of our general partner declared distributions of Class A Preferred Units on August 10, 2015 and November 10, 2015 to holders as of August 14, 2015 and November 16, 2015, respectively. A total of 549,756 paid-in-kind units were distributed for the year ended December 31, 2015.  On November 30, 2015, we paid a cash distribution with respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2015 in the amount of $0.400 per common unit.  On February 9, 2016, we announced that the board of directors of our general partner approved a cash distribution of $0.406 per common unit for the fourth quarter of 2015.  The Partnership also declared a fourth quarter 2015 paid-in-kind distribution of 2.5% on its Class A preferred units and a fourth quarter prorated cash distribution of $0.3815 on its Class B preferred units.  The distributions were paidonFebruary 29, 2016 to unitholders of record on February 19, 2016.