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Total Capital and Net Income Per Common Unit - Additional Information - Series D Preferred Units and Detachable Warrants (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance or sale of equity	$ 100,000
Proceeds from issuance or sale of equity, net of offering costs	97,200
Stock issuance costs	$ 2,800	$ 5,601	$ 4,187
Warrants outstanding		6,750,000		0
The Warrants [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Warrants, term	7 years
Period after which warrants are exercisable	6 months
The $4.55 Warrants [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants	$ 4.55
Proceeds from issuance or sale of equity, net of offering costs	$ 9,500
Warrants outstanding	4,500,000
The $6.05 Warrants [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants	$ 6.05
Exercise premium	33.00%
Proceeds from issuance or sale of equity, net of offering costs	$ 4,300
Warrants outstanding	2,250,000
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Proceeds from equity offerings, net of offering costs (note 12), units	4,000,000
Preferred units dividend rate	10.50%
Proceeds from issuance or sale of equity, net of offering costs	$ 83,500
Dividend payment terms, discount on 10 days trading volume weighted average price, percent	4.00%
Liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00
Redemption period one	5 years
Premium to liquidation value in redemption period one, percent	10.00%
Premium to liquidation value in redemption period two, percent	5.00%
Redemption period two	6 years
Redemption price per share	$ 4.00
Percent of common units purchased to trigger a change of control event	90.00%
Change of control premium to liquidation preference in year one, percent	25.00%
Annual decrease to change of control premium to liquidation preference, percent	5.00%
Change of control premium to liquidation preference in year five and thereafter, percent	5.00%
Preferred stock redemption discount	$ 16,500
Redemption period	5 years