CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Partners' capital:
General partner, issued (in units)	35,729	35,729
General partner, outstanding (in units)	35,729	35,729
Public common unitholders, issued and outstanding (in units)	17,260,250	15,000,000
Affiliated common unitholders, issued and outstanding (in units)	11,297,737	11,297,737
Affiliated subordinated unitholders, issued and outstanding (in units)	7,145,866	7,145,866

The number of general partner units issued.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
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