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Partners' Capital and Distributions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract]  
Partners' Capital and Distributions Partners’ Capital and Distributions
 
Shares Outstanding
 
The following tables present the activity for our Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares:

 Class A SharesClass B SharesClass C Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2020194,051,436 50,640,192 547,717,762 
Conversion of AAP Management Units (1)
— 414,608 — 
Exchange Right exercises (1)
46,879 (46,879)— 
Redemption Right exercises (1)
— (229,931)229,931 
Repurchase of common units by a subsidiary under Common Equity Repurchase Program (2)
— — (350,000)
Other— — 25,431 
Outstanding at March 31, 2021194,098,315 50,777,990 547,623,124 
Exchange Right exercises (1)
25,554 (25,554)— 
Redemption Right exercises (1)
— (535,009)535,009 
Repurchase of common units by a subsidiary under Common Equity Repurchase Program— — (4,940,592)
Other— — 256,321 
Outstanding at June 30, 2021194,123,869 50,217,427 543,473,862 
 
 Class A SharesClass B SharesClass C Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2019182,138,592 65,785,702 549,538,139 
Conversion of AAP Management Units (1)
— 559,768 — 
Exchange Right exercises (1)
2,101,487 (2,101,487)— 
Redemption Right exercises (1)
— (1,206,599)1,206,599 
Other— — 24,431 
Outstanding at March 31, 2020184,240,079 63,037,384 550,769,169 
Conversion of AAP Management Units (1)
— 35,349 — 
Redemption Right exercises (1)
— (40,679)40,679 
Other20,099 — 27,292 
Outstanding at June 30, 2020184,260,178 63,032,054 550,837,140 
(1)See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding conversions of AAP Management Units, Exchange Rights and Redemption Rights.
(2)Trades for these units were executed in late December 2020, but settled in early January 2021.
Distributions
 
The following table details distributions to our Class A shareholders paid during or pertaining to the first six months of 2021 (in millions, except per share data):

Distribution Payment DateDistributions to
Class A Shareholders
Distributions per
Class A Share
August 13, 2021 (1)
$35 $0.18 
May 14, 2021$35 $0.18 
February 12, 2021$35 $0.18 
(1)Payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2021 for the period from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.

Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
 
As of June 30, 2021, noncontrolling interests in our subsidiaries consisted of (i) limited partner interests in PAA including a 69% interest in PAA’s common units and PAA’s Series A preferred units combined and 100% of PAA’s Series B preferred units, (ii) an approximate 21% limited partner interest in AAP and (iii) a 33% interest in Red River Pipeline Company LLC (“Red River LLC”).

Common Equity Repurchase Program

PAA repurchased 5,290,592 common units under the Common Equity Repurchase Program (the “Program”) through open market purchases that settled during the six months ended June 30, 2021. The total purchase price of these repurchases was $53 million, including commissions and fees. The repurchased common units were canceled immediately upon acquisition, as were the Class C shares held by PAA associated with the repurchased common units. At June 30, 2021, the remaining available capacity under the Program was $397 million. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the Program.

PAA’s capital attributable to AAP was adjusted, in accordance with ASC 810, to reflect the accretion of its interest in PAA as a result of the repurchase of common units from public unitholders. Such adjustment is recognized by PAGP in proportion to its ownership interest in AAP, which results in a net increase in partners’ capital attributable to PAGP.

Subsidiary Distributions
 
PAA Series A Preferred Unit Distributions. The following table details distributions to PAA’s Series A preferred unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first six months of 2021 (in millions, except per unit data):

Series A Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment DateCash Distribution Distribution per Unit
August 13, 2021 (1)
$37 $0.525 
May 14, 2021$37 $0.525 
February 12, 2021$37 $0.525 
(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2021 for the period from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. At June 30, 2021, such amount was accrued as distributions payable in “Other current liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
PAA Series B Preferred Unit Distributions. Distributions on PAA’s Series B preferred units are payable semi-annually in arrears on the 15th day of May and November. The following table details distributions paid to PAA’s Series B preferred unitholders (in millions, except per unit data):

Series B Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment DateCash Distribution Distribution per Unit
May 17, 2021$24.5 $30.625 

At June 30, 2021, approximately $6 million of accrued distributions payable to PAA’s Series B preferred unitholders was included in “Other current liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

PAA Common Unit Distributions. The following table details distributions to PAA’s common unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first six months of 2021 (in millions, except per unit data):

 DistributionsCash Distribution 
per Common Unit
Common UnitholdersTotal Cash Distribution
Distribution Payment DatePublic AAP
August 13, 2021 (1)
$85 $44 $129 $0.18 
May 14, 2021$86 $44 $130 $0.18 
February 12, 2021$86 $44 $130 $0.18 
(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2021 for the period from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.

AAP Distributions. The following table details the distributions to AAP’s partners paid during or pertaining to the first six months of 2021 from distributions received from PAA (in millions):

 
Distributions to AAPs Partners
Distribution Payment DateNoncontrolling InterestsPAGPTotal Cash Distribution
August 13, 2021 (1)
$$35 $44 
May 14, 2021$$35 $44 
February 12, 2021$$35 $44 
(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2021 for the period from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.
Other Distributions. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we paid distributions of $6 million to noncontrolling interests in Red River Pipeline Company LLC.