Aggregate amount of equity securities allowed under equity distribution agreement.

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Class B units conversion date

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Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distribution Period

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- Definition

EDA commencement date

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- Definition

Different percentage level for each distribution excess allocated to General Partners

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- Definition

Per Partnership agreement the percentage of cash for distribution

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Date of distribution for distribution of cash or unit to limited partner of limited partnership (LP), in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP).

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Per-share or per-unit amount of incentive dividend declared and paid to managing member or general partner.

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- Definition

The number of units sold in a public offering of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of common limited partners units during the period.

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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Primarily represents commissions incurred in the period based upon the sale by commissioned employees or third parties of the entity's goods or services, and fees for sales assistance or product enhancements performed by third parties (such as a distributor or value added reseller).

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Certain Provisions of the Partnership agreement (Textual) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Approximate Date of Commencement of Proposed Sale to Public				May 29, 2014
Percentage Of Avaliable Cash to Distribute	100.00%			100.00%
Number Of Days From End Of Quarter For Distribution				45 days
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distribution Date	Nov. 13, 2014	Aug. 13, 2014	May 14, 2014
Class B units conversion date				May 06, 2014
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit	$ 0.370	$ 0.365	$ 0.36
Common Unit, Issuance Value	$ 75.0			$ 75.0
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering				2,400,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units				71.9	0
Sales Commissions and Fees				0.7
Class B units
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit			$ 0.10
General Partner [Member] \| Incentive Distribution Percentage, Level1 [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Incentive Distribution Percentage Levels				13.00%
Incentive Distribution, Distribution Per Unit				$ 0.25
General Partner [Member] \| Incentive Distribution Percentage, Level2 [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Incentive Distribution Percentage Levels				23.00%
Incentive Distribution, Distribution Per Unit				$ 0.3125
General Partner [Member] \| Incentive Distribution Percentage, Level3 [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Incentive Distribution Percentage Levels				48.00%
Incentive Distribution, Distribution Per Unit				$ 0.375
ATM [Member]
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units				$ 71.9