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

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Certain Provisions of the ENLK Partnership Agreement - Narrative and Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Partnership agreement
Distribution declared/unit (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09375	$ 0.1875	$ 0.279	$ 0.275
Series B Preferred Unitholders
Partnership agreement
Distribution paid-in kind (in shares)		149,371	148,999	147,887	425,785
Cash distributions		$ 16.8	$ 16.8	$ 16.7	$ 16.5
Common units \| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
Partnership agreement
Distribution declared/unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39