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Defined Contribution Plan, Employers Matching Contribution, Vesting Term

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) - 401(k) Plan - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum tax-deferred contributions	100.00%
Vesting period	3 years
Partnership's defined contributions	$ 0.6	$ 0.5	$ 0.6
Maximum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Matching employee contributions	5.00%
After One Year
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Graded vesting percentage	33.00%
After Two Years
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Graded vesting percentage	66.00%
After Three Years
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Graded vesting percentage	100.00%
Service period	3 years