Partners' Deficit (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Partners' Deficit [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Partners' Deficit

Changes in partners’ deficit are as follows (in thousands):

	Limited Partners
	Common Units- ‎Public		Common Units- ‎Green Plains		General Partner			Total
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	114,006	$	(188,304)	$	(1,449)	$	(75,747)
Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders ($0.475 per unit)		(5,498)		(5,504)		(278)		(11,280)
Net income		5,078		5,084		207		10,369
Unit-based compensation, including general partner net contributions		79		-		-		79
Balance, March 31, 2020		113,665		(188,724)		(1,520)		(76,579)
Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders ($0.12 per unit)		(1,389)		(1,390)		(57)		(2,836)
Net income		4,987		4,993		204		10,184
Unit-based compensation, including general partner net contributions		79		-		-		79
Balance, June 30, 2020		117,342		(185,121)		(1,373)		(69,152)
Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders ($0.12 per unit)		(1,394)		(1,391)		(57)		(2,842)
Net income		5,058		5,042		206		10,306
Unit-based compensation, including general partner net contributions		81		-		7		88
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	121,087	$	(181,470)	$	(1,217)	$	(61,600)

	Limited Partners
	Common Units- ‎Public		Common Units- ‎Green Plains		General Partner			Total
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	115,352	$	(186,635)	$	(1,171)	$	(72,454)
Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders ($0.475 per unit)		(5,487)		(5,504)		(278)		(11,269)
Net income		5,014		5,029		205		10,248
Unit-based compensation, including general partner net contributions		79		-		-		79
Balance, March 31, 2019		114,958		(187,110)		(1,244)		(73,396)
Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders ($0.475 per unit)		(5,487)		(5,504)		(278)		(11,269)
Net income		5,240		5,256		213		10,709
Unit-based compensation, including general partner net contributions		79		-		-		79
Balance, June 30, 2019		114,790		(187,358)		(1,309)		(73,877)
Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders ($0.475 per unit)		(5,497)		(5,504)		(279)		(11,280)
Net income		4,961		4,968		203		10,132
Unit-based compensation, including general partner net contributions		81		-		6		87
Balance, September 30, 2019	$	114,335	$	(187,894)	$	(1,379)	$	(74,938)

Rollforward of the Number of Common Limited Partner Units Outstanding

	Common Units-	Common Units-
	Public	Green Plains	Total
Units, December 31, 2019	11,574,003	11,586,548	23,160,551
Units issued under the LTIP	47,620	-	47,620
Units, September 30, 2020	11,621,623	11,586,548	23,208,171

Schedule of Allocation of Total Cash Distributions Declared

The total cash distributions declared for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
General partner distributions	$	57	$	226	$	171	$	677
Incentive distributions		-		53		-		159
Total distributions to general partner		57		279		171		836
Limited partner common units - public		1,400		5,497		4,177		16,481
Limited partner common units - Green Plains		1,391		5,504		4,172		16,512
Total distributions to limited partners		2,791		11,001		8,349		32,993
Total distributions declared	$	2,848	$	11,280	$	8,520	$	33,829