Shareholders' Equity and Partners' Capital (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity

The following table presents MGP's changes in shareholders' equity for the three months endedMarch 31, 2017:

	Class A Shares		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Other Comprehensive Income			Total Shareholders' Equity			Non-controlling Interest			Total Shareholders’ Equity
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	—	$	1,363,130	$	(29,758	)	$	445		1,333,817			$	4,274,444		$	5,608,261
Net income - January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017	—		—		11,348			—			11,348			35,344			46,692
Other comprehensive loss - cash flow hedges	—		—		—			(150		)	(150		)	(484		)	(634		)
Share-based compensation	—		44		—			—			44			144			188
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement											—			1,238			1,238
Dividends declared, $0.3875 per Class A share	—		—		(22,282		)	—			(22,282		)	(71,827		)	(94,109		)
Other	—		96		—			—			96			305			401
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	—	$	1,363,270	$	(40,692	)	$	295		$	1,322,873		$	4,239,164		$	5,562,037

Schedule of Partners' Capital

The following table presents the Operating Partnership's changes in partners' capital for the three months endedMarch 31, 2017:

	General Partner		Limited Partner			Total Partners' Capital
	(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	—	$	5,608,261		$	5,608,261
Net income - January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017	—		46,692			46,692
Other comprehensive loss - cash flow hedges	—		(634		)	(634		)
Share-based compensation	—		188			188
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—		1,238			1,238
Distributions declared, $0.3875 per Operating Partnership unit	—		(94,109		)	(94,109		)
Other	—		401			401
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	—	$	5,562,037		$	5,562,037