2.2.0.7 false Partners' Capital and Distributions 0217 - Disclosure - Partners' Capital and Distributions true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Partners' Capital and Distributions [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_DistributionsMadeToMembersOrLimitedPartnersAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS 1 us-gaap_ScheduleOfDistributionsMadeToMembersOrLimitedPartnersByDistributionTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>17. PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">  <i>Summary of Changes in Outstanding General Partner Units and LP Units</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following is a reconciliation of General Partner Units and LP Units outstanding for the periods indicated: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="64%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>General</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Limited</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Partner</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Partners</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Total</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Units outstanding at December 31, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">243,914</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,438,265</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,682,179</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">LP Units issued pursuant to the Option Plan </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">68,200</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">68,200</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">LP Units issued pursuant to the LTIP </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,307</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,307</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Units outstanding at June 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">243,914</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,524,772</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,768,686</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">  <i>Cash Distributions</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We generally make quarterly cash distributions to unitholders of substantially all of our available cash, generally defined in our partnership agreement as consolidated cash receipts less consolidated cash expenditures and such retentions for working capital, anticipated cash expenditures and contingencies as our general partner deems appropriate. Cash distributions totaled $122.9 million and $111.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On August 6, 2010, we announced a quarterly distribution of $0.9625 per LP Unit that will be paid on August 31, 2010, to unitholders of record on August 16, 2010. Total cash distributed to unitholders on August 31, 2010 will total approximately $62.7 million. </div> <div align="left"> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Schedule of payments of cash or stock or units made to members or limited partners of the LLC or LP during an accounting period. No authoritative reference available. false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true