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PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS Summary of Changes in Outstanding General Partner Units and LP Units The following is a reconciliation of General Partner Units and LP Units outstanding for the periods indicated:<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 40px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 285px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:285px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;">General</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;">Limited</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 40px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 285px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:285px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;">Partner</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;">Partners</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;">Total</td></tr><tr style="height: 8px"><td style="width: 40px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 285px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:285px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 40px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 285px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:285px;">Units outstanding at December 31, 2009</td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 243,914</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 51,438,265</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 51,682,179</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 40px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 285px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:285px;">LP Units issued pursuant to the Option Plan</td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> -</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 96,500</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 96,500</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 40px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 285px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:285px;">LP Units issued pursuant to the LTIP</td><td style="width: 75px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> -</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 18,351</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 18,351</td></tr><tr style="height: 18px"><td style="width: 40px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 285px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:285px;">Units outstanding at September 30, 2010</td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 243,914</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 51,553,116</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> 51,797,030</td></tr></table></div>Cash Distributions 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 $185.8 million and $170.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. On November 8, 2010, we announced a quarterly distribution of $0.975 per LP Unit that will be paid on November 30, 2010, to unitholders of record on November 15, 2010. Total cash distributed to unitholders on November 30, 2010 will total approximately $63.8 million. 17. PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS Summary of Changes in Outstanding General Partner Units and LP Units The following is a reconciliation of 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