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Related Party Transactions - Related Party Transactions Excluding Expenses Allocated to Partnership as Part of Result of Dropdown Predecessor (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2009 Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsidiaries [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Time period for fixed-rate time-charters contract					10 years
Additional time period for fixed-rate time-charters contract					15 years
General and administrative costs incurred by the Partnership	$ 0.2	$ 1.0	$ 1.0
Payment received by Partnership for right to provide management services				$ 3.0

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The sum of expenses not otherwise specified in the taxonomy for managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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