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Limited partner rights to receive cash days after year end.

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Minimum percentage of holding by unitholders to remove general partner.

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Number of non employee directors received partnership awards.

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Description of the various rights, preferences, and privileges of the general partners' ownership units including: redemption, conversion, liquidation, tax status of distribution per unit and the sharing in distributions.

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Total change in each class of partners' capital accounts during the year due to exchanges and conversions. Partners include general, limited and preferred partners.

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The number of units converted into shares of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Gross value of stock (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Stock issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Total Capital and Net Income Per Unit - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 19, 2009	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Apr. 01, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common units awarded, Shares			1,267	1,007
Days after year-end where limited partner's have right to receive cash distribution		45 days
Minimum percentage of holding by unitholders to remove general partner		66.67%
Minimum quarterly distribution of incentives per quarter		0.4125
Subordinated units converted into common units	3,700,000				7,400,000
Conversion price of subordinated unit	$ 17.66				$ 29.95
Exceeded cash distribution per unit		0.4625
Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common units awarded, Shares		1,263
Common units awarded, Value		50,000
Number of non employee directors received partnership awards		4	4	4
Chairman [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common units awarded, Shares		2,210
Common units awarded, Value		$ 87,500