v3.20.2

Equity compensation plans (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares
Units |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) | shares |  |  | 3,578,092 |  |
Granted (in shares) | shares |  |  | 1,866,748 |  |
Vested and redeemed (in shares) | shares |  |  | (1,702,571) |  |
Forfeitures (in shares) | shares |  |  | (31,929) |  |
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) | shares | 3,710,340 |  | 3,710,340 |  |
Weighted-Average Fair Value per Unit |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 2.38 |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 2.49 |  |
Vested and redeemed (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 2.34 |  |
Forfeitures (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 2.42 |  |
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 2.45 |  | $ 2.45 |  |
Long-term incentive plan |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Fair Value per Unit |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments made for vested notional units | $ |  |  | $ 3.3 | $ 2.0 |
Compensation expense related to LTIP | $ | $ 1.0 | $ 1.1 | $ 3.0 | $ 3.1 |
Transition equity participation agreement |  |  |  |  |
Transition equity participation agreement |  |  |  |  |
Number of transition notional shares outstanding | shares |  |  | 269,952 |  |
Minimum market price required for 3 consecutive months to vest remaining shares | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 4.77
Transition equity participation agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Transition equity participation agreement |  |  |  |  |
Number of consecutive months, weighted average Canadian dollar price must exceed market price of share by 50% for vesting |  |  | 3 months |  |

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