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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Subsequent Event - Settlement Agreement with AES and NuDevco $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares
Subsequent Events
Letter of credit, amount issued due to contract default | $	$ 15.0
NuDevco
Subsequent Events
Number of IDR units to be surrendered (in shares)	10
NuDevco | Subordinate Units
Subsequent Events
Number of limited partner units to be surrendered (in shares)	8,724,545
NuDevco | Common Units
Subsequent Events
Number of limited partner units to be surrendered (in shares)	1,939,265

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- Definition

The number of incentive distribution right units to be surrendered.

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The amount of the letter of credit issued by the related party's bank due to default under the contract provisions relating to the gathering and processing contracts as well as its logistics contracts.

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The number of limited partner units to be surrendered.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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