Sale of Common Units Under Equity Distribution Agreement	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Sale of Common Units Under Equity Distribution Agreement
Sale of Common Units Under Equity Distribution Agreement	(9) Sale of Common Units Under Equity Distribution Agreement During the third quarter of 2016, the Partnership entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”), pursuant to which the Partnership may sell, from time to time through brokers acting as its sales agents, common units representing limited partner interests having an aggregate offering price of up to $250 million. The program is registered with the SEC on an effective registration statement on Form S-3. Sales of the common units may be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, at market prices, in block transactions, or as otherwise agreed to between the Partnership and the sales agents. Proceeds are expected to be used for general partnership purposes, which may include repayment of indebtedness and funding working capital or capital expenditures. The Partnership is under no obligation to offer and sell common units under the Distribution Agreement. The Partnership did not sell any common units under the Distribution Agreement during the first quarter of 2017. As of March 31, 2017, the Partnership had the capacity to issue additional common units under the Distribution Agreement up to an aggregate sales price of $183.8 million.

(9) Sale of Common Units Under Equity Distribution Agreement

During the third quarter of 2016, the Partnership entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”), pursuant to which the Partnership may sell, from time to time through brokers acting as its sales agents, common units representing limited partner interests having an aggregate offering price of up to $250 million. The program is registered with the SEC on an effective registration statement on Form S-3. Sales of the common units may be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, at market prices, in block transactions, or as otherwise agreed to between the Partnership and the sales agents. Proceeds are expected to be used for general partnership purposes, which may include repayment of indebtedness and funding working capital or capital expenditures. The Partnership is under no obligation to offer and sell common units under the Distribution Agreement.

The Partnership did not sell any common units under the Distribution Agreement during the first quarter of 2017. As of March 31, 2017, the Partnership had the capacity to issue additional common units under the Distribution Agreement up to an aggregate sales price of $183.8 million.