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Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit

Schedule of net income per common and subordinated unit

The Partnership’s calculation of net income per limited partner unit for the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands, except per unit data):

		Three Months Ended June 30,										Six Months Ended June 30,
		2016					2017					2016						2017
Net income		$		49,912					87,175			$	92,829						162,267
Less:
Net income attributable to incentive distribution rights				(2,731)					(15,328)				(4,581)						(26,881)
Limited partner interest in net income		$		47,181					71,847			$	88,248						135,386
Net income per limited partner unit - basic and diluted		$		0.27					0.39			$	0.50						0.73
Weighted average limited partner units  outstanding - basic				176,172					186,065				176,167						184,558
Weighted average limited partner units  outstanding - diluted				176,226					186,533				176,203						185,002

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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