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Partnership Equity and Distributions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Partnership Equity and Distributions |
Summary of percentage allocations for distributions |
|  | Marginal Percentage |
|  | Interest in Distributions |
Total Quarterly Distribution |  |  |  | Holder of |
Target Amount |  | Unitholders |  | IDRs |
above $0.1955 up to $0.2125 |  | 85 | % | 15 | %
above $0.2125 up to $0.2550 |  | 75 | % | 25 | %
above $0.2550 |  | 50 | % | 50 | %
Summary of quarterly cash distribution to partners | The following table details the amount of quarterly distributions the Partnership paid for each of its partnership interests, with respect to the quarter indicated (in thousands, except per unit data):
|  |  |  |  |  | Distributions |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Limited Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarter and Year |  | Record Date |  | Distribution Date |  | Common unitholders |  | Subordinated unitholders |  | Holder of IDRs |  | Total |  | Distributions per limited partner unit
Q4 2015 |  | February 15, 2016 |  | February 29, 2016 |  | $ | 22,048 |  |  | 16,708 |  |  | 969 |  |  | 39,725 |  | $ | 0.2200
Q1 2016 |  | May 11, 2016 |  | May 25, 2016 |  |  | 23,556 |  |  | 17,846 |  |  | 1,850 |  |  | 43,252 |  | $ | 0.2350
Q2 2016 |  | August 10, 2016 |  | August 24, 2016 |  |  | 25,059 |  |  | 18,985 |  |  | 2,731 |  |  | 46,775 |  | $ | 0.2500
Q3 2016 |  | November 10, 2016 |  | November 24, 2016 |  |  | 26,901 |  |  | 20,124 |  |  | 4,820 |  |  | 51,845 |  | $ | 0.2650
* |  | November 12, 2016 |  | November 18, 2016 |  |  | 849 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 849 |  | $ | *
|  | Total 2016 |  |  |  | $ | 98,413 |  |  | 73,663 |  |  | 10,370 |  |  | 182,446 |  |  |
Q4 2016 |  | February 1, 2017 |  | February 8, 2017 |  | $ | 50,090 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,543 |  |  | 57,633 |  | $ | 0.2800
* |  | April 21, 2017 |  | April 30, 2017 |  |  | 75 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |  | $ | *
Q1 2017 |  | May 3, 2017 |  | May 10, 2017 |  |  | 55,753 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,553 |  |  | 67,306 |  | $ | 0.3000
Q2 2017 |  | August 3, 2017 |  | August 16, 2017 |  |  | 59,695 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,328 |  |  | 75,023 |  | $ | 0.3200
|  | Total 2017 |  |  |  | $ | 165,613 |  |  | — |  |  | 34,424 |  |  | 200,037 |  |  |
* Distribution equivalent rights on units that vested under the Midstream LTIP

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