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Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017
Net income |  | $ | 70,524 |  |  | 80,893 |  |  | 163,352 |  |  | 243,160
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to incentive distribution rights |  |  | (4,807) |  |  | (19,067) |  |  | (9,387) |  |  | (45,948)
Limited partner interest in net income |  | $ | 65,717 |  |  | 61,826 |  |  | 153,965 |  |  | 197,212
Net income per limited partner unit - basic and diluted |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | 0.33 |  |  | 0.87 |  |  | 1.06
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding - basic |  |  | 176,395 |  |  | 186,581 |  |  | 176,243 |  |  | 185,240
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding - diluted |  |  | 176,766 |  |  | 187,145 |  |  | 176,306 |  |  | 185,728

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