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MAALP Capital - Summary of Changes in Total Capital and its Components (Parenthetical) (Details) - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
M A A L P [Member] | Limited Partner [Member] |  |
Capital Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit | $ 1.47 | $ 1.4

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- Definition Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480008/505-10-S99-1 + Details
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