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Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation - Adjustment for Misclassification (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Misclassification between Common Unitholders and General Partner
Correction for misclassification
Amount of adjustment	$ 50

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 250
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 1.N.Q3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26874127&loc=d3e30840-122693

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 1
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