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Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]

Schedule of activity for preferred units and common units

The following tables present the activity for our preferred and common units:

			Limited Partners
			Series A Preferred Units						Series B Preferred Units						Common Units
Outstanding at December 31, 2019			71,090,468						800,000						728,028,576
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans			—						—						24,431
Outstanding at March 31, 2020			71,090,468						800,000						728,053,007
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans			—						—						47,391
Outstanding at June 30, 2020			71,090,468						800,000						728,100,398
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans			—						—						376,193
Outstanding at September 30, 2020			71,090,468						800,000						728,476,591

			Limited Partners
			Series A Preferred Units						Series B Preferred Units						Common Units
Outstanding at December 31, 2018			71,090,468						800,000						726,361,924
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans			—						—						423,889
Outstanding at March 31, 2019			71,090,468						800,000						726,785,813
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans			—						—						638,806
Outstanding at June 30, 2019			71,090,468						800,000						727,424,619
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans			—						—						603,957
Outstanding at September 30, 2019			71,090,468						800,000						728,028,576

Series A Preferred Units

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]

Schedule of distributions

The following table details distributions to our Series A preferred unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first nine months of 2020 (in millions, except per unit data):

						Series A Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment Date						Cash Distribution															Distribution per Unit
November 13, 2020 (1)						$	37														$	0.525
August 14, 2020						$	37														$	0.525
May 15, 2020						$	37														$	0.525
February 14, 2020						$	37														$	0.525

(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2020 for the period from July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2020, such amount was accrued as distributions payable in “Other current liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Series B Preferred Units

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]

Schedule of distributions

The following table details distributions paid or to be paid to our Series B preferred unitholders (in millions, except per unit data):

						Series B Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment Date						Cash Distribution									Distribution per Unit
November 16, 2020 (1)						$	24.5								$	30.625
May 15, 2020						$	24.5								$	30.625

(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 2, 2020 for the period from May 15, 2020 through November 14, 2020.

Common Units

Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]

Schedule of distributions

The following table details distributions to our common unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first nine months of 2020 (in millions, except per unit data):

						Distributions																					Cash Distribution per Common Unit
						Common Unitholders												Total Cash Distribution
Distribution Payment Date						Public						AAP
November 13, 2020 (1)						$	87					$	44					$	131								$	0.18
August 14, 2020						$	86					$	45					$	131								$	0.18
May 15, 2020						$	86					$	45					$	131								$	0.18
February 14, 2020						$	172					$	90					$	262								$	0.36

(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2020 for the period from July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

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