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Partners' Capital and Distributions - Units Outstanding (Details) - shares | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021
Weighted average | Equity-indexed Compensation Plan Award |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity for preferred units and common units |  |  |  |  |  |
Dilutive equity-indexed compensation plan awards (units) | 800,000 |  |  |  | 700,000 | 400,000
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of net income per common unit (units) |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity for preferred units and common units |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, beginning of period (units) | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468
Outstanding, end of period (units) | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468 | 71,090,468
Series A Preferred Units | Weighted average |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity for preferred units and common units |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of net income per common unit (units) | 71,000,000 |  | 71,000,000 |  | 71,000,000 | 71,000,000
Series B Preferred Units |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity for preferred units and common units |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, beginning of period (units) | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000
Outstanding, end of period (units) | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000
Common Units |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity for preferred units and common units |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, beginning of period (units) | 702,668,178 | 704,991,540 | 722,055,847 | 722,380,416 | 704,991,540 | 722,380,416
Repurchase and cancellation of common units under the Common Equity Repurchase Program (units) | (4,876,062) | (2,375,299) | (4,940,592) | (350,000) |  |
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans (units) | 147,830 | 51,937 | 256,321 | 25,431 |  |
Outstanding, end of period (units) | 697,939,946 | 702,668,178 | 717,371,576 | 722,055,847 | 697,939,946 | 717,371,576

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