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Partners' Capital (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Partners' Capital [Abstract]  
Schedule of Common Units
Activity of our common units for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows: 
 
Number of Units
Number of common units at December 31, 2016
98,181,046

Common units issued in connection with the ATM
1,268,750

Phantom unit vesting
5,921

Number of common units at March 31, 2017
99,455,717
Schedule of Net Income Allocation By Partners
The calculation of net income allocated to the partners is as follows (in millions, except per unit amounts):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Attributable to Common Units
 
 
 
Distributions (a)
$
82

 
$
78

Distributions in excess of net income
(104
)
 
(40
)
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss)
$
(22
)
 
$
38

 
 
 
 
(a) Distributions declared per unit to unitholders as of record date
$
0.8255

 
$
0.8173
Schedule of Incentive Distribution Rights to Limited Partners
 
 
 
Marginal percentage interest
in distributions
 
Total quarterly distribution per Common Unit target amount
 
Common Unitholders
 
Holder of IDRs
Minimum Quarterly Distribution
$0.4375
 
100
%
 
—

First Target Distribution
Above $0.4375 up to $0.503125
 
100
%
 
—

Second Target Distribution
Above $0.503125 up to $0.546875
 
85
%
 
15
%
Third Target Distribution
Above $0.546875 up to $0.656250
 
75
%
 
25
%
Thereafter
Above $0.656250
 
50
%
 
50
%
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution
ash distributions paid or payable during 2017 were as follows:
 
 
Limited Partners
 
 
Payment Date
 
Per Unit Distribution
 
Total Cash Distribution
 
Distribution to IDR Holders
 
 
(in millions, except per unit amounts)
May 16, 2017
 
$
0.8255

 
$
82

 
$
21

February 21, 2017
 
$
0.8255

 
$
81

 
$
21