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Partners' Capital and Distributions - Subsidiary Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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May 15, 2020 | Feb. 14, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  | $ 311.0 | $ 267.0
PAA | Series A Preferred Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount |  | $ 37.0 |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount (in dollars per unit) |  | $ 0.525 |  |
PAA | Common Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  | $ 262.0 |  |
Distributions per common unit, paid (usd per unit) |  | $ 0.36 |  |
AAP | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | $ 24.0 |  |
Distributions to PAGP |  | 66.0 |  |
Total distributions paid |  | 90.0 |  |
Forecast | PAA | Series A Preferred Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount | $ 37.0 |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount (in dollars per unit) | $ 0.525 |  |  |
Forecast | PAA | Series B Preferred Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount | $ 24.5 |  |  |
Preferred unit distribution amount (in dollars per unit) | $ 30.625 |  |  |
Forecast | PAA | Common Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid | $ 131.0 |  |  |
Distributions per common unit, paid (usd per unit) | $ 0.18 |  |  |
Forecast | AAP | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | $ 12.0 |  |  |
Distributions to PAGP | 33.0 |  |  |
Total distributions paid | 45.0 |  |  |
Public | PAA | Common Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Distributions to common unitholders |  | 172.0 |  |
Public | Forecast | PAA | Common Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Distributions to common unitholders | 86.0 |  |  |
AAP | PAA | Common Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Distributions to common unitholders |  | $ 90.0 |  |
AAP | Forecast | PAA | Common Units | Cash Distribution |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Distributions to common unitholders | $ 45.0 |  |  |
Other current liabilities | PAA | Series B Preferred Units |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Amount accrued to distributions payable |  |  | 18.0 |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |  |  |  |
Total distributions paid |  |  | $ 245.0 | $ 219.0

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