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Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Schedule of activity for Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares | The following tables present the activity for our Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares:
| Class A Shares |  | Class B Shares |  | Class C Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 | 194,051,436 |  |  | 50,640,192 |  |  | 547,717,762 |
Conversion of AAP Management Units (1) | — |  |  | 414,608 |  |  | — |
Exchange Right exercises (1) | 46,879 |  |  | (46,879) |  |  | — |
Redemption Right exercises (1) | — |  |  | (229,931) |  |  | 229,931 |
Repurchase of common units by a subsidiary under Common Equity Repurchase Program (2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (350,000) |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25,431 |
Outstanding at March 31, 2021 | 194,098,315 |  |  | 50,777,990 |  |  | 547,623,124 |
| Class A Shares |  | Class B Shares |  | Class C Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 182,138,592 |  |  | 65,785,702 |  |  | 549,538,139 |
Conversion of AAP Management Units (1) | — |  |  | 559,768 |  |  | — |
Exchange Right exercises (1) | 2,101,487 |  |  | (2,101,487) |  |  | — |
Redemption Right exercises (1) | — |  |  | (1,206,599) |  |  | 1,206,599 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,431 |
Outstanding at March 31, 2020 | 184,240,079 |  |  | 63,037,384 |  |  | 550,769,169 |
(1)See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding conversions of AAP Management Units, Exchange Rights and Redemption Rights. (2)Trades for these units were executed in late December 2020, but settled in early January 2021.
AAP |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details the distributions to AAP’s partners paid during or pertaining to the first three months of 2021 from distributions received from PAA (in millions):
|  | Distributions to AAP’s Partners
Distribution Payment Date |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | PAGP |  | Total Cash Distribution
May 14, 2021 (1) |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 44 |
February 12, 2021 |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 44 |
(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2021 for the period from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021.
Class A Shares |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details distributions to our Class A shareholders paid during or pertaining to the first three months of 2021 (in millions, except per share data):
Distribution Payment Date |  | Distributions to Class A Shareholders |  | Distributions per Class A Share
May 14, 2021 (1) |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |
February 12, 2021 |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 0.18 |
(1)Payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2021 for the period from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021.
Series A Preferred Units | PAA |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details distributions to PAA’s Series A preferred unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first three months of 2021 (in millions, except per unit data):
|  | Series A Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment Date |  | Cash Distribution |  |  | Distribution per Unit
May 14, 2021 (1) |  | $ | 37 |  |  |  | $ | 0.525 |
February 12, 2021 |  | $ | 37 |  |  |  | $ | 0.525 |
(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2021 for the period from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021. At March 31, 2021, such amount was accrued as distributions payable in “Other current liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Series B Preferred Units | PAA |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details distributions to be paid to PAA’s Series B preferred unitholders (in millions, except per unit data):
|  | Series B Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment Date |  | Cash Distribution |  |  | Distribution per Unit
May 17, 2021 (1) |  | $ | 24.5 |  |  |  | $ | 30.625 |
(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 3, 2021 for the period from November 15, 2020 through May 14, 2021.
Common Units | PAA |
Partners' Capital and Distributions |
Schedule of distributions | The following table details distributions to PAA’s common unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first three months of 2021 (in millions, except per unit data):
|  | Distributions |  |  | Cash Distribution per Common Unit
|  | Common Unitholders |  | Total Cash Distribution |  |
Distribution Payment Date |  | Public |  | AAP |  |  |
May 14, 2021 (1) |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  |  | $ | 0.18 |
February 12, 2021 |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  |  | $ | 0.18 |
(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2021 for the period from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021.

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