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Partners' Capital and Distributions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract]  
Partners' Capital and Distributions Partners’ Capital and Distributions
 
Shares Outstanding
 
The following tables present the activity for our Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares:

 Class A SharesClass B SharesClass C Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2020194,051,436 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, 2021194,098,315 50,777,990 547,623,124 
 
 Class A SharesClass B SharesClass C Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2019182,138,592 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, 2020184,240,079 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.

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 DateDistributions 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.

Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
 
As of March 31, 2021, noncontrolling interests in our subsidiaries consisted of (i) limited partner interests in PAA including a 69% interest in PAA’s common units and PAA’s Series A preferred units combined and 100% of PAA’s Series B preferred units, (ii) an approximate 21% limited partner interest in AAP and (iii) a 33% interest in Red River Pipeline Company LLC (“Red River LLC”).
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we paid distributions of $6 million to noncontrolling interests in Red River Pipeline Company LLC.

Subsidiary Distributions
 
PAA Series A Preferred Unit 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 DateCash 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.

PAA Series B Preferred Unit Distributions. Distributions on PAA’s Series B preferred units are payable semi-annually in arrears on the 15th day of May and November. 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 DateCash 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.

At March 31, 2021, approximately $18 million of accrued distributions payable to PAA’s Series B preferred unitholders was included in “Other current liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

PAA Common Unit 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):

 DistributionsCash Distribution 
per Common Unit
Common UnitholdersTotal Cash Distribution
Distribution Payment DatePublic 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.
AAP 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 AAPs Partners
Distribution Payment DateNoncontrolling InterestsPAGPTotal Cash Distribution
May 14, 2021 (1)
$$35 $44 
February 12, 2021$$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.