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Partners' Capital and Distributions - Shares Activity (Details) - shares | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022
Class A Shares |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period (shares) | 194,407,642 | 194,407,642 | 194,228,477 | 194,192,777
Exchange Right exercises (shares) | 1,554,000 |  |  | 35,700
Balance, end of period (shares) | 195,961,642 | 194,407,642 | 194,228,477 | 194,228,477
Class B Shares |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period (shares) | 46,412,870 | 46,205,947 | 46,802,881 | 46,645,514
Conversion of AAP Management Units (shares) |  | 388,839 | 53,023 | 205,024
Exchange Right exercises (shares) | (1,554,000) |  |  | (35,700)
Redemption Right exercises (shares) | (60,354) | (181,916) |  | (11,957)
Balance, end of period (shares) | 44,798,516 | 46,412,870 | 46,855,904 | 46,802,881
Class C Shares |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period (shares) | 528,659,962 | 528,442,538 | 532,285,426 | 534,596,831
Redemption Right exercises (shares) | 60,354 | 181,916 |  | 11,957
Repurchase and cancellation of common units by a subsidiary under the Common Equity Repurchase Program (shares) |  |  | (4,876,062) | (2,375,299)
Other (shares) |  | 35,508 | 147,830 | 51,937
Balance, end of period (shares) | 528,720,316 | 528,659,962 | 527,557,194 | 532,285,426
AAP Management Units | AAP |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period (shares) | 0 |  |  |
Balance, end of period (shares) |  | 0 |  |

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