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Noncontrolling Interest, Weighted Average Ownership Percentage

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The number of units redeemed during the year of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 4.F)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2017	Sep. 28, 2016	Sep. 27, 2017	Sep. 28, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Non-controlling interest holders' weighted average ownership percentage	29.10%	33.90%	29.70%	38.50%
Units acquired during the period (in shares)			1,009,727
Number of units redeemed (in shares)			685,800	4,706,663
Redemption or Exchange of Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units acquired during the period (in shares)			685,800	4,706,663
Employee Stock Option
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units acquired during the period (in shares)			323,927	101,837