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Net Income Per Common Unit (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Net Income per Common Unit [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted | The following table reconciles net income and weighted average units used in computing basic and diluted net income per common unit (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Net Income Attributable to Genesis Energy L.P. | $ | 82,647 |  |  | $ | 113,249 |  |  | $ | 422,528 |
Less: Accumulated distributions attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units | (21,995 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net Income Available to Common Unitholders | $ | 60,652 |  |  | $ | 113,249 |  |  | $ | 422,528 |
Weighted Average Outstanding Units | 121,546 |  |  | 113,433 |  |  | 103,004 |
Basic and Diluted Net Income per Common Unit | $ | 0.50 |  |  | $ | 1.00 |  |  | $ | 4.10 |

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