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Partners' Capital, Mezzanine Equity and Distributions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Partners' Capital and Distributions [Abstract] |
Schedule of Paid Distributions | We paid or will pay the following distributions to our common unitholders in 2017 and 2018:
Distribution For |  | Date Paid |  | Per Unit Amount |  | Total Amount |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 st Quarter |  | May 15, 2017 |  | $ | 0.7200 |  |  | $ | 88,257 |  |
2 nd Quarter |  | August 14, 2017 |  | $ | 0.7225 |  |  | $ | 88,563 |  |
3 rd Quarter |  | November 14, 2017 |  | $ | 0.5000 |  |  | $ | 61,290 |  |
4 th Quarter |  | February 14, 2018 |  | $ | 0.5100 |  |  | $ | 62,515 |  |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 st Quarter |  | May 15, 2018 |  | $ | 0.5200 |  |  | $ | 63,741 |  |
2 nd Quarter |  | August 14, 2018 | (1) | $ | 0.5300 |  |  | $ | 64,967 |  |
(1) This distribution was declared on July 16, 2018 and will be paid to unitholders of record as of July 31, 2018.
Schedule of Changes in Preferred Stock Units | The following tables show the change in our mezzanine and preferred units balances from December 31, 2017 to June 30, 2018:
|  | As of June 30,
Mezzanine Capital Balance |  | 2018
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 697,151 |
Distribution paid-in-kind |  | 33,414 |
Allocation of Distribution paid in-kind to Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Election (Note 16) |  | (2,106 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2018 |  | $ | 728,459 |
|  | Six months ended June 30,
Number of Class A Convertible Preferred Units |  | 2018
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 22,411,728 |
Distribution paid-in-kind |  | 991,228 |
Balance as of June 30, 2018 |  | $ | 23,402,956 |

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