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Partners' Capital, Mezzanine Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Paid Distributions | We paid or will pay the following distributions to our common unitholders in 2019 and 2020:
Distribution For |  | Date Paid |  | Per Unit Amount |  | Total Amount |
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 st Quarter |  | May 15, 2019 |  | $ | 0.5500 |  |  | $ | 67,419 |  |
2 nd Quarter |  | August 14, 2019 |  | $ | 0.5500 |  |  | $ | 67,419 |  |
3 rd Quarter |  | November 14, 2019 |  | $ | 0.5500 |  |  | $ | 67,419 |  |
4 th Quarter |  | February 14, 2020 |  | $ | 0.5500 |  |  | $ | 67,419 |  |
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 st Quarter |  | May 15, 2020 |  | $ | 0.1500 |  |  | $ | 18,387 |  |
2 nd Quarter |  | August 14, 2020 |  | $ | 0.1500 |  |  | $ | 18,387 |  |
3 rd Quarter |  | November 13, 2020 | (1) | $ | 0.1500 |  |  | $ | 18,387 |  |
(1) This distribution was declared on October 6, 2020 and will be paid to unitholders of record as of October 30, 2020. We paid or will pay the following cash distributions to our Class A Convertible Preferred unitholders in 2019 and 2020:
Distribution For |  | Date Paid |  | Per Unit Amount |  | Total Amount
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
1 st Quarter |  | May 15, 2019 |  | $ | 0.2458 |  |  | $ | 6,138 |
2 nd Quarter |  | August 14, 2019 |  | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
3 rd Quarter |  | November 14, 2019 |  | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
4 th Quarter |  | February 14, 2020 |  | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
1 st Quarter |  | May 15, 2020 |  | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
2 nd Quarter |  | August 14, 2020 |  | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
3 rd Quarter |  | November 13, 2020 | (1) | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
(1) This distribution was declared on October 6, 2020 and will be paid to unitholders of record as of October 30, 2020.
Schedule of Paid-in-Kind Distributions | Class A Convertible Preferred Unit distributions are recognized on the date in which they are declared. Paid-in-kind ("PIK") distributions were declared and issued as follows:
Distribution For |  | Date Issued |  | Number of Units (1) |  | Total Amount
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
1 st Quarter |  | May 15, 2019 |  | 364,180 |  |  | $ | 12,277 |
(1) Subsequent to the first quarter of 2019, all distributions have b een and w ill be paid in cash.
Schedule of Changes in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | The following table shows the change in our redeemable noncontrolling interest balance from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020:
Balance as of December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 125,133 |
Issuance of preferred units, net of issuance costs(1) |  | 7,457 |
PIK distributions |  | 10,216 |
Redemption accretion |  | 2,178 |
Tax distributions |  | $ | (7,509) |
Balance as of September 30, 2020 |  | $ | 137,475 |
(1) In July 2020, we submitted a tax call notice to GSO and issued 7,609 Alkali Holdings preferred units to satisfy the company's obligation to pay tax distributions.

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