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Partners' Capital, Mezzanine Equity and Distributions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Paid Distributions | We paid common unitholders distributions in 2021, 2020 and 2019 as follows:
Distribution For | Date Paid |  | Per Unit Amount |  | Total Amount
2018 |  |  |  |  |
4 th Quarter | February 14, 2019 |  | $ | 0.5500 |  |  | $ | 67,419 |
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 |  | $ | 0.1500 |  |  | $ | 18,387 |
4 th Quarter | February 12, 2021 |  | $ | 0.1500 |  |  | $ | 18,387 |
We paid the following cash distributions to our Class A Convertible Preferred unitholders:
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 |  | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
4 th Quarter |  | February 12, 2021 |  | $ | 0.7374 |  |  | $ | 18,684 |
Schedule of Paid in Kind Distributions | Preferred unit distributions are recognized on the date in which they are declared. Paid in kind distributions were declared and issued as follows:
Distribution Declared | Date Issued |  | Number of Units |  | Total Amount
2019 |  |  |  |  |
January 2019 | February 14, 2019 |  | 534,576 |  |  | $ | 18,021 |
April 2019 | May 15, 2019 |  | 364,180 |  |  | $ | 12,277 |
Schedule of Changes in Class A Convertible Preferred Units | The following table shows the change in our Class A Convertible Preferred Units from December 31, 2018:
| Class A Convertible Preferred Units
| Units |  | $
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | 24,438,022 |  |  | $ | 761,466 |
Distributions paid-in-kind | 898,756 |  |  | 30,298 |
Allocation of Distributions paid-kind to Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Election (Note 18) | — |  |  | (1,649) |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | 25,336,778 |  |  | $ | 790,115 |
Schedule of Changes in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | The following table shows the change in our redeemable noncontrolling interests from initial measurement at September 23, 2019 to December 31, 2020:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2020
Issuance of Preferred Units |  | $ | 55,000 |
Issuance costs |  | (5,600) |
Balance as of September 23, 2019 |  | 49,400 |
Issuance of preferred units, net of issuance costs |  | 73,500 |
Distribution paid-in-kind |  | 1,750 |
Redemption accretion |  | 483 |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 |  | 125,133 |
Issuance of preferred units, net of issuance costs(1) |  | 9,311 |
Distribution paid-in-kind |  | 13,811 |
Redemption accretion |  | 2,302 |
Tax distributions |  | (9,363) |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 141,194 |
(1) During 2020, we issued 9,499 Alkali Holdings preferred units to GSO to satisfy the company's obligation to pay tax distributions.

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