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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (USD $) In Thousands | Total | General Partner | Limited Partners Common | Limited Partners Preferred | Total | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2010 | $ 239,760 | $ 5,584 | $ 262,918 |  | $ 268,502 | $ (28,742)
Distributions declared and paid (distributions per common and preferred unit) (Note 13) | (45,116) | (902) | (44,214) |  | (45,116) |
Issuance of Partnership's units for business acquisition - of Crude (Note 3) | 155,559 | 3,111 | 152,448 |  | 155,559 |
Issuance of Partnership units for business acquisition - of Patroklos Marine Corp. (Note 3) | 58,525 | 1,470 | 57,055 |  | 58,525 |
Partnership's net income/ (loss) | 87,120 | 1,742 | 85,378 |  | 87,120 |
Fair value of Crude's equity incentive plan attributable to pre-combination services (Note 3) | 1,505 |  | 1,505 |  | 1,505 |
Equity compensation expense (Note 14) | 2,455 |  | 2,455 |  | 2,455 |
Other comprehensive income (Note 8) | 17,518 |  |  |  |  | 17,518
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | 517,326 | 11,005 | 517,545 |  | 528,550 | (11,224)
Distributions declared and paid (distributions per common and preferred unit) (Note 13) | (73,316) | (1,316) | (64,516) | (7,484) | (73,316) |
Partnership's net income/ (loss) | (21,189) | (640) | (31,358) | 10,809 | (21,189) |
Issuance of units (Note 13) | 136,419 |  |  | 136,419 | 136,419 |
Equity compensation expense (Note 14) | 3,826 |  | 3,826 |  | 3,826 |
Other comprehensive income (Note 8) | 10,762 |  |  |  |  | 10,762
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | 573,828 | 9,049 | 425,497 | 139,744 | 574,290 | (462)
Distributions declared and paid (distributions per common and preferred unit) (Note 13) | (88,241) | (1,397) | (68,759) | (18,085) | (88,241) |
Partnership's net income/ (loss) | 99,481 | 1,598 | 79,078 | 18,805 | 99,481 |
Issuance of units (Note 13) | 192,368 |  | 119,811 | 72,557 | 192,368 |
Equity compensation expense (Note 14) | 3,528 |  | 3,528 |  | 3,528 |
Other comprehensive income (Note 8) | 462 |  |  |  |  | 462
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | $ 781,426 | $ 9,250 | $ 559,155 | $ 213,021 | $ 781,426 | $ 0

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