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Partners' Capital (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Partnership Units |
|  | As of December 31, 2015 |  |  | As of December 31, 2014
Common units |  |  | 120,409,456 |  |  |  | 104,079,960
General partner units |  |  | 2,439,989 |  |  |  | 2,124,081
Preferred units |  |  | 12,983,333 |  |  |  | 14,223,737
Total partnership units |  |  | 135,832,778 |  |  |  | 120,427,778
Prior To Fourth Amendment |
Schedule of Incentive Distributions |
|  |  |  | Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions |
|  | Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount per Unit |  | Unitholders |  |  | General Partner |
Minimum Quarterly Distribution |  | $0.3750 |  |  | 98 | % |  |  | 2 | %
First Target Distribution |  | up to $0.4313 |  |  | 98 | % |  |  | 2 | %
Second Target Distribution |  | above $0.4313 up to $0.4688 |  |  | 85 | % |  |  | 15 | %
Third Target Distribution |  | above $0.4688 up to $0.5625 |  |  | 75 | % |  |  | 25 | %
Thereafter |  | above $0.5625 |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | 50 | %
After Fourth Amendment |
Schedule of Incentive Distributions |
|  |  |  | Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions |
|  | Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount per Unit |  | Unitholders |  |  | General Partner |
Minimum Quarterly Distribution |  | $0.2325 |  |  | 98 | % |  |  | 2 | %
First Target Distribution |  | up to $0.2425 |  |  | 98 | % |  |  | 2 | %
Second Target Distribution |  | above $0.2425 up to $0.2675 |  |  | 85 | % |  |  | 15 | %
Third Target Distribution |  | above $0.2675 up to $0.2925 |  |  | 75 | % |  |  | 25 | %
Thereafter |  | above $0.2925 |  |  | 65 | % |  |  | 35 | %

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