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Partners' Capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Incentive Distributions

		Total Quarterly		Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions
		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	%

Partnership Units

		As of December 31, 2017				As of December 31, 2016
Common units			127,246,692				122,094,633
General partner units			2,439,989				2,439,989
Preferred units			12,983,333				12,983,333
Total partnership units			142,670,014				137,517,955

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