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Public Offerings | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012
Public Offerings [Abstract] |
Public Offerings | 14. Public Offerings On August 14, 2012, the Partnership sold 6,300,000 Common Units in a public offering at a price of $37.61 per Common Unit realizing proceeds of $225,722, net of underwriting commissions and other offering expenses. Also on August 14, 2012, the Partnership used the net proceeds from the offering to repay its borrowings of $225,000 on August 1, 2012 under its 364-Day Facility. On August 20, 2012, following the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, the Partnership sold an additional 945,000 Common Units at $37.61 per Common Unit, generating additional net proceeds of $34,120, net of underwriting commissions.

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- Definition Disclosure of information relating to the public offerings of Partnership's Common Units which includes date of the public offering made, number of units sold, price per unit, proceeds from the sale of the units, net of underwriting commissions and other offering expenses, and the effect of the transactions on the Partners' Capital. + References No definition available. + Details
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