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PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 Limited Partner item | Mar. 31, 2014 Class A | Jan. 03, 2012 Class A | Dec. 31, 2013 Class A | Aug. 20, 2007 Class A | Dec. 31, 2013 Class B | Dec. 31, 2013 General Partnership item
Number of classes of partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  | 19.00% | 1.00%
Forward split of depositary receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio of depositary receipts for partnership units before adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio of depositary receipts for partnership units after adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |
Number of units in each depository receipt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.03333 |  | 0.1 |  |
Quarterly distribution per unit approved (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7.50 |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per unit) | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly distributions per depositary receipt (in dollars per share) | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 |  | $ 0.25 |  |  |  |  |
Distribution per unit (in dollars per unit) | $ 30.00 |  |  |  | $ 30.00 |  |  |  | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings per depository receipt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income per Depositary Receipt before Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share) | $ 0.08 | $ (0.01) | $ 0.20 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.50 | $ 0.91 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share) | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.94 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.95 | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income per Depositary Receipt after Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share) | $ 0.08 | $ (0.01) | $ 1.15 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.16 | $ 1.45 | $ 0.92 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions per Depositary Receipt (in dollars per share) | $ 1.00 |  |  |  | $ 1.00 |  |  |  | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The number of underlying shares represented by one American Depository Receipt (ADR) or Global Depository Receipt (GDR). A value of "3" means that one ADR represents 3 underlying shares. If one underlying share represents 2 ADR's then the value would be represented as "0.5". + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the amount of quarterly distribution per unit of limited partner interest approved by the Board of Advisors. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of the distribution per unit of limited partner interest. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph 16 -Subparagraph a, b -Article 6 + Details
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