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TREASURY UNITS (Details) |  |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 100 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 10, 2015 shares | Aug. 08, 2008 | Aug. 20, 2007 shares | Mar. 10, 2016 USD ($) $ / item shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / item shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / item shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / item shares | Jan. 03, 2012 | Mar. 06, 2008 shares | Jan. 30, 2008 shares | Jan. 15, 2008 shares
Treasury units |  |  |  |  | 54,851 |  |  | 54,851 |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | (2,279) | (1,834) | (957) |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 3,429,953 | $ 2,685,583 | $ 1,094,609 | $ 38,596,000 |  |  |  |
General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury units |  |  |  |  | 549 |  |  | 549 |  |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 877.14 |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 33,878 | $ 26,363 | 10,849 |  |  |  |  |
General Partnership | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  | $ 6,783 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury units |  |  |  |  | 43,880 |  |  | 43,880 |  |  |  |
Period for repurchase of depository receipts | 5 years | 12 months | 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depository receipts authorized to be repurchased | 2,000,000 |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 | 900,000 | 600,000
Number of units in each depository receipt |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.03333 |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of depository receipts (in dollars per receipt) | $ / item |  |  |  |  | 49.55 | 47.90 |  | 26.63 |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  |  | 1,486.50 | 1,437 |  | 798.90 |  |  |  |
Class A | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of depository receipts (in dollars per receipt) | $ / item |  |  |  | 50.11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  | 1,503.26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 2,752,393 | $ 2,158,332 | 877,623 |  |  |  |  |
Class A | Limited Partner | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  | $ 558,722 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury units |  |  |  |  | 10,422 |  |  | 10,422 |  |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  | 19.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 877.14 |  |  |  |
Class B | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 643,682 | $ 500,888 | $ 206,137 |  |  |  |  |
Class B | Limited Partner | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  | $ 128,874 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 2,279 | 1,834 | 957 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 23 | 18 |  | 152 |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | General Partnership | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | Class A | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased |  |  |  |  | 54,682 | 44,025 |  | 1,341,598 |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | Class A | Limited Partner | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased |  |  |  | 10,829 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | Class B | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 433 | 349 |  | 2,885 |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | Class B | Limited Partner | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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