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PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 15, 2017 $ / item | Jan. 03, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2016 $ / item | Sep. 30, 2016 $ / item | Jun. 30, 2016 $ / item | Mar. 31, 2016 $ / item | Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares $ / item | Sep. 30, 2015 $ / item | Jun. 30, 2015 $ / item | Mar. 31, 2015 $ / item | Dec. 31, 2016 item $ / item | Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares $ / item
Quarterly distributions per depositary receipt (in dollars per receipt) |  |  | 0.25 |  |  |  | 0.25 |  |  |  | 0.25 | 0.25
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per unit) |  |  | 7.50 |  |  |  | 7.50 |  |  |  | 7.50 | 7.50
Distribution per unit (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30.00 |  |  |  |  | $ 30.00
Total distribution per unit (in dollars per unit) |  |  | 54.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54.00 |
Total distribution per depository receipt (in dollars per receipt) |  |  | 1.80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.80 |
Special distribution per unit (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.00 |
Special distribution per depository receipt (in dollars per receipt) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.80 |
Earnings per depository receipt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income per Depositary Receipt (in dollars per receipt) |  |  | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 1.32 | 1.00
Distributions per Depositary Receipt (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |  | 1.00
Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of classes of partners | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of classes of partners | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |
Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |
Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.00% |
Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly distribution per unit approved (in dollars per unit) | 9.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly distributions per depositary receipt (in dollars per receipt) | 0.30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings per depository receipt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income per Depositary Receipt (in dollars per receipt) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.32 | 1.00
Distributions per Depositary Receipt (in dollars per share) |  |  | 1.80 |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  | 1.80 | 1.00
Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.00% |

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