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Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract] |
Schedule of Capital Units | The following table details the changes in the number of our limited partner units outstanding from December 31, 2018 through September 30, 2019:
Limited partner units outstanding on December 31, 2018 |  | 228,195,160 |
February 2019–Settlement of employee LTIP awards |  | 199,792 |
During 2019–Other(a) |  | 8,476 |
Limited partner units outstanding on September 30, 2019 |  | 228,403,428 |
(a) Limited partner units issued to settle the equity-based retainers paid to four independent directors of our general partner.
Schedule of Distributions | Distributions we paid during 2018 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
Payment Date |  | Per Unit Cash Distribution Amount |  | Total Cash Distribution to Limited Partners
02/14/2018 |  |  | $ | 0.9200 |  |  |  |  | $ | 209,940 |  |
05/15/2018 |  |  | 0.9375 |  |  |  |  | 213,933 |  |
08/14/2018 |  |  | 0.9575 |  |  |  |  | 218,497 |  |
Through 09/30/2018 |  |  | 2.8150 |  |  |  |  | 642,370 |  |
11/14/2018 |  |  | 0.9775 |  |  |  |  | 223,061 |  |
Total |  |  | $ | 3.7925 |  |  |  |  | $ | 865,431 |  |
02/14/2019 |  |  | $ | 0.9975 |  |  |  |  | $ | 227,832 |  |
05/15/2019 |  |  | 1.0050 |  |  |  |  | 229,545 |  |
08/14/2019 |  |  | 1.0125 |  |  |  |  | 231,258 |  |
Through 09/30/2019 |  |  | 3.0150 |  |  |  |  | 688,635 |  |
11/14/2019(a) |  |  | 1.0200 |  |  |  |  | 232,971 |  |
Total |  |  | $ | 4.0350 |  |  |  |  | $ | 921,606 |  |
(a) Our general partner’s board of directors declared this cash distribution in October 2019 to be paid on November 14, 2019 to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2019.

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