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Long-Term Incentive Plan (Total Non-Vested Unit Awards) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 640,220 | 501,403
Adjustment to Unit Awards in Anticipation of Achieving Above- Target Financial Results (in shares) |  | 0 |
Total Unit Award Accrual (in shares) |  | 640,220 |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount | [1] | $ 21.8 |
Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 379,904 | 390,015
Time-Based Awards [Member] |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 260,316 | 111,388
Two Thousand Eighteen Awards [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 205,568 |
Adjustment to Unit Awards in Anticipation of Achieving Above- Target Financial Results (in shares) |  | 0 |
Total Unit Award Accrual (in shares) |  | 205,568 |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount | [1] | $ 4.9 |
Two Thousand Nineteen Awards [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 174,336 |
Adjustment to Unit Awards in Anticipation of Achieving Above- Target Financial Results (in shares) |  | 0 |
Total Unit Award Accrual (in shares) |  | 174,336 |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount | [1] | $ 7.3 |
Retention Awards Vesting 2020 [Member] | Time-Based Awards [Member] |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 76,820 |
Adjustment to Unit Awards in Anticipation of Achieving Above- Target Financial Results (in shares) |  | 0 |
Total Unit Award Accrual (in shares) |  | 76,820 |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount | [1] | $ 1.9 |
Retention Awards Vesting 2021 [Member] | Time-Based Awards [Member] |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 180,162 |
Adjustment to Unit Awards in Anticipation of Achieving Above- Target Financial Results (in shares) |  | 0 |
Total Unit Award Accrual (in shares) |  | 180,162 |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount | [1] | $ 7.5 |
Retention Awards Vesting 2022 [Member] | Time-Based Awards [Member] |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-vested units (in shares) |  | 3,334 |
Adjustment to Unit Awards in Anticipation of Achieving Above- Target Financial Results (in shares) |  | 0 |
Total Unit Award Accrual (in shares) |  | 3,334 |
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount | [1] | $ 0.2 |
[1] | Unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the awards.

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