v3.20.2

Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract] |
Schedule of Capital Units | The following table details the changes in the number of our common units outstanding from December 31, 2019 through June 30, 2020:
Common units outstanding on December 31, 2019 |  | 228,403,428 |
Units repurchased during 2020 |  | (3,631,784 | )
January 2020–Settlement of employee LTIP awards |  | 275,093 |
During 2020–Other(a) |  | 9,550 |
Common units outstanding on June 30, 2020 |  | 225,056,287 |
(a) Common units issued to settle the equity-based retainers paid to independent directors of our general partner.
Schedule of Distributions | Distributions we paid during 2019 and 2020 were as follows (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
Payment Date |  | Per Unit Cash Distribution Amount |  | Total Cash Distribution
02/14/2019 |  |  | $ | 0.9975 |  |  |  |  | $ | 227,832 |  |
05/15/2019 |  |  | 1.0050 |  |  |  |  | 229,545 |  |
Through 06/30/2019 |  |  | 2.0025 |  |  |  |  | 457,377 |  |
08/14/2019 |  |  | 1.0125 |  |  |  |  | 231,258 |  |
11/14/2019 |  |  | 1.0200 |  |  |  |  | 232,971 |  |
Total |  |  | $ | 4.0350 |  |  |  |  | $ | 921,606 |  |
02/14/2020 |  |  | $ | 1.0275 |  |  |  |  | $ | 234,774 |  |
05/15/2020 |  |  | 1.0275 |  |  |  |  | 231,245 |  |
Through 06/30/2020 |  |  | 2.0550 |  |  |  |  | 466,019 |  |
08/14/2020(a) |  |  | 1.0275 |  |  |  |  | 231,245 |  |
Total |  |  | $ | 3.0825 |  |  |  |  | $ | 697,264 |  |
(a) Our general partner’s board of directors declared this cash distribution in July 2020 to be paid on August 14, 2020 to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 7, 2020.

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