v3.5.0.2

PARTNERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Partners' Capital Notes [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Partners' Equity | The following table summarizes changes to our partners’ equity (in thousands of dollars):
Balance as of January 1, 2016 | $ | 1,609,844 |
Net income | 109,918 |
Unit-based compensation expense | 4,352 |
Other comprehensive loss | (38,117 | )
Cash distributions to partners | (196,102 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2016 | $ | 1,489,895 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The balance of and changes in the components included in AOCI were as follows:
| Foreign Currency Translation |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |  | Total
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Balance as of January 1, 2016 | $ | (60,826 | ) |  | $ | (27,968 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (88,794 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Transfer | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,201 |  |  | 4,201 |
Deferred income tax adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,414 |  |  | 2,414 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments | 1,711 |  |  | (50,178 | ) |  | — |  |  | (48,467 | )
Net gain on pension costs reclassified into operating expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | (479 | ) |  | (479 | )
Net gain on pension costs reclassified into general and administrative expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | (166 | ) |  | (166 | )
Net loss on cash flow hedges reclassified into interest expense, net | — |  |  | 4,380 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,380 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 1,711 |  |  | (45,798 | ) |  | 5,970 |  |  | (38,117 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2016 | $ | (59,115 | ) |  | $ | (73,766 | ) |  | $ | 5,970 |  |  | $ | (126,911 | )
Schedule of Calculation of Net Income Applicable to General Partner [Text Block] | The following table details the calculation of net income applicable to the general partner:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Net income applicable to general partner and limited partners’ interest | $ | 52,517 |  |  | $ | 54,325 |  |  | $ | 109,918 |  |  | $ | 182,224 |
Less general partner incentive distribution | 10,805 |  |  | 10,805 |  |  | 21,610 |  |  | 21,610 |
Net income after general partner incentive distribution | 41,712 |  |  | 43,520 |  |  | 88,308 |  |  | 160,614 |
General partner interest | 2 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 2 | %
General partner allocation of net income after general partner incentive distribution | 834 |  |  | 871 |  |  | 1,766 |  |  | 3,213 |
General partner incentive distribution | 10,805 |  |  | 10,805 |  |  | 21,610 |  |  | 21,610 |
Net income applicable to general partner | $ | 11,639 |  |  | $ | 11,676 |  |  | $ | 23,376 |  |  | $ | 24,823 |
Schedule of Distributions To General and Limited Partners [Text Block] | The following table reflects the allocation of total cash distributions to the general and limited partners applicable to the period in which the distributions were earned:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
General partner interest | $ | 1,961 |  |  | $ | 1,961 |  |  | $ | 3,922 |  |  | $ | 3,922 |
General partner incentive distribution | 10,805 |  |  | 10,805 |  |  | 21,610 |  |  | 21,610 |
Total general partner distribution | 12,766 |  |  | 12,766 |  |  | 25,532 |  |  | 25,532 |
Limited partners’ distribution | 85,285 |  |  | 85,285 |  |  | 170,570 |  |  | 170,570 |
Total cash distributions | $ | 98,051 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | $ | 196,102 |  |  | $ | 196,102 |
Cash distributions per unit applicable to limited partners | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 2.190 |  |  | $ | 2.190 |
Distributions Made to Limited and General Partners, by Distribution [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes information related to our quarterly cash distributions:
Quarter Ended |  | Cash Distributions Per Unit |  | Total Cash Distributions |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date
|  |  |  | (Thousands of Dollars) |  |  |  |
June 30, 2016 (a) |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | August 9, 2016 |  | August 12, 2016
March 31, 2016 |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | May 9, 2016 |  | May 13, 2016
December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 1.095 |  |  | $ | 98,051 |  |  | February 8, 2016 |  | February 12, 2016
(a) | The distribution was announced on July 29, 2016.

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