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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY AND MEZZANINE EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Preferred Limited Partner [Member] | Common Limited Partner [Member] | General Partner [Member] | General Partner and Common Limited Partners [Member] | Series D Preferred Limited Partner [Member]
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Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  |  |  | $ 4.38 |  |  |
Partners' capital - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 1,611,617 | $ (94,177) | $ 218,400 | $ 1,455,642 | $ 31,752 |  |
Temporary equity - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital and temporary equity - beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | 1,611,617 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) | 147,964 | 0 | 40,448 | 60,610 | 46,906 |  |
Net income (loss), excluding portion attributable to temporary equity | 147,964 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 9,250 | 9,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash distributions to partners |  |  | (40,448) | (391,737) | (54,569) | $ (446,306) |
Issuance of units, including contribution from general partner | 657,475 | 0 | 538,560 | 643,878 | 13,597 |  |
Unit-based compensation | 2,656 | 0 | 0 | 2,516 | 140 |  |
Series D Preferred Unit accretion, common |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Other | (679) | 0 | (357) | (322) | 0 |  |
Other, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Other, including temporary equity | (679) |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 2,480,089 | (84,927) | 756,603 | $ 1,770,587 | 37,826 |  |
Temporary equity - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital and temporary equity - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 2,480,089 |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  |  |  | $ 2.895 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) | 205,794 | 0 | 64,091 | $ 110,788 | 2,466 |  |
Net income (loss), excluding portion attributable to temporary equity | 177,345 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,449
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 30,049 | 30,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash distributions to partners |  |  | (64,091) | (286,398) | (14,379) | $ (300,777) |
Distributions to partners, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28,449)
Issuance of units, including contribution from general partner | 10,204 | 0 |  | 10,000 | 204 |  |
Issuance of Series D preferred units | 555,797 |  |  |  |  |  | 555,797
Unit-based compensation | 7,925 | 0 | 0 | 7,925 | 0 |  |
Adjustments related to the Merger (refer to Note 4 for discussion) | (67,972) | 0 | 0 | (41,973) | (25,999) |  |
Series D Preferred Unit accretion, common | (8,195) |  |  | (8,195) | 0 |  |
Series D Preferred Unit accretion, preferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,195
Series D Preferred Unit accretion, total | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other | (6,846) | 0 | (302) | (6,426) | (118) |  |
Other, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Other, including temporary equity | (6,846) |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | 2,257,731 | (54,878) | 756,301 | $ 1,556,308 | 0 |  |
Temporary equity - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | 563,992 |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital and temporary equity - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | 2,821,723 |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit |  |  |  | $ 2.40 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) | (105,693) | 0 | 64,134 | $ (227,386) | 0 |  |
Net income (loss), excluding portion attributable to temporary equity | (163,252) |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,559
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (13,018) | (13,018) | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash distributions to partners |  |  | (64,134) | (258,354) |  |  |
Distributions to partners, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57,559)
Issuance of units, including contribution from general partner | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 15,000 | 0 |  |
Unit-based compensation | 20,766 | 0 | 0 | 20,766 | 0 |  |
Series D Preferred Unit accretion, common | (18,085) |  |  | (18,085) | 0 |  |
Series D Preferred Unit accretion, preferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,085
Series D Preferred Unit accretion, total | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other | (444) | 0 | 0 | (444) | 0 |  |
Other, temporary equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (142)
Other, including temporary equity | (586) |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | 1,776,210 | $ (67,896) | $ 756,301 | $ 1,087,805 | $ 0 |  |
Temporary equity - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | 581,935 |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital and temporary equity - ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | $ 2,358,145 |  |  |  |  |  |

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