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PARTNERS' EQUITY (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Distribution Made to Preferred Limited Partner [Line Items]  
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, 2020
$
(43,772
)
 
$
(16,124
)
 
$
(8,000
)
 
$
(67,896
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification adjustments
(6,828
)
 
(29,830
)
 
—

 
(36,658
)
Net gain on pension costs reclassified into other income, net
—

 
—

 
(305
)
 
(305
)
Net loss on cash flow hedges reclassified into interest
expense, net
—

 
647

 
—

 
647

Other
—

 
—

 
3

 
3

Other comprehensive loss
(6,828
)
 
(29,183
)
 
(302
)
 
(36,313
)
Balance as of March 31, 2020
$
(50,600
)
 
$
(45,307
)
 
$
(8,302
)
 
$
(104,209
)
Preferred Limited Partner [Member]  
Distribution Made to Preferred Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block] Distributions on our Series A, B and C Preferred Units are payable out of any legally available funds, accrue and are cumulative from the original issuance dates, and are payable on the 15th day (or next business day) of each of March, June, September and December of each year to holders of record on the first business day of each payment month as follows (until the distribution rate changes to a floating rate):

Units
 
Fixed Distribution Rate Per Unit Per Quarter
 
Fixed Distribution
Per Quarter
 
Date at Which Distribution
Rate Becomes Floating
 
 
 
 
(Thousands of Dollars)
 
 
Series A Preferred Units
 
$
0.53125

 
$
4,813

 
December 15, 2021
Series B Preferred Units
 
$
0.47657

 
$
7,339

 
June 15, 2022
Series C Preferred Units
 
$
0.56250

 
$
3,881

 
December 15, 2022
Common Limited Partner [Member]  
Distribution Made to Preferred Limited Partner [Line Items]  
Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes information about quarterly cash distributions declared for our common limited partners:
Quarter Ended
 
Cash
Distributions
Per Unit
 
Total Cash
Distributions
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
 
 
 
(Thousands of Dollars)
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2020
 
$
0.40

 
$
43,730

 
May 11, 2020
 
May 15, 2020
December 31, 2019
 
$
0.60

 
$
65,128

 
February 10, 2020
 
February 14, 2020