v3.20.4

PARTNERS' EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]

Schedule of Preferred Units [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of our Series A, Series B and Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (collectively the Series A, B and C Preferred Units) issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020:

Units						Original Issuance Date						Number of Units Issued and Outstanding						Price per Unit						Fixed Distribution Rate per Annum (as a Percentage of the $25.00 Liquidation Preference per Unit)						Fixed Distribution Rate per Unit per Annum						Fixed Distribution per Annum (in thousands)						Optional Redemption Date/Date at Which Distribution Rate Becomes Floating						Floating Annual Rate (as a Percentage of the $25.00 Liquidation Preference per Unit)
Series A Preferred Units						November 25, 2016						9,060,000						$	25.00					8.50		%				$	2.125					$	19,252					December 15, 2021						Three-month LIBOR plus 6.766%
Series B Preferred Units						April 28, 2017						15,400,000						$	25.00					7.625		%				$	1.90625					$	29,357					June 15, 2022						Three-month LIBOR plus 5.643%
Series C Preferred Units						November 30, 2017						6,900,000						$	25.00					9.00		%				$	2.25					$	15,525					December 15, 2022						Three-month LIBOR plus 6.88%

Schedule of Common Units [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the balance of and changes in the number of our common units outstanding:

			Year Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Balance as of the beginning of year			108,527,806						107,225,156						93,176,683
Issuance of units			—						527,426						413,736
Unit-based compensation (refer to Note 23 for discussion)			940,321						775,224						225,144
Merger (refer to Note 5 for discussion)			—						—						13,409,593
Balance as of the end of year			109,468,127						108,527,806						107,225,156

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, 2018			$	(51,603)					$	(24,304)					$	(9,020)					$	(84,927)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassification adjustments			(13,880)						17,912						3,282						7,314
Sale of European Operations reclassified into other income, net			18,124						—						—						18,124
Net gain on pension costs reclassified into other income, net			—						—						(814)						(814)
Net loss on cash flow hedges reclassified into interest expense, net			—						5,499						—						5,499
Other			60						—						(134)						(74)
Other comprehensive income			4,304						23,411						2,334						30,049
Balance as of December 31, 2018			(47,299)						(893)						(6,686)						(54,878)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments			3,527						(19,045)						1,000						(14,518)
Net gain on pension costs reclassified into other income, net			—						—						(2,314)						(2,314)
Net loss on cash flow hedges reclassified into interest expense, net			—						3,814						—						3,814
Other comprehensive income (loss)			3,527						(15,231)						(1,314)						(13,018)
Balance as of December 31, 2019			(43,772)						(16,124)						(8,000)						(67,896)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments			1,410						(30,291)						(2,924)						(31,805)
Net gain on pension costs reclassified into other income, net			—						—						(1,220)						(1,220)
Net loss on cash flow hedges reclassified into interest expense, net			—						4,265						—						4,265
Other comprehensive income (loss)			1,410						(26,026)						(4,144)						(28,760)
Balance as of December 31, 2020			$	(42,362)					$	(42,150)					$	(12,144)					$	(96,656)

Common Limited Partner [Member]

Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]

Distributions Made to Limited Partner, by Distribution [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about cash distributions to our common limited partners applicable to the period in which the distributions were earned:

						Cash Distributions Per Unit						Total Cash Distributions						Record Date						Payment Date
												(Thousands of Dollars)
Quarter ended:
December 31, 2020						$	0.40					$	43,787					February 8, 2021						February 12, 2021
September 30, 2020						0.40						43,678						November 6, 2020						November 13, 2020
June 30, 2020						0.40						43,678						August 7, 2020						August 13, 2020
March 31, 2020						0.40						43,730						May 11, 2020						May 15, 2020
Year ended December 31, 2020						$	1.60					$	174,873
Year ended December 31, 2019						$	2.40					$	259,136
Year ended December 31, 2018						$	2.40					$	248,705

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