Availability required to pay distributions or repurchase common units.

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- Definition

Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio For Distributions To Unitholders Or Repurchase Common Units

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Minimum percentage of borrowing capacity to pay any distributions to unitholders or repurchase common units.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Common Unit Repurchase Plans and Retirement - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	Jul. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Partnership's common units authorized for repurchase		6,044
Third Amendment
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Availability required to repurchase common units	$ 45,000,000
Percentage of the maximum facility size on a historical proforma and forward-looking basis	15.00%
Non Seasonal maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility	$ 300,000,000
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio for distributions to unit holders or to repurchase common units	115.00%
Initial Common Units Authorized Plan III Common Units Repurchase Program
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Partnership's common units authorized for repurchase				3,000
Additional Common Units Authorized Plan III Common Units Repurchase Program
Capital Unit [Line Items]
Partnership's common units authorized for repurchase			1,900