Amount of cash distribution paid to common unit-holder of limited partnership (LP) and distribution equivalent rights.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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Date of distribution for distribution of cash or unit to limited partner of limited partnership (LP), in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP).

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Capital Accounts, Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Number of days after quarter end to distribute available cash		45 days
Cash payments made in connection with distribution equivalent rights		$ 27.1	$ 22.1	$ 17.7
Subsequent Event [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Cash distributions paid	$ 988.8
Cash payments made in connection with distribution equivalent rights	$ 7.1
Cash Distribution [Member] \| First Quarter 2018 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)				$ 0.4275
Record Date				Apr. 30, 2018
Payment Date				May 08, 2018
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Second Quarter 2018 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)				$ 0.4300
Record Date				Jul. 31, 2018
Payment Date				Aug. 08, 2018
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Third Quarter 2018 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)				$ 0.4325
Record Date				Oct. 31, 2018
Payment Date				Nov. 08, 2018
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2018 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)				$ 0.4350
Record Date				Jan. 31, 2019
Payment Date				Feb. 08, 2019
Cash Distribution [Member] \| First Quarter 2019 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.4375
Record Date			Apr. 30, 2019
Payment Date			May 13, 2019
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Second Quarter 2019 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.4400
Record Date			Jul. 31, 2019
Payment Date			Aug. 13, 2019
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Third Quarter 2019 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.4425
Record Date			Oct. 31, 2019
Payment Date			Nov. 12, 2019
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2019 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.4450
Record Date			Jan. 31, 2020
Payment Date			Feb. 12, 2020
Cash Distribution [Member] \| First Quarter 2020 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.4450
Record Date		Apr. 30, 2020
Payment Date		May 12, 2020
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Second Quarter 2020 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.4450
Record Date		Jul. 31, 2020
Payment Date		Aug. 12, 2020
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Third Quarter 2020 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.4450
Record Date		Oct. 30, 2020
Payment Date		Nov. 12, 2020
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2020 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.4500
Record Date		Jan. 29, 2021
Payment Date		Feb. 11, 2021