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

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

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Total cash payments made in connection with distribution equivalent rights.

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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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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)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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Capital Accounts, Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 11, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Cash payments made in connection with DERs			$ 23.1	$ 20.0
Forecast [Member] \| Third Quarter 2021 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Cash distributions paid	$ 989.7
Cash payments made in connection with DERs	$ 7.8
Cash Distribution [Member] \| Third Quarter 2021 Distribution [Member]
Distributions to Partners [Abstract]
Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.45
Annualized Distribution Per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)		$ 1.80