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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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The number of days after the end of the accounting period in which available cash is required to be distributed.

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Date of record for distribution of cash or unit to limited partner of limited partnership (LP), in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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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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