Long-Term Incentive Plan (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Equity-Based Incentive Compensation Expense

Our equity-based incentive compensation expense was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014						September 30, 2014
	Equity Method		Liability Method		Total		Equity Method		Liability Method		Total
Performance/market-based awards:
2012 awards	$	1,022	$	651	$	1,673	$	3,066	$	3,192	$	6,258
2013 awards	1,350		558		1,908		4,726		2,411		7,137
2014 awards	1,101		—		1,101		3,233		—		3,233
Retention awards	296		—		296		1,103		—		1,103
Total	$	3,769	$	1,209	$	4,978	$	12,128	$	5,603	$	17,731
Allocation of LTIP expense on our consolidated statements of income:
G&A expense					$	4,862					$	17,322
Operating expense					116						409
Total					$	4,978					$	17,731

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015							September 30, 2015
	Equity Method		Liability Method			Total		Equity Method		Liability Method		Total
Performance/market-based awards:
2013 awards	$	1,673	$	(590	)	$	1,083	$	6,246	$	501	$	6,747
2014 awards	1,497		—			1,497		3,980		—		3,980
2015 awards	1,727		—			1,727		3,687		—		3,687
Retention awards	380		—			380		812		—		812
Total	$	5,277	$	(590	)	$	4,687	$	14,725	$	501	$	15,226
Allocation of LTIP expense on our consolidated statements of income:
G&A expense						$	4,643					$	15,016
Operating expense						44						210
Total						$	4,687					$	15,226