Partners' Capital and Distributions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

The following table details the changes in the number of our limited partner units outstanding from December 31, 2017 through September 30, 2018:



Limited partner units outstanding on December 31, 2017		228,024,556
January 2018–Settlement of employee LTIP awards		168,913
During 2018–Other^(a)		1,691
Limited partner units outstanding on September 30, 2018		228,195,160

(a) Limited partner units issued to settle the equity-based retainer paid to an independent director of our general partner.

Schedule of Distributions

Distributions we paid during 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands, except per unit amounts):



Payment Date	Per Unit Cash Distribution Amount			Total Cash Distribution to Limited Partners
02/14/2017		$	0.8550		$	194,961
05/15/2017		0.8725			198,951
08/14/2017		0.8900			202,942
Through 09/30/2017		2.6175			596,854
11/14/2017		0.9050			206,362
Total		$	3.5225		$	803,216

02/14/2018		$	0.9200		$	209,940
05/15/2018		0.9375			213,933
08/14/2018		0.9575			218,497
Through 09/30/2018		2.8150			642,370
11/14/2018^(a)		0.9775			223,061
Total		$	3.7925		$	865,431

(a) Our general partner’s board of directors declared this cash distribution in October 2018 to be paid on November 14, 2018 to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2018.