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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared and applicable to holders of share-based compensation, for example, but not limited to, non-vested shares, stock options, or restricted stock units.

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Amount of incentive obligation paid in cash or stock during the period to a limited liability corporation managing member or limited partnership general partner.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the parent.

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Per unit of ownership amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations available to limited partnership (LP) unit-holder and units that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of limited partner units for dilutive potential units outstanding.

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Per unit of ownership amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations available to limited partnership (LP) unit-holder in a publicly trade limited partnership (LP) or master limited partnership (MLP).

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Per unit of ownership amount after tax of gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations available to limited partnership (LP) unit-holder.

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Per unit of ownership amount after tax of gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations available to limited partnership (LP) unit-holder and units that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of limited partner units for all dilutive potential units outstanding.

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Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of share based payment arrangements using the treasury stock method.

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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Total distributions to each class of partners (i.e., general, limited and preferred partners).

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Weighted average number of limited partnership units outstanding determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that limited partnership units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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Net Income per Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 15, 2018	May 15, 2018	Feb. 14, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share Basic [Line Items]
Income (loss) from continuing operations				$ 114	$ 121	$ 130	$ 104
Distribution to preferred units						(2)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)				112	138	(135)	(83)
Incentive distribution rights	$ 17	$ 18	$ 21	18	22	53	64
Distributions on nonvested phantom unit awards				1	2	4	5
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes				$ (2)	$ 17	$ (265)	$ (187)
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit, Diluted				$ 1.15	$ 0.91	$ 0.83	$ 0.22
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit, Diluted				$ (0.03)	$ 0.17	$ (3.12)	$ (1.90)
Common Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share Basic [Line Items]
Income from continuing operations allocated to limited partners				$ 95	$ 90	$ 71	$ 20
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
Common - basic (in shares)				82,506,279	99,469,643	84,891,853	99,185,042
Common - equivalents (in shares)				578,434	647,373	482,123	396,584
Common - diluted (in shares)				83,084,713	100,117,016	85,373,976	99,581,626
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit, Basic, Net of Tax				$ 1.16	$ 0.92	$ 0.84	$ 0.22
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Outstanding Limited Partnership Unit, Basic				$ (0.03)	$ 0.17	$ (3.12)	$ (1.90)
Series A Preferred Units [Member]
Earnings Per Share Basic [Line Items]
Distribution to preferred units				$ 0	$ (7)	$ 2	$ (15)