Represents the amount of net balance due from affiliates (to affiliates) of the General Partner.

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Represents the term of the agreement entered into with the related party.

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Represents the base quarterly rent for leased assets.

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Represents the extended term of the agreement entered into with the related party unless terminated by one of the parties prior to renewal.

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Represents the number of times lease term is automatically extended under the agreement entered into with the related party unless terminated by one of the parties prior to renewal.

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Represents the quarterly rental payments received per leased asset.

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The total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
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-Section 25
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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party.

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Related Party Transactions (Details)	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Term $ / Car	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Affiliate of General Partner
Related party transactions
Payroll, payroll-related expenses and other employee related benefits	$ 27,900,000	$ 24,000,000	$ 24,700,000
Due to affiliates, net	$ 5,900,000	21,000,000
Affiliate of General Partner \| Services and Offtake Agreement
Related party transactions
Extended term of agreement	1 year
Affiliate of General Partner \| Lease Agreements
Related party transactions
Rental income received	$ 600,000	600,000	600,000
Affiliate of General Partner \| Lease Agreements \| Ammonia assets
Related party transactions
Term of agreement	5 years
Number of times lease term is automatically extended under agreement \| Term	3
Base quarterly rent of leased asset	$ 100,000
Affiliate of General Partner \| Lease Agreements \| Rail cars
Related party transactions
Extended term of agreement	1 year
Term of agreement	1 year
Quarterly rent per leased asset (in dollars per car) \| $ / Car	3,600
CF Industries \| Services and Offtake Agreement
Related party transactions
Allocated expenses	$ 15,700,000	$ 15,600,000	$ 15,300,000