CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Common
Limited partners' interests, Common Units authorized	18,501,576	18,501,576
Limited partners' interests, Common Units issued	18,501,576	18,501,576
Limited partners' interests, Common Units outstanding	18,501,576	18,501,576
Class B Common
Limited partners' interests, Common Units authorized	184,072	184,072
Limited partners' interests, Common Units issued	184,072	184,072
Limited partners' interests, Common Units outstanding	184,072	184,072

The number of limited partner units authorized to be issued.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 5

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.F)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6959260&loc=d3e187171-122770

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 272

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70434-108055

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 4

-Section F

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)

-Number 87-21

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Practice Bulletin (PB)

-Number 14

-Paragraph 10

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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