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Document and Entity Information Document - shares	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information Document - shares	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 04, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CrossAmerica Partners LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001538849
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	CAPL
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,513,476

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash	$ 2,897	$ 1,192
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $545 and $1,090, respectively	22,483	21,953
Accounts receivable from related parties	13,284	11,003
Inventories	12,641	15,739
Assets held for sale	3,782	3,288
Other current assets, net	7,262	4,944
Total current assets	62,349	58,119
Property and equipment, net	677,730	628,564
Intangible assets, net	84,678	82,315
Goodwill	89,109	80,821
Other assets	20,080	11,625
Total assets	933,946	861,444
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	2,852	8,342
Accounts payable	34,777	32,577
Accounts payable to related parties	8,312	8,350
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	14,475	15,811
Motor fuel taxes payable	10,935	9,818
Total current liabilities	71,351	74,898
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion	505,976	430,632
Deferred tax liabilities	43,678	43,609
Asset retirement obligations	27,457	23,165
Other long-term liabilities	48,919	20,284
Total liabilities	697,381	592,588
Commitments and contingencies
CrossAmerica Partners' Capital
Total CrossAmerica Partners' Capital	236,776	268,991
Noncontrolling interests	(211)	(135)
Total equity	236,565	268,856
Total liabilities and equity	933,946	861,444
Common units-public
CrossAmerica Partners' Capital
Limited Partners' Interest	236,776	374,458
Subordinated units-affiliates
CrossAmerica Partners' Capital
Limited Partners' Interest	$ 0	$ (105,467)

Consolidated Balance Sheets Consolidated Balance Sheet Parenthetical - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
AR Allowance	$ 545	$ 1,090
Common units-public
shares issued	33,402,652	25,585,922
Shares outstanding	3,340,652	25,585,922
Subordinated units-affiliates
shares issued	0	7,525,000
Shares outstanding	0	7,525,000

Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Operating revenues (a)	$ 487,950	$ 627,802	$ 1,368,334	$ 1,758,395
Cost of sales (b)	448,812	576,833	1,251,491	1,628,528
Gross profit	39,138	50,969	116,843	129,867
Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests	4,022	4,198	12,318	6,473
Operating expenses:
Operating expenses	14,224	20,370	45,754	57,781
General and administrative expenses	6,142	8,443	18,068	26,503
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense	13,432	13,431	40,594	36,344
Total operating expenses	33,798	42,244	104,416	120,628
Gain on sales of assets, net	631	1,907	525	2,359
Operating income	9,993	14,830	25,270	18,071
Other income (expense), net	(59)	87	375	336
Interest expense	(5,634)	(4,867)	(16,403)	(13,888)
Income before income taxes	4,300	10,050	9,242	4,519
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,308	(134)	851	(2,722)
Consolidated net income	2,992	10,184	8,391	7,241
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	3	21	9	14
Net income attributable to CrossAmerica limited partners	2,989	10,163	8,382	7,227
IDR distributions	(877)	(428)	(2,456)	(793)
Net income available to CrossAmerica limited partners	$ 2,112	$ 9,735	$ 5,926	$ 6,434
Net income per CrossAmerica limited partner unit:
Basic earnings per common unit	$ 0.06	$ 0.29	$ 0.18	$ 0.23
Diluted earnings per common unit	0.06	0.29	0.18	0.23
Basic and diluted earnings per subordinated unit	$ 0.00	$ 0.29	$ 0.18	$ 0.23
Weighted-average CrossAmerica limited partner units
Basic common units	33,366,380	25,518,876	31,714,462	20,043,565
Diluted common units	33,391,096	25,568,795	31,766,802	20,137,338
Basic and diluted subordinated units	0	7,525,000	1,537,956	7,525,000
Total diluted common and subordinated units	33,391,096	33,093,795	33,304,758	27,662,338
Distribution per common and subordinated units	$ 0.6025	$ 0.5625	$ 1.7925	$ 1.6525
Distribution declared (with respect to each respective period) per common and subordinated units	$ 0.6075	$ 0.5775	$ 1.8075	$ 1.6875
Supplemental information:
(a) Includes excise taxes	$ 19,698	$ 28,224	$ 59,902	$ 75,448
(a) Includes revenues from fuel sales to related parties	99,891	126,932	280,330	365,072
(a) Includes income from rentals	19,752	17,801	59,634	46,829
(b) Includes expenses from fuel sales to related parties	96,384	123,264	270,149	354,735
(b) Includes expenses from rentals	$ 5,103	$ 4,387	$ 14,870	$ 12,317

Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash Flows From operating activities
Consolidated net income	$ 8,391	$ 7,241
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense	40,594	36,344
Amortization of deferred financing fees	1,106	1,106
Amortization of below market leases, net	150	518
Provision for losses on doubtful accounts	93	462
Deferred Income Taxes	69	(5,156)
Equity-based employee and directors compensation expense	2,597	3,840
Amended Omnibus Agreement fees to be settled in common units	7,600	5,417
(Gain) loss on sales of assets, net	(525)	(2,359)
Gain on settlement of capital lease obligations	0	(25)
Erickson working capital adjustment	335	0
Inventory valuation adjustment	91	1,356
Changes in working capital, net of acquisitions	3,197	156
Net cash provided by operating activities	63,698	48,900
Cash Flows From investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	610	4,436
Capital expenditures	(11,567)	(7,605)
Principal payments received on notes receivable	215	1,931
Refund payment related to the sale by CST of California and Wyoming assets	17,528	0
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(94,174)	(167,778)
Cash paid to CST in connection with acquisitions	(2,900)	(141,925)
Net cash used in investing activities	(90,288)	(310,941)
Cash Flows From financing activities
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility	178,270	334,652
Repayments on the revolving credit facility	(82,182)	(185,052)
Proceeds (costs) from issuance of common units	0	144,873
Repurchases of common units	(3,252)	0
Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	(2,313)	(1,964)
Repayments from related party	0	2,465
IDR distributions	(2,456)	(793)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(85)	(89)
Distributions paid on common and subordinated units	(59,687)	(45,361)
Net cash provided by financing activities	28,295	248,731
Net increase (decrease) in cash	1,705	(13,310)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash at beginning of period	1,192	15,170
Cash at end of period	$ 2,897	$ 1,860

Description of Business, Concentration Risk and Other Disclosures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Description of Business, Concentration Risk and Other Disclosures

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

CST’s Merger Agreement

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Circle K Stores Inc. will, through its acquisition of CST, control CST’s interest in the General Partner and CST’s 19.6% limited partner interest in CrossAmerica as well as all of the IDRs. The transaction is subject to the approval of CST’s stockholders on November 16, 2016 and the receipt of regulatory approvals in the United States and Canada. The transaction is currently expected to close early calendar year 2017.

Description of Business

Our business consists of:


•	the wholesale distribution of motor fuels;


•	the retail distribution of motor fuels to end customers at sites operated by commission agents or us;


•	the owning or leasing of sites used in the retail distribution of motor fuels and, in turn, generating rental income from the lease or sublease of the sites; and


•	the operation of convenience stores.

The financial statements reflect the consolidated results of the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Our primary operations are conducted by the following consolidated wholly owned subsidiaries:


•	LGW, which distributes motor fuels on a wholesale basis and generates qualified income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;


•	LGPR, which functions as our real estate holding company and holds the assets that generate rental income that is qualifying under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

•

LGWS, which owns and leases (or leases and sub-leases) real estate and personal property used in the retail distribution of motor fuels, as well as provides maintenance and other services to its customers. In addition, LGWS distributes motor fuels on a retail basis and sells convenience merchandise items to end customers at company-operated retail sites and sells motor fuel on a retail basis at sites operated by commission agents. Income from LGWS generally is not qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

CST owns 100% of the membership interest in the General Partner of the Partnership and 100% of our IDRs. The General Partner manages our operations and business activities. The General Partner is managed and operated by the executive officers of the General Partner, under the oversight of the Board. As a result of its ownership of all of the membership interests in the General Partner, CST has the right to appoint all members of the Board and therefore controls our operations even though CST does not own a majority of our common units.

As part of our business strategy with CST, we intend, when favorable market conditions exist and pending approval by the General Partner’s independent conflicts committee and the approval of the executive committee of the Board of Directors of CST and mutual agreement upon terms and other conditions, to purchase equity interests at fair market value in CST Fuel Supply, over time. As of September 30, 2016, our total equity interest in CST Fuel Supply was 17.5%. See Note 10 for discussion of the July 2016 refund of a portion of the purchase price paid in 2015 by the Partnership to CST Fuel Supply associated with the reduction in wholesale distribution volume resulting from CST’s sale of its California and Wyoming assets.

Additionally, we have previously issued common units as consideration in the purchase of equity interests in CST Fuel Supply and the real property associated with some of CST’s NTI convenience stores. We have previously issued, and may continue to issue, common units as payment for charges incurred under the Amended Omnibus Agreement. Pursuant to a unit purchase program announced in September 2015, CST has also acquired our common units through open market purchases. Through September 30, 2016, after giving effect to these transactions, CST owned 19.6% of our limited partner interests.

Interim Financial Statements

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and the Exchange Act. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to keep the information presented from being misleading. The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K. Financial information as of September 30, 2016 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 included in the consolidated financial statements has been derived from our unaudited financial statements. Financial information as of December 31, 2015 has been derived from our audited financial statements and notes thereto as of that date.

Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016. Our business exhibits seasonality due to our wholesale and retail sites being located in certain geographic areas that are affected by seasonal weather and temperature trends and associated changes in retail customer activity during different seasons. Historically, sales volumes have been highest in the second and third quarters (during the summer activity months) and lowest during the winter months in the first and fourth quarters.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications were made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation, as discussed further in Note 16. Such reclassifications had no effect on net income or total equity.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results and outcomes could differ from those estimates and assumptions. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances could result in revised estimates and assumptions.

Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies described in our Form 10-K.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842). This standard modifies existing guidance for reporting organizations that enter into leases to increase transparency by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2018, and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance in addition to the timing of adoption.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09—Compensation–Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This standard is issued as part of a simplification initiative involving several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016. The approach to adoption is dependent upon which amendments are applicable. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance in addition to the timing of adoption.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15—Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This standard provides additional guidance on the classification of eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017, and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance in addition to the timing of adoption.

Certain other new financial accounting pronouncements have become effective for our financial statements but the adoption of these pronouncements will not affect our financial position or results of operations, nor will they require any additional disclosures.

Concentration Risk

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we distributed approximately 16% and 17% of our total wholesale distribution volumes to DMS and DMS accounted for approximately 25% and 27% of our rental income, respectively. For more information regarding transactions with DMS, see Note 10 of the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Valero supplied substantially all of the motor fuel purchased by CST Fuel Supply during all periods presented. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, CST Fuel Supply purchased approximately 0.5 billion and 1.4 billion gallons, respectively, of motor fuel from Valero.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we distributed 8% of our total wholesale distribution volume to CST convenience stores that are not supplied by CST Fuel Supply and received 21% and 22% of our rental income from CST, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, we received 10% of our rental income from a third party dealer that operates certain of the sites acquired through the PMI and One Stop acquisitions.

Acquisitions Acquisitions (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of State Oil Assets

On September 27, 2016, we closed on the acquisition of 57 controlled sites (56 fee sites and 1 leased site) and certain other assets of State Oil Company, being operated as 55 lessee dealer accounts and 2 non-fuel tenant locations, as well as 25 independent dealer accounts located in the greater Chicago market for approximately $41.8 million, including working capital.

The preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of acquisition were as follows (in thousands):



Current assets (excluding inventories)	$	914
Inventories	150
Property and equipment	35,291
Intangibles	6,530
Other noncurrent assets	2,720
Current liabilities	(1,261		)
Asset retirement obligations	(1,897		)
Other long-term liabilities	(623		)
Total consideration, net of cash acquired	$	41,824

The $3.4 million fair value of the notes receivable, which is included within current and other noncurrent assets, was based on an income approach using relevant market participant assumptions.

The fair value of property and equipment, which consisted of land, buildings and equipment, was based on a cost approach. The buildings and equipment are being depreciated on a straight-line basis, with estimated remaining useful lives of 20 years for the buildings and 5 to 10 years for equipment.

The $4.9 million fair value of the wholesale fuel distribution rights included in intangibles was based on an income approach and management believes the level and timing of cash flows represent relevant market participant assumptions. The wholesale fuel distribution rights are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of approximately 10 years.

The $1.6 million fair value of the wholesale fuel supply agreements was based on an income approach, and management believes the level and timing of cash flows represent relevant market participant assumptions. The wholesale fuel supply agreements are being amortized over an estimated useful life of approximately 10 years.

Management is reviewing the valuation and confirming the result to determine the final purchase price allocation.

Acquisition of Franchised Holiday Stores

On March 29, 2016, we closed on the acquisition of 31 franchised Holiday stores and 3 liquor stores from S/S/G Corporation for approximately $52.4 million, including working capital. Of the 34 stores, 31 are located in Wisconsin and 3 are located in Minnesota. The acquisition was funded by borrowings under our credit facility.

The preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of acquisition were as follows (in thousands):



Current assets (excluding inventories)	$	41
Inventories	3,536
Property and equipment	33,055
Intangibles	7,710
Goodwill	9,126
Current liabilities	(56		)
Asset retirement obligations	(1,062		)
Total consideration, net of cash acquired	$	52,350

The fair value of inventory was estimated at retail selling price less estimated costs to sell and a reasonable profit allowance for the selling effort.

The $6.5 million fair value of the wholesale fuel distribution rights included in intangibles was based on an income approach and management believes the level and timing of cash flows represent relevant market participant assumptions. The wholesale fuel distribution rights are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of approximately 10 years.

The $1.0 million fair value of the discount related to lease agreements with below average market value was based on an income approach, and management believes the level and timing of cash flows represent relevant market participant assumptions. These intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective lease agreements, with an estimated weighted average useful life of 5 years.

Goodwill recorded is primarily attributable to the end-customer relationships not eligible for recognition as an intangible asset. Of the goodwill recorded, $1.8 million was assigned to the Wholesale segment and $7.3 million was assigned to the Retail segment. Goodwill deductible for tax purposes amounted to $29.0 million.

Operating revenues since the date of acquisition were $28.8 million and $57.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

Management is reviewing the valuation and confirming the result to determine the final purchase price allocation.

Finalization of Purchase Accounting associated with the Erickson Acquisition

In the first quarter of 2016, we recorded a $1.1 million receivable related to a working capital settlement as agreed to with the sellers, reducing net consideration and resulting goodwill. We finalized the purchase accounting for this acquisition with the receivable related to the working capital settlement being the only adjustment recorded in 2016.

Purchase of Wholesale Fuel Supply Contracts from CST

In February 2016, we purchased 21 independent dealer contracts and 11 subwholesaler contracts from CST for $2.9 million. This transaction was approved on behalf of the Partnership by the independent conflicts committee of the Board and by the executive committee of the board of directors of CST. See Note 10 of the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Pro Forma Results

Our pro forma results, giving effect to the State Oil, Franchised Holiday Stores, Erickson and One Stop acquisitions and assuming an acquisition date of January 1, 2015 for each acquisition, would have been (in thousands, except per unit amounts):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Total revenues	$	522,651	$	691,994	$	1,494,733	$	2,077,333
Net income (loss)	$	1,948	$	9,191	$	4,884	$	3,512
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit	$	0.03	$	0.26	$	0.07	$	0.10

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Assets Held for Sale (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held-for-sale Disclosure [Abstract]

Assets Held for Sale Disclosure

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

We have classified four and seven sites as held for sale at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Assets held for sale were as follows (in thousands):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Land	$	1,747		$	1,695
Buildings and site improvements	2,022			1,558
Equipment and other	668			1,225
Total	4,437			4,478
Less accumulated depreciation	(655		)	(1,190		)
Assets held for sale	$	3,782		$	3,288

- Definition

The entire disclosure related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Inventories (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories Disclosure

INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Convenience store merchandise	$	8,968	$	11,354
Motor fuel	3,673		4,385
Inventories	$	12,641	$	15,739

Property and Equipment (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment Disclosure

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Land	$	276,251		$	251,632
Buildings and site improvements	342,475			318,530
Leasehold improvements	10,116			8,867
Equipment and other	167,307			140,264
Construction in progress	3,367			3,666
Property and equipment, at cost	799,516			722,959
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(121,786		)	(94,395		)
Property and equipment, net	$	677,730		$	628,564

Goodwill (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill [Abstract]

Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

GOODWILL

Changes in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Wholesale Segment		Retail Segment			Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	61,548	$	19,273		$	80,821
Acquisitions	1,720		6,568			8,288
Reassignment	5,341		(5,341		)	—
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	68,609	$	20,500		$	89,109

Our business model includes the conversion of retail sites from company-operated sites to dealer-operated sites. As a result of these conversions, there is a reduction in future cash flows in the Retail segment and an expected increase in future cash flows that will be received by the Wholesale segment subsequent to the date of conversion. The effect of these conversions, for the period ended September 30, 2016, is a $5.3 million reassignment of goodwill originally assigned to the Retail segment to the Wholesale segment.

Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Wholesale fuel supply contracts/rights	$	118,201	$	(41,212	)	$	76,989	$	105,181	$	(32,498	)	$	72,683
Trademarks	1,094		(645		)	449		2,494		(1,264		)	1,230
Covenant not to compete	4,131		(2,274		)	1,857		3,911		(1,600		)	2,311
Below market leases	12,081		(6,698		)	5,383		11,181		(5,090		)	6,091
Total intangible assets	$	135,507	$	(50,829	)	$	84,678	$	122,767	$	(40,452	)	$	82,315

Asset Retirement Obligations (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Text Block]

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

A rollforward of the Partnership's asset retirement obligations is below (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2015	$	23,484
Recognition of asset retirement obligations	2,959
Changes in estimated cash flows or settlement dates	126
Accretion	1,039
Obligations settled	(46		)
Total balance	27,562
Current portion, classified within accrued expenses and other current liabilities	105
Long-term portion	$	27,457

Debt (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure

DEBT

Our balances for long-term debt and capital lease obligations are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
$550 million revolving credit facility	$	454,500		$	358,412
Financing obligation associated with Rocky Top acquisition	—			26,250
Note payable	836			876
Lease financing obligations	57,792			58,842
Total debt and lease financing obligations	513,128			444,380
Current portion	2,852			8,342
Noncurrent portion	510,276			436,038
Deferred financing fees	(4,300		)	(5,406		)
Total	$	505,976		$	430,632

The following represents principal payments due on our revolving credit facility and note payable for the next five years, excluding lease financing obligations (in thousands):



Remainder of 2016	$	14
2017	57
2018	765
2019	454,500
Total	$	455,336

Our $550 million revolving credit facility is secured by substantially all of our assets. Letters of credit outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 totaled $4.3 million and $16.0 million, respectively. The amount of availability at September 30, 2016 under the revolving credit facility, after taking into account debt covenant constraints, was $57.0 million. In connection with future acquisitions, the revolving credit facility requires, among other things, that we have, after giving effect to such acquisition, at least $20.0 million, in the aggregate, of borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility and unrestricted cash on the balance sheet on the date of such acquisition.

Renegotiation of Rocky Top Purchase Obligation

In connection with the Rocky Top acquisition completed in September 2013, we entered into a deferred seller financing arrangement, which obligated us to purchase certain sites over a 5-year period for an average of $5.2 million per year beginning in 2016 at an approximately 7.7% capitalization rate. In June 2016, we renegotiated the terms with the sellers, eliminating the deferred seller financing obligation and agreeing to terms of a new lease of the assets for an initial term of 15 years and 8 months with four renewal options of five years each. Under this triple net lease, annual rent is initially $1.8 million based on a 6.5% capitalization rate and increases 1.5% per year. However, because of the continuing involvement we have with the sites through the lease and sublease of the properties, we recorded the liability on our balance sheet at fair value on the date of the reclassification, which approximated its carrying value. During the second quarter of 2016, we reclassified the liability from debt and capital lease obligations to accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

Financial Covenants and Interest Rate

Our revolving credit facility contains financial covenants consisting of a total leverage ratio (as defined in the credit facility) for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters of less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit facility) of greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2016, we were in compliance with these covenants. The total leverage ratio covenant is 5.00 to 1.00 for the two quarters following a material acquisition (as defined in the credit facility). As such, the total leverage ratio steps down to 4.50 to 1.00 on December 31, 2016 assuming there are no material acquisitions for the remainder of 2016.

Outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at the LIBOR plus a margin of 3.00%. Our borrowings had an interest rate of 3.52% as of September 30, 2016.

Related-Party (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Related Party Disclosure

RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with CST

Fuel Sales and Rental Income

We sell wholesale motor fuel under a master fuel distribution agreement to 43 CST convenience stores and lease real property on 74 retail sites to CST under a master lease agreement each having initial 10-year terms. The fuel distribution agreement provides us with a fixed wholesale mark-up per gallon. The master lease agreement is a triple net lease.

Revenues from wholesale fuel sales and real property rental income from CST were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues from motor fuel sales to CST	$	31,738	$	37,242	$	87,819	$	106,916
Rental income from CST	$	4,207	$	4,317	$	12,841	$	7,104

Receivables from CST were $3.0 million and $2.3 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to these transactions.

CST Fuel Supply Equity Interests

CST Fuel Supply provides wholesale motor fuel distribution to the majority of CST’s U.S. Retail convenience stores on a fixed markup per gallon. We owned a 17.5% total interest in CST Fuel Supply at September 30, 2016 and 2015. We account for the income derived from our equity interest of CST Fuel Supply as “Income from CST Fuel Supply equity” on our statement of operations, which amounted to $4.0 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $12.3 million and $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Purchase of Wholesale Fuel Supply Contracts from CST

In February 2016, we purchased 21 independent dealer contracts and 11 subwholesaler contracts from CST for $2.9 million with historic annual volumes of approximately 20 million gallons. This transaction was approved on our behalf by the independent conflicts committee of the Board and by the executive committee of the board of directors of CST. Since this was a transaction between entities under common control, the $2.9 million purchase price was accounted for as a distribution recorded in partners’ capital.

We purchase the fuel supplied to these 32 sites from CST Fuel Supply, of which we own a 17.5% interest, and resell the wholesale motor fuel to the independent dealers and subwholesalers. We purchased $5.7 million and $14.7 million of motor fuel from CST Fuel Supply for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, in connection with these 32 sites.

Refund payment related to CST sale of California and Wyoming Assets

In July 2016, CST provided a refund payment to us related to our 17.5% interest in CST Fuel Supply resulting from the sale by CST of 79 retail sites in California and Wyoming to 7-Eleven, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SEI Fuel Services, Inc., to which CST Fuel Supply no longer supplies motor fuel. The purpose of the refund payment was to make us whole for the decrease in the value of our interest in CST Fuel Supply arising from sales volume decreases. The total refund payment received by the Partnership, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board and by the executive committee of the board of directors of CST, was approximately $18.2 million ($17.5 million in cash with the remainder in CrossAmerica common units owned by CST) and was accounted for as a contribution to equity.

IDR and Common Unit Distributions

We distributed $2.5 million to CST related to its ownership of our IDRs and $11.5 million related to its ownership of our common units during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. CST received cash distributions of $0.8 million related to its investment in our IDRs and $4.6 million related to its ownership of our common units during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Wholesale Motor Fuel Sales and Real Estate Rentals

Revenues from motor fuel sales and rental income from DMS were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues from motor fuel sales to DMS	$	68,153	$	89,690	$	192,511	$	258,156
Rental income from DMS	$	5,037	$	5,831	$	16,250	$	17,488

Receivables from DMS totaled $9.0 million and $7.3 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Revenues from rental income from Topstar was $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

We lease real estate from certain entities affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr. Rent expense paid to these entities was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $0.6 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Amended Omnibus Agreement and Management Fees

We incurred $3.9 million and $3.6 million in charges for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $12.1 million and $10.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, including incentive compensation costs and non-cash stock-based compensation expense under the Amended Omnibus Agreement, which are recorded as a component of operating expenses and general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations. Effective January 1, 2016, the fixed billing component of the management fee under the Amended Omnibus Agreement was increased to $856,000 per month, which was approved on our behalf by the independent conflicts committee of the Board and by the executive committee of the board of directors of CST. CST and the Partnership have the right to negotiate the amount of the management fee on an annual basis, or more often as circumstances require. Amounts payable to CST related to these transactions were $8.3 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. See Note 13 of the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the settlement of amounts due under the Amended Omnibus Agreement that were settled in our common units.

Maintenance and Environmental Costs

Certain maintenance and environmental monitoring and remediation activities are performed by a related party of Joseph V. Topper, Jr. as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. We incurred charges with this related party of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $1.2 million and $1.1 million in charges with this related party for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Aircraft Usage Costs

From time to time, we lease, on a non-exclusive basis, aircraft owned by a group of individuals that includes Joseph V. Topper, Jr. and John B. Reilly, III, members of our Board, as previously approved in August 2013 by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. Lease costs incurred by us for use of these aircraft were insignificant for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Principal Executive Offices

The principal executive offices of the Partnership are in Allentown, Pennsylvania in an office space leased by CST from a related party of Joseph V. Topper, Jr. and John B. Reilly, III. Rent expense charged by CST to the Partnership was $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation Matters We are from time to time party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract and/or property damages, environmental damages, employment-related claims and damages, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record a reserve when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. In addition, we disclose matters for which management believes a material loss is at least reasonably possible. None of these proceedings, separately or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In all instances, management has assessed the matter based on current information and made a judgment concerning its potential outcome, giving due consideration to the nature of the claim, the amount and nature of damages sought and the probability of success. Management’s judgment may prove materially inaccurate, and such judgment is made subject to the known uncertainties of litigation. We are a co-defendant, together with our General Partner, CST and CST Services LLC, in a lawsuit brought by Charles Nifong, a former employee of CST Services LLC who previously provided services to the Partnership as Chief Investment Officer and Vice President of Finance (Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, case number 2015-1003). On February 16, 2016 the United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Allentown) remanded the case to the Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County. The plaintiff alleges breach of contract and associated claims relating to his termination of employment and claimed severance benefits under the Partnership’s Executive Income Continuity Plan (the “EICP”) totaling approximately $1.6 million. We intend to contest the action vigorously. Under the EICP, we are obligated to pay reasonable legal expenses incurred by the plaintiff in connection with this dispute whether we are successful in our defense or not. Environmental Matters Environmental liabilities related to the sites contributed to the Partnership in connection with our IPO have not been assigned to us, and are still the responsibility of the Predecessor Entity. Under the Amended Omnibus Agreement, the Predecessor Entity must indemnify us for any costs or expenses that it incurs for environmental liabilities and third-party claims, regardless of when a claim is made, that are based on environmental conditions in existence prior to the closing of the IPO for contributed sites. The Predecessor Entity’s environmental liabilities and indemnification assets associated with contributed sites amounted to $6.5 million and $4.8 million at September 30, 2016 and $7.0 million and $5.0 million at December 31, 2015, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS General We measure and report certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). U.S. GAAP specifies a three-level hierarchy that is used when measuring and disclosing fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices available in active markets (i.e., observable inputs) and the lowest priority to data lacking transparency (i.e., unobservable inputs). An instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. The following is a description of the three hierarchy levels. Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. Active markets are considered to be those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 2—Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets. Level 3—Unobservable inputs are not corroborated by market data. This category is comprised of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities whose fair value is estimated based on internally developed models or methodologies using significant inputs that are generally less readily observable from objective sources. Transfers into or out of any hierarchy level are recognized at the end of the reporting period in which the transfers occurred. There were no transfers between any levels in 2016 or 2015. As further discussed in Note 14 of the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, we have accrued for unvested phantom units and vested and unvested profits interests as a liability and adjust that liability on a recurring basis based on the market price of our common units each balance sheet date. Such fair value measurements are deemed Level 1 measurements. Financial Instruments The fair value of our accounts receivable, notes receivable, and accounts payable approximated their carrying values as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the revolving credit facility approximated its carrying values of $454.5 million as of September 30, 2016 and $358.4 million as of December 31, 2015, due to the frequency with which interest rates are reset and the consistency of the market spread. The fair value of debt, classified as a Level 2 measurement, was estimated using an income approach by discounting future cash flows at estimated current cost of funding rates.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Partners' Capital (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Partners' Capital

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

In accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, on February 25, 2016, the first business day after the payment of the fourth quarter of 2015 distribution of $0.5925 per unit, the subordination period under the Partnership Agreement ended. At that time, each of the 7,525,000 outstanding subordinated units converted into one common unit and now participate in distributions pro rata with other common units.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we issued 1,150 and 95,751 common units (net of units withheld for income taxes) as a result of the vesting of phantom units and conversion of profit interests previously issued primarily to CST employees who provide services principally to the Partnership. See Note 14 of the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Common Units Issued to CST as Consideration for Amounts Due Under the Terms of the Amended Omnibus Agreement

As approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board and the executive committee of CST’s board of directors, the Partnership and CST mutually agreed to settle, from time to time, the amounts due under the terms of the Amended Omnibus Agreement in newly issued common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership. We issued the following common units to CST as consideration for amounts due under the terms of the Amended Omnibus Agreement:



Period	Date of Issuance	Number of Units Issued
Quarter ended December 31, 2015	March 31, 2016	145,137
Quarter ended March 31, 2016	May 9, 2016	83,218
Quarter ended June 30, 2016	August 2, 2016	101,087
Quarter ended September 30, 2016	October 27, 2016	110,824

Common Unit Repurchase Program

In November 2015, the Board approved a common unit repurchase program under Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act authorizing us to repurchase up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of the common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership. Under the program, we may make purchases in the open market in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act, or in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act or otherwise. Any purchases will be funded from available cash on hand. The common unit repurchase program does not require us to acquire any specific number of common units and may be suspended or terminated by us at any time without prior notice. The purchases will not be made from any officer, director or control person of the Partnership or CST. The following table shows the purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:



Period	Total Number of Units Purchased	Average Price Paid per Unit		Total Cost of Units Purchased		Amount Remaining under the Program
January 1 - March 31, 2016	112,492	$	24.47	$	2,752,240	$	18,644,689
April 1 - June 30, 2016	20,971	$	23.86	$	500,413	$	18,144,276
July 1 - September 30, 2016	—	$	—	$	—	$	18,144,276
January 1 - September 30, 2016	133,463	$	24.37	$	3,252,653	$	18,144,276

CST Purchases of CrossAmerica Common Units

On September 21, 2015, CST announced that the independent executive committee of its Board of Directors approved a unit purchase program under Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act, authorizing CST to purchase up to an aggregate of $50 million of the common units representing limited partner interests in CrossAmerica. The unit purchase program does not have a fixed expiration date and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at CST’s discretion.

CST made no purchases under the unit purchase program during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. From inception until September 30, 2016, CST had purchased $19.8 million, or 804,667 common units, at an average price of $24.64 per common unit, which units cannot be transferred absent registration with the SEC or an available exemption from the SEC’s registration requirements.

Distributions

Quarterly distribution activity for 2016 was as follows:



Quarter Ended	Record Date	Payment Date	Cash Distribution (per unit)		Cash Distribution (in thousands)
December 31, 2015	February 12, 2016	February 24, 2016	$	0.5925	$	19,618
March 31, 2016	May 19, 2016	May 31, 2016	$	0.5975	$	19,910
June 30, 2016	August 8, 2016	August 15, 2016	$	0.6025	$	20,125

On October 24, 2016, the Board approved a quarterly distribution of $0.6075 per unit attributable to the third quarter of 2016. The distribution is payable on November 15, 2016 to all unitholders of record on November 4, 2016.

Distributions to CST as holder of the IDRs were $0.9 million and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively and $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Payments on the IDRs increased due to an increase in the distribution paid per unit and an increase in the number of units outstanding on which the distribution is based.

Changes in Equity

The following table is a rollforward of our equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (in thousands):



	Limited Partners’ Interest
	Common Unitholders					Subordinated Units - Affiliates					Incentive Distribution Rights			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Units		Dollars			Units		Dollars			Dollars			Dollars			Dollars
Balance at December 31, 2015	25,585		$	374,458		7,525		$	(105,467	)	$	—		$	(135	)	$	268,856
Net income and comprehensive income	—		5,652			—		274			2,456			9			8,391
Distributions paid	—		(55,228		)	—		(4,459		)	(2,456		)	(85		)	(62,228		)
Conversion of subordinated units	7,525		(109,652		)	(7,525	)	109,652			—			—			—
Distribution to CST in connection with the purchase of dealer contracts	—		(2,900		)	—		—			—			—			(2,900		)
Repurchase of common units	(133	)	(3,252		)	—		—			—			—			(3,252		)
Issuance of units to CST for the payment of management fees	358		8,290			—		—			—			—			8,290
Issuance of units for vesting of equity based award and profits interests	96		2,309			—		—			—			—			2,309
Refund payment related to the CST sale of California and Wyoming assets	(28	)	17,528			—		—			—			—			17,528
Other	—		(429		)	—		—			—			—			(429		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	33,403		$	236,776		—		$	—		$	—		$	(211	)	$	236,565

Equity-Based Compensation (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Equity-Based Compensation (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2016
Equity-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]	EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION Overview We record equity-based compensation as a component of general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations. Compensation expense was $0.7 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and $2.6 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Partnership Equity-Based Awards We grant Partnership equity-based awards to certain employees of CST who perform services for the Partnership pursuant to the Amended Omnibus Agreement. As these grants may be settled in cash, the equity-based awards receive fair value variable accounting treatment. As such, they are measured at fair value at each balance sheet reporting date and the cumulative compensation cost recognized is classified as a liability, which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The balance of the accrual at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 totaled $1.5 million and $3.3 million, respectively. CST Awards In addition to Partnership equity-based awards previously discussed, CST also granted equity-based awards of approximately 102,000 and 155,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which were granted to certain employees of CST for services rendered on behalf of the Partnership. Expense associated with these awards that was charged to us under the Amended Omnibus Agreement was $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $1.3 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Awards to Members of the Board In December 2015, the Partnership issued 11,476 non-vested phantom units to non-employee directors of the Board as a portion of director compensation. Such awards vest in December 2016. The liability for these awards at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The associated compensation expense was not significant for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Net Income per Limited Partnership Unit (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income per Limited Partnership Unit Disclosure

NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

A subsidiary of CST, as the holder of our IDRs, has a contractual interest in distributions from the Partnership that are increasing percentages starting at 15% of quarterly distributions out of the operating surplus (as defined in our Partnership Agreement) in excess of $0.5031 per limited partner unit.

In addition to the common units, we have identified the IDRs as participating securities and compute income per unit using the two-class method under which any excess of distributions declared over net income shall be allocated to the partners based on their respective sharing of income as specified in the Partnership Agreement. Net income per unit applicable to limited partners (including common and subordinated unitholders) is computed by dividing the limited partners’ interest in net income (loss), after deducting the IDRs, by the weighted-average number of outstanding common units.

The following tables provide a reconciliation of net income (loss) and weighted-average units used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per limited partner unit for the following periods (in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts):



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2016					2015
	Common Units			Subordinated Units		Common Units			Subordinated Units
Numerator:
Distributions paid^(a)	$	20,135		$	—	$	14,414		$	4,233
Allocation of distributions in excess of net income^(b)	(18,024		)	—		(6,896		)	(2,016		)
Limited partners’ interest in net income - basic	2,111			—		7,518			2,217
Adjustment for phantom units	—			—		6			—
Limited partners’ interest in net income - diluted	$	2,111		$	—	$	7,524		$	2,217

Denominator:
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - basic	33,366,380			—		25,518,876			7,525,000
Adjustment for phantom units	24,716			—		49,919			—
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - diluted	33,391,096			—		25,568,795			7,525,000

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - basic	$	0.06		$	—	$	0.29		$	0.29
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - diluted	$	0.06		$	—	$	0.29		$	0.29



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016						2015
	Common Units			Subordinated Units			Common Units			Subordinated Units
Numerator:
Distributions paid^(a)	$	55,228		$	4,459		$	32,926		$	12,435
Allocation of distributions in excess of net income^(b)	(49,576		)	(4,185		)	(28,248		)	(10,679		)
Limited partners’ interest in net income - basic	5,652			274			4,678			1,756
Adjustment for phantom units	—			—			9			—
Limited partners’ interest in net income - diluted	$	5,652		$	274		$	4,687		$	1,756

Denominator:
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - basic	31,714,462			1,537,956			20,043,565			7,525,000
Adjustment for phantom units	52,339			—			93,773			—
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - diluted	31,766,801			1,537,956			20,137,338			7,525,000

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - basic	$	0.18		$	0.18		$	0.23		$	0.23
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - diluted	$	0.18		$	0.18		$	0.23		$	0.23


(a)	Distributions paid per unit were $0.6025 and $0.5625 during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Distributions paid per unit were $1.7925 and $1.6525 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.


(b)	Allocation of distributions in excess of net income is based on a pro rata proportion to the common and subordinated units as outlined in the Partnership Agreement.

Income Taxes (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	INCOME TAXES As a limited partnership, we are not subject to federal and state income taxes, however our corporate subsidiaries are subject to income taxes. Income tax attributable to our taxable income, which may differ significantly from income for financial statement purposes, is assessed at the individual limited partner unit holder level. We are subject to a statutory requirement that non-qualifying income, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, cannot exceed 10% of total gross income for the calendar year. If non-qualifying income exceeds this statutory limit, we would be taxed as a corporation. The non-qualifying income did not exceed the statutory limit in any period presented. Certain activities that generate non-qualifying income are conducted through LGWS. LGWS is a tax paying corporate subsidiary of ours that is subject to federal and state income taxes. Current and deferred income taxes are recognized on the earnings of LGWS. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and are measured using enacted tax rates. We recorded income tax expense of $1.3 million and $0.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and income tax benefits of $0.1 million and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, as a result of earnings generated and losses incurred by its corporate subsidiaries. The effective tax rate differs from the combined federal and state statutory rate because only LGWS is subject to income tax. The tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 included a $0.1 million increase and a $0.3 million decrease, respectively, in the valuation allowance.

Segment Reporting (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information Disclosure

SEGMENT REPORTING

We conduct our business in two segments: 1) the Wholesale segment and 2) the Retail segment. The wholesale segment includes the wholesale distribution of motor fuel to the lessee dealer, independent dealer, DMS and CST customer groups. We have exclusive motor fuel distribution contracts with lessee dealers who lease the property from us. We also have exclusive distribution contracts with independent dealers to distribute motor fuel but do not collect rent from the independent dealers. Similar to lessee dealers, we have motor fuel distribution agreements with DMS and CST and collect rent from both. The Retail segment includes the sale of convenience merchandise items, the retail sale of motor fuel at company-operated sites and the retail sale of motor fuel at sites operated by commission agents. A commission agent is a retail site where we retain title to the motor fuel inventory and sell it directly to our end user customers. At commission agent sites, we manage motor fuel inventory pricing and retain the gross profit on motor fuel sales, less a commission to the agent who operates the retail site.

As part of our evaluation of the economic performance of our retail sites, we will from time to time convert company-owned convenience stores from our Retail segment to our lessee dealer customer group in our Wholesale segment. During the first nine months of 2016, we converted 72 company-operated convenience stores from our Retail segment to our lessee dealer customer group in our Wholesale segment. As such, we no longer generate revenues from the retail sale of motor fuel or merchandise at these stores subsequent to the date of conversion and we no longer incur retail operating expenses related to these sites. However, we continue to supply these sites with motor fuel on a wholesale basis pursuant to the fuel supply contract with the lessee dealer. Further, we continue to own/lease the property and earn rental income under lease/sublease agreements with the lessee dealers under triple net leases. The lessee dealer owns all motor fuel and convenience merchandise and retains all gross profit on such operating activities.

Prior to 2016, we netted lease executory costs such as real estate taxes, maintenance, and utilities that we paid and re-billed to customers against rental income on our statement of operations. During the first quarter of 2016, we began accounting for such amounts as rent income and operating expenses and reflected this change in presentation retrospectively. This change resulted in a $2.9 million and $7.9 million increase in rent and other income and operating expenses for the wholesale segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

Unallocated items consist primarily of general and administrative expenses, depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, gains on sales of assets, net, and the elimination of the Retail segment’s intersegment cost of revenues from motor fuel sales against the Wholesale segment’s intersegment revenues from motor fuel sales. The profit in ending inventory generated by the intersegment motor fuel sales is also eliminated. Total assets by segment are not presented as management does not currently assess performance or allocate resources based on that data.

The following table reflects activity related to our reportable segments (in thousands):



	Wholesale		Retail			Unallocated			Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	348,702	$	87,318		$	—		$	436,020
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	63,126		—			(63,126		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		31,507			—			31,507
Rent income	18,344		1,408			—			19,752
Other revenue	671		—			—			671
Total revenues	$	430,843	$	120,233		$	(63,126	)	$	487,950

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	4,022	$	—		$	—		$	4,022
Operating income (loss)	$	27,030	$	1,893		$	(18,930	)	$	9,993

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	402,285	$	155,952		$	—		$	558,237
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	113,246		—			(113,246		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		51,620			—			51,620
Rent income	16,415		1,386			—			17,801
Other revenue	157		(13		)	—			144
Total revenues	$	532,103	$	208,945		$	(113,246	)	$	627,802

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	4,198	$	—		$	—		$	4,198
Operating income (loss)	$	28,017	$	6,636		$	(19,823	)	$	14,830

	Wholesale		Retail			Unallocated			Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	958,943	$	253,057		$	—		$	1,212,000
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	178,772		—			(178,772		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		95,253			—			95,253
Rent income	55,540		4,094			—			59,634
Other revenue	1,447		—			—			1,447
Total revenues	$	1,194,702	$	352,404		$	(178,772	)	$	1,368,334

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	12,318	$	—		$	—		$	12,318
Operating income (loss)	$	76,971	$	6,291		$	(57,992	)	$	25,270

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	1,178,396	$	409,352		$	—		$	1,587,748
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	289,780		—			(289,780		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		122,646			—			122,646
Rent income	42,709		4,120			—			46,829
Other revenue	1,062		110			—			1,172
Total revenues	$	1,511,947	$	536,228		$	(289,780	)	$	1,758,395

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	6,473	$	—		$	—		$	6,473
Operating income (loss)	$	63,301	$	15,276		$	(60,506	)	$	18,071

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

In order to determine net cash provided by operating activities, net income is adjusted by, among other things, changes in current assets and current liabilities as follows (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015
Decrease (increase):
Accounts receivable	$	941		$	(3,904	)
Accounts receivable from related parties	(2,281		)	(768		)
Inventories	5,424			6,867
Other current assets	(1,249		)	2,534
Other assets	(3,484		)	584
Increase (decrease):
Accounts payable	2,055			(407		)
Accounts payable to related parties	(1,021		)	811
Motor fuel taxes payable	1,117			(397		)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(1,644		)	(6,286		)
Other long-term liabilities	3,339			1,122
Changes in working capital, net of acquisitions	$	3,197		$	156

The above changes in current assets and current liabilities may differ from changes between amounts reflected in the applicable balance sheets for the respective periods due to acquisitions.

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015
Cash paid for interest	$	15,355	$	12,604
Cash paid for income taxes	$	1,366	$	970

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015
Sale of property and equipment in Section 1031 like-kind exchange transactions	$	1,300	$	—
Acquisition of property through foreclosure on note receivable	$	—	$	930
Removal of property and equipment and capital lease obligation for sales terminated from Getty lease	$	—	$	(1,333	)
Issuance of capital lease obligations and recognition of asset retirement obligation related to Getty lease	$	1,240	$	—
Amended Omnibus Agreement fees settled in our common units	$	8,290	$	4,352
Units issued to CST as consideration for the NTIs and the equity interest in CST Fuel Supply	$	—	163,292

Termination Benefits Termination Benefits (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Termination Benefits [Abstract]

Postemployment Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

TERMINATION BENEFITS

As a result of the continued integration of certain processes and systems for our recently acquired businesses, we committed to a workforce reduction affecting certain employees in our Retail segment and have accrued substantially all termination costs as of September 30, 2016.

A rollforward of the liability for severance and other termination benefits is as follows (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2015	$	1,665
Provision for termination benefits (included in general and administrative expenses)	331
Termination benefits paid	(1,809		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	187

Description of Business, Concentration Risk and Other Disclosures Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Concentration Risk For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we distributed approximately 16% and 17% of our total wholesale distribution volumes to DMS and DMS accounted for approximately 25% and 27% of our rental income, respectively. For more information regarding transactions with DMS, see Note 10 of the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Valero supplied substantially all of the motor fuel purchased by CST Fuel Supply during all periods presented. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, CST Fuel Supply purchased approximately 0.5 billion and 1.4 billion gallons, respectively, of motor fuel from Valero. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we distributed 8% of our total wholesale distribution volume to CST convenience stores that are not supplied by CST Fuel Supply and received 21% and 22% of our rental income from CST, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, we received 10% of our rental income from a third party dealer that operates certain of the sites acquired through the PMI and One Stop acquisitions.

Acquisitions Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Total revenues	$	522,651	$	691,994	$	1,494,733	$	2,077,333
Net income (loss)	$	1,948	$	9,191	$	4,884	$	3,512
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit	$	0.03	$	0.26	$	0.07	$	0.10

State Oil Company

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of acquisition were as follows (in thousands):



Current assets (excluding inventories)	$	914
Inventories	150
Property and equipment	35,291
Intangibles	6,530
Other noncurrent assets	2,720
Current liabilities	(1,261		)
Asset retirement obligations	(1,897		)
Other long-term liabilities	(623		)
Total consideration, net of cash acquired	$	41,824

Holiday Stationstores

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of acquisition were as follows (in thousands):



Current assets (excluding inventories)	$	41
Inventories	3,536
Property and equipment	33,055
Intangibles	7,710
Goodwill	9,126
Current liabilities	(56		)
Asset retirement obligations	(1,062		)
Total consideration, net of cash acquired	$	52,350

Assets Held for Sale (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held-for-sale Disclosure [Abstract]

Assets Held for Sale

Assets held for sale were as follows (in thousands):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Land	$	1,747		$	1,695
Buildings and site improvements	2,022			1,558
Equipment and other	668			1,225
Total	4,437			4,478
Less accumulated depreciation	(655		)	(1,190		)
Assets held for sale	$	3,782		$	3,288

Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Convenience store merchandise	$	8,968	$	11,354
Motor fuel	3,673		4,385
Inventories	$	12,641	$	15,739

Property and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Land	$	276,251		$	251,632
Buildings and site improvements	342,475			318,530
Leasehold improvements	10,116			8,867
Equipment and other	167,307			140,264
Construction in progress	3,367			3,666
Property and equipment, at cost	799,516			722,959
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(121,786		)	(94,395		)
Property and equipment, net	$	677,730		$	628,564

Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Wholesale Segment		Retail Segment			Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	61,548	$	19,273		$	80,821
Acquisitions	1,720		6,568			8,288
Reassignment	5,341		(5,341		)	—
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	68,609	$	20,500		$	89,109

Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Wholesale fuel supply contracts/rights	$	118,201	$	(41,212	)	$	76,989	$	105,181	$	(32,498	)	$	72,683
Trademarks	1,094		(645		)	449		2,494		(1,264		)	1,230
Covenant not to compete	4,131		(2,274		)	1,857		3,911		(1,600		)	2,311
Below market leases	12,081		(6,698		)	5,383		11,181		(5,090		)	6,091
Total intangible assets	$	135,507	$	(50,829	)	$	84,678	$	122,767	$	(40,452	)	$	82,315

Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations [Table Text Block]

A rollforward of the Partnership's asset retirement obligations is below (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2015	$	23,484
Recognition of asset retirement obligations	2,959
Changes in estimated cash flows or settlement dates	126
Accretion	1,039
Obligations settled	(46		)
Total balance	27,562
Current portion, classified within accrued expenses and other current liabilities	105
Long-term portion	$	27,457

Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Debt Outstanding

Our balances for long-term debt and capital lease obligations are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
$550 million revolving credit facility	$	454,500		$	358,412
Financing obligation associated with Rocky Top acquisition	—			26,250
Note payable	836			876
Lease financing obligations	57,792			58,842
Total debt and lease financing obligations	513,128			444,380
Current portion	2,852			8,342
Noncurrent portion	510,276			436,038
Deferred financing fees	(4,300		)	(5,406		)
Total	$	505,976		$	430,632

Debt Payments due on Revolving credit facility (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

The following represents principal payments due on our revolving credit facility and note payable for the next five years, excluding lease financing obligations (in thousands):



Remainder of 2016	$	14
2017	57
2018	765
2019	454,500
Total	$	455,336

Related-Party (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

CST Brands Inc.

Summary of Revenues from Related Parties

Revenues from wholesale fuel sales and real property rental income from CST were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues from motor fuel sales to CST	$	31,738	$	37,242	$	87,819	$	106,916
Rental income from CST	$	4,207	$	4,317	$	12,841	$	7,104

Lehigh Gas Ohio LLC

Summary of Revenues from Related Parties

Revenues from motor fuel sales and rental income from DMS were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues from motor fuel sales to DMS	$	68,153	$	89,690	$	192,511	$	258,156
Rental income from DMS	$	5,037	$	5,831	$	16,250	$	17,488

Partners' Capital Partners' Capital (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Partners' Capital [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction by Supplier [Table Text Block]

We issued the following common units to CST as consideration for amounts due under the terms of the Amended Omnibus Agreement:



Period	Date of Issuance	Number of Units Issued
Quarter ended December 31, 2015	March 31, 2016	145,137
Quarter ended March 31, 2016	May 9, 2016	83,218
Quarter ended June 30, 2016	August 2, 2016	101,087
Quarter ended September 30, 2016	October 27, 2016	110,824

Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:



Period	Total Number of Units Purchased	Average Price Paid per Unit		Total Cost of Units Purchased		Amount Remaining under the Program
January 1 - March 31, 2016	112,492	$	24.47	$	2,752,240	$	18,644,689
April 1 - June 30, 2016	20,971	$	23.86	$	500,413	$	18,144,276
July 1 - September 30, 2016	—	$	—	$	—	$	18,144,276
January 1 - September 30, 2016	133,463	$	24.37	$	3,252,653	$	18,144,276

Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]

Quarterly distribution activity for 2016 was as follows:



Quarter Ended	Record Date	Payment Date	Cash Distribution (per unit)		Cash Distribution (in thousands)
December 31, 2015	February 12, 2016	February 24, 2016	$	0.5925	$	19,618
March 31, 2016	May 19, 2016	May 31, 2016	$	0.5975	$	19,910
June 30, 2016	August 8, 2016	August 15, 2016	$	0.6025	$	20,125

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

The following table is a rollforward of our equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (in thousands):



	Limited Partners’ Interest
	Common Unitholders					Subordinated Units - Affiliates					Incentive Distribution Rights			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
	Units		Dollars			Units		Dollars			Dollars			Dollars			Dollars
Balance at December 31, 2015	25,585		$	374,458		7,525		$	(105,467	)	$	—		$	(135	)	$	268,856
Net income and comprehensive income	—		5,652			—		274			2,456			9			8,391
Distributions paid	—		(55,228		)	—		(4,459		)	(2,456		)	(85		)	(62,228		)
Conversion of subordinated units	7,525		(109,652		)	(7,525	)	109,652			—			—			—
Distribution to CST in connection with the purchase of dealer contracts	—		(2,900		)	—		—			—			—			(2,900		)
Repurchase of common units	(133	)	(3,252		)	—		—			—			—			(3,252		)
Issuance of units to CST for the payment of management fees	358		8,290			—		—			—			—			8,290
Issuance of units for vesting of equity based award and profits interests	96		2,309			—		—			—			—			2,309
Refund payment related to the CST sale of California and Wyoming assets	(28	)	17,528			—		—			—			—			17,528
Other	—		(429		)	—		—			—			—			(429		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	33,403		$	236,776		—		$	—		$	—		$	(211	)	$	236,565

Net Income per Limited Partnership Unit (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Net Income and Allocation of Net Income to Limited Partners' Interest for Purposes of Computing Net Income per Limited Partner Unit



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2016					2015
	Common Units			Subordinated Units		Common Units			Subordinated Units
Numerator:
Distributions paid^(a)	$	20,135		$	—	$	14,414		$	4,233
Allocation of distributions in excess of net income^(b)	(18,024		)	—		(6,896		)	(2,016		)
Limited partners’ interest in net income - basic	2,111			—		7,518			2,217
Adjustment for phantom units	—			—		6			—
Limited partners’ interest in net income - diluted	$	2,111		$	—	$	7,524		$	2,217

Denominator:
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - basic	33,366,380			—		25,518,876			7,525,000
Adjustment for phantom units	24,716			—		49,919			—
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - diluted	33,391,096			—		25,568,795			7,525,000

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - basic	$	0.06		$	—	$	0.29		$	0.29
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - diluted	$	0.06		$	—	$	0.29		$	0.29



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016						2015
	Common Units			Subordinated Units			Common Units			Subordinated Units
Numerator:
Distributions paid^(a)	$	55,228		$	4,459		$	32,926		$	12,435
Allocation of distributions in excess of net income^(b)	(49,576		)	(4,185		)	(28,248		)	(10,679		)
Limited partners’ interest in net income - basic	5,652			274			4,678			1,756
Adjustment for phantom units	—			—			9			—
Limited partners’ interest in net income - diluted	$	5,652		$	274		$	4,687		$	1,756

Denominator:
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - basic	31,714,462			1,537,956			20,043,565			7,525,000
Adjustment for phantom units	52,339			—			93,773			—
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding - diluted	31,766,801			1,537,956			20,137,338			7,525,000

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - basic	$	0.18		$	0.18		$	0.23		$	0.23
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit - diluted	$	0.18		$	0.18		$	0.23		$	0.23


(a)	Distributions paid per unit were $0.6025 and $0.5625 during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Distributions paid per unit were $1.7925 and $1.6525 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.


(b)	Allocation of distributions in excess of net income is based on a pro rata proportion to the common and subordinated units as outlined in the Partnership Agreement.

Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects activity related to our reportable segments (in thousands):



	Wholesale		Retail			Unallocated			Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	348,702	$	87,318		$	—		$	436,020
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	63,126		—			(63,126		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		31,507			—			31,507
Rent income	18,344		1,408			—			19,752
Other revenue	671		—			—			671
Total revenues	$	430,843	$	120,233		$	(63,126	)	$	487,950

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	4,022	$	—		$	—		$	4,022
Operating income (loss)	$	27,030	$	1,893		$	(18,930	)	$	9,993

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	402,285	$	155,952		$	—		$	558,237
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	113,246		—			(113,246		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		51,620			—			51,620
Rent income	16,415		1,386			—			17,801
Other revenue	157		(13		)	—			144
Total revenues	$	532,103	$	208,945		$	(113,246	)	$	627,802

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	4,198	$	—		$	—		$	4,198
Operating income (loss)	$	28,017	$	6,636		$	(19,823	)	$	14,830

	Wholesale		Retail			Unallocated			Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	958,943	$	253,057		$	—		$	1,212,000
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	178,772		—			(178,772		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		95,253			—			95,253
Rent income	55,540		4,094			—			59,634
Other revenue	1,447		—			—			1,447
Total revenues	$	1,194,702	$	352,404		$	(178,772	)	$	1,368,334

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	12,318	$	—		$	—		$	12,318
Operating income (loss)	$	76,971	$	6,291		$	(57,992	)	$	25,270

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$	1,178,396	$	409,352		$	—		$	1,587,748
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	289,780		—			(289,780		)	—
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	—		122,646			—			122,646
Rent income	42,709		4,120			—			46,829
Other revenue	1,062		110			—			1,172
Total revenues	$	1,511,947	$	536,228		$	(289,780	)	$	1,758,395

Income from CST Fuel Supply Equity	$	6,473	$	—		$	—		$	6,473
Operating income (loss)	$	63,301	$	15,276		$	(60,506	)	$	18,071

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Schedule Of Supplemental Cash Flow [Line Items]

Cash Flow, Operating Capital [Table Text Block]

In order to determine net cash provided by operating activities, net income is adjusted by, among other things, changes in current assets and current liabilities as follows (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015
Decrease (increase):
Accounts receivable	$	941		$	(3,904	)
Accounts receivable from related parties	(2,281		)	(768		)
Inventories	5,424			6,867
Other current assets	(1,249		)	2,534
Other assets	(3,484		)	584
Increase (decrease):
Accounts payable	2,055			(407		)
Accounts payable to related parties	(1,021		)	811
Motor fuel taxes payable	1,117			(397		)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(1,644		)	(6,286		)
Other long-term liabilities	3,339			1,122
Changes in working capital, net of acquisitions	$	3,197		$	156

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015
Cash paid for interest	$	15,355	$	12,604
Cash paid for income taxes	$	1,366	$	970

Non-cash Activities

Schedule Of Supplemental Cash Flow [Line Items]

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015
Sale of property and equipment in Section 1031 like-kind exchange transactions	$	1,300	$	—
Acquisition of property through foreclosure on note receivable	$	—	$	930
Removal of property and equipment and capital lease obligation for sales terminated from Getty lease	$	—	$	(1,333	)
Issuance of capital lease obligations and recognition of asset retirement obligation related to Getty lease	$	1,240	$	—
Amended Omnibus Agreement fees settled in our common units	$	8,290	$	4,352
Units issued to CST as consideration for the NTIs and the equity interest in CST Fuel Supply	$	—	163,292

Termination Benefits Termination Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Termination Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

A rollforward of the liability for severance and other termination benefits is as follows (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2015	$	1,665
Provision for termination benefits (included in general and administrative expenses)	331
Termination benefits paid	(1,809		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	187

Description of Business, Concentration Risk and Other Disclosures - Description of Business Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest	19.60%
Partnership Interest
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest	17.50%

Description of Business, Concentration Risk and Other Disclosures - Concentration Risk Narrative (Details) - gal gal in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Purchases Under Supply Agreements Volume		20
Rental Income
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.00%
Lehigh Gas Ohio LLC \| Wholesale Distribution Volumes
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	16.00%	17.00%
Lehigh Gas Ohio LLC \| Rental Income
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	25.00%	27.00%
CST Brands Inc. \| Wholesale Distribution Volumes
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		8.00%
CST Brands Inc. \| Rental Income
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	21.00%	22.00%
Valero Energy Corporation
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Purchases Under Supply Agreements Volume	500	1,400

Acquisitions Acquisition - State Oil Narrative (Details) - State Oil Company $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	57	57
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value	$ 3.4	$ 3.4
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets	4.9	$ 4.9
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		10 years
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Assets Recognized	1.6	$ 1.6
Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation, Year of Acquisition, Net Effect on Income	$ 41.8
Fee sites
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	56	56
Leased site
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	1	1
Lessee Dealer
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	55	55
Non-fuel retail site
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	2	2
Independent Dealer
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	25	25
Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		20 years
Minimum \| Equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		5 years
Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		10 years
Maximum \| Equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		10 years

Acquisitions - Acquisition of Entities Narrative - Holiday (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			$ 8,288
Revenues	$ 487,950	$ 627,802	$ 1,368,334	$ 1,758,395
Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	34		34
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 52,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			5 years
Intangibles	$ 7,710		$ 7,710
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	29,000		29,000
Revenues	$ 28,800		$ 57,500
Company Operated Retail Site \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	31		31
Company Operated Liquor Site \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	3		3
WISCONSIN \| Company Operated Retail Site \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	31		31
MINNESOTA \| Company Operated Retail Site \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	3		3
Building \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			20 years
Minimum \| Equipment \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			5 years
Maximum \| Equipment \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			10 years
Wholesale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	72		72
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			$ 1,720
Wholesale \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			1,800
Retail
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			6,568
Retail \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			$ 7,300
Wholesale Fuel Distribution Rights \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			10 years
Intangibles	$ 6,500		$ 6,500
Wholesale Fuel Supply Agreements \| Holiday Stationstores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles	$ 1,000		$ 1,000

Acquisitions Acquisition of Entities Narrative - Erickson Oil (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Erickson
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Asset	$ 1.1

Acquisitions Acquisition of Entities Narrative - Wholesale Fuel Supply Contracts (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
CST Brands Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	32
Wholesale Fuel Supply Contracts \| Independent Dealer
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	21
Wholesale Fuel Supply Contracts \| Subwholesaler
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Stores	11
Wholesale Fuel Supply Contracts \| CST Brands Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Costs	$ 2.9

Acquisitions Acquisition - State Oil (Details) - State Oil Company $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets (excluding inventories)	$ 914
Inventories	150
Property and equipment	35,291
Intangibles	6,530
Other noncurrent assets	2,720
Current liabilities	(1,261)
Asset retirement obligations	(1,897)
Other long-term liabilities	(623)
Total consideration, net of cash acquired	$ 41,824

Acquisitions Acquisition of Entities - Holiday Stationstores (Details) - Holiday Stationstores $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets (excluding inventories)	$ 41
Inventories	3,536
Property and equipment	33,055
Intangibles	7,710
Goodwill	9,126
Current liabilities	(56)
Asset retirement obligations	(1,062)
Total consideration, net of cash acquired	$ 52,350

Acquisitions Acquisitions - Pro Forma Transactions Occurred - Erickson and One Stop (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 522,651	$ 691,994	$ 1,494,733	$ 2,077,333
Net income	$ 1,948	$ 9,191	$ 4,884	$ 3,512
Net Income (Loss) per limited partnership unit	$ 0.03	$ 0.26	$ 0.07	$ 0.10

Assets Held for Sale - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets Held-for-sale
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of Stores	4	7

- Schedule of Assets Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Land	$ 276,251	$ 251,632
Buildings and site improvements	342,475	318,530
Equipment and other	167,307	140,264
Total	799,516	722,959
Less accumulated depreciation	121,786	94,395
Assets held for sale	677,730	628,564
Assets Held-for-sale
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Land	1,747	1,695
Buildings and site improvements	2,022	1,558
Equipment and other	668	1,225
Total	4,437	4,478
Less accumulated depreciation	655	1,190
Assets held for sale	$ 3,782	$ 3,288

Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Convenience store merchandise	$ 8,968	$ 11,354
Motor fuel	3,673	4,385
Inventories	$ 12,641	$ 15,739

Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Land	$ 276,251	$ 251,632
Buildings and site improvements	342,475	318,530
Leasehold improvements	10,116	8,867
Equipment and other	167,307	140,264
Construction in progress	3,367	3,666
Property and equipment, at cost	799,516	722,959
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(121,786)	(94,395)
Property and equipment, net	$ 677,730	$ 628,564

Goodwill Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Goodwill Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	$ 0
Wholesale
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	5,341
Retail
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	$ (5,341)

Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 80,821
Acquisitions	8,288
Reassignment	0
Balance at September 30, 2016	89,109
Wholesale
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2015	61,548
Acquisitions	1,720
Reassignment	5,341
Balance at September 30, 2016	68,609
Retail
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2015	19,273
Acquisitions	6,568
Reassignment	(5,341)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ 20,500

Intangible Assets Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 135,507	$ 122,767
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(50,829)	(40,452)
Intangible assets, net	84,678	82,315
Wholesale Fuel Supply Contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	118,201	105,181
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(41,212)	(32,498)
Intangible assets, net	76,989	72,683
Trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	1,094	2,494
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(645)	(1,264)
Intangible assets, net	449	1,230
Covenant Not To Compete
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	4,131	3,911
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,274)	(1,600)
Intangible assets, net	1,857	2,311
Below Market Lease
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	12,081	11,181
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(6,698)	(5,090)
Intangible assets, net	$ 5,383	$ 6,091

Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 23,484
Recognition of asset retirement obligations	2,959
Changes in estimated cash flows or settlement dates	126
Accretion	1,039
Obligation settled	(46)
Balance at September 30, 2016	27,562
Current portion, classified within accrued expenses and other current liabilities	105
Long-term portion	$ 27,457	$ 23,165

Debt Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Debt Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Lease Rate	7.70%
Payments for Rent	$ 1.8
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	550.0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	4.3	$ 16.0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	57.0
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 20.0
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Lease Rate	6.50%
triple net lease increase [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Lease Rate	1.50%
CrossAmerica [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	$ 5.2

Debt Financial Covenants and Interest Rate - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Base Rate \| Notes Payable to Banks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Financial Covenants Combined Leverage Ratio	5.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Financial Covenants Combined Leverage Ratio	5.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Financial Covenants Combined Interest Charge Coverage Ratio	2.75
Scenario, Forecast \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Financial Covenants Combined Leverage Ratio		4.50
CrossAmerica [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	3.52%

- Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
$550 million revolving credit facility	$ 454,500	$ 358,412
Financing obligation associated with Rocky Top acquisition	0	26,250
Notes payable	836	876
Lease financing obligations	57,792	58,842
Total debt and lease financing obligations	513,128	444,380
Current portion	2,852	8,342
Noncurrent portion	510,276	436,038
Deferred financing fees	(4,300)	(5,406)
Total	$ 505,976	$ 430,632

Debt - Due due on Revolver and Notes Payable (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Remainder of 2016	$ 14
2017	57
2018	765
2019	454,500
Total	$ 455,336

Related Party - Narrative (Details) gal in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Related Party - Narrative (Details) gal in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) gal	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests	$ 4,022,000	$ 4,198,000	$ 12,318,000	$ 6,473,000
Purchases Under Supply Agreements Volume \| gal			20
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	5,700,000		$ 14,700,000
Incentive Distribution, Distribution	877,000	428,000	2,456,000	793,000
Rent income	19,752,000	17,801,000	59,634,000	46,829,000
Management Fee Expense			856,000
Cost of Services, Environmental Remediation	300,000	400,000	1,200,000	1,100,000
Leasehold Rent Expense	200,000	100,000	$ 400,000	200,000
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest			19.60%
Partners' Capital Account, Return of Capital			$ 18,200,000
Refund payment related to the sale by CST of California and Wyoming assets			17,528,000	0
Lehigh Gas Ohio LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties	9,000,000		9,000,000		$ 7,300,000
Topper And Entities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rent income	200,000	100,000	400,000	300,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	200,000	200,000	$ 600,000	700,000
Aircraft Rental and Landing Fees	$ 100,000
CST Brands Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Stores	43		43
Lessor Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract					10 years
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties	$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000		$ 2,300,000
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			17.50%
Incentive Distribution, Distribution	900,000	400,000	$ 2,500,000	800,000
Management Fee Expense	3,900,000	$ 3,600,000	12,100,000	10,700,000
Management Fee Payable	$ 8,300,000		8,300,000
Refund payment related to the sale by CST of California and Wyoming assets			17,500,000
Dividends, Cash			$ 11,500,000
Distributed Earnings				800,000
Proceeds from Dividends Received				$ 4,600,000
Leased real property \| CST Brands Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Stores	74		74
CST Brands Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Stores	32		32

Related-Party Transactions Related Party Transactions - CST (Details) gal in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) gal	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management Fee Expense			$ 856,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	$ 4,022,000	$ 4,198,000	$ 12,318,000	$ 6,473,000
Purchases Under Supply Agreements Volume \| gal			20
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	5,700,000		$ 14,700,000
Revenues from fuel sales from related party	99,891,000	126,932,000	280,330,000	365,072,000
CST Brands Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management Fee Expense	$ 3,900,000	3,600,000	$ 12,100,000	10,700,000
Number of Stores	43		43
CST Brands Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Stores	32		32
Fuel Sales And Transportation \| CST Brands Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from fuel sales from related party	$ 31,738,000	37,242,000	$ 87,819,000	106,916,000
Other Income \| CST Brands Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental income from CST	$ 4,207,000	$ 4,317,000	$ 12,841,000	$ 7,104,000
California and Wyoming Stores
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Stores	79		79

Related-Party Transactions Related Party Transactions - DMS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from fuel sales from related party	$ 99,891	$ 126,932	$ 280,330	$ 365,072
Lehigh Gas Ohio LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from fuel sales from related party	68,153	89,690	192,511	258,156
Rental income from related parties	$ 5,037	$ 5,831	$ 16,250	$ 17,488

Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Environmental liabilities	$ 6.5	$ 7.0
Indemnification Assets	$ 4.8	$ 5.0

Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Revolving credit facility	$ 454,500	$ 358,412

- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

+ References + Details

Partners' Capital - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Partners' Capital - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016
Amount Remaining under the Program		$ 18,144,276	$ 18,144,276	$ 18,644,689			$ 18,144,276		$ 18,144,276
Cash Distribution (per unit)			$ 0.6025	$ 0.5975	$ 0.5925
Conversion of subordinated units				7,525,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount					$ 25,000,000
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit		$ 0.6075				$ 0.5775	$ 1.8075	$ 1.6875
Partners' Capital Account, Treasury Units, Reissued		$ 0	$ 500,413	$ 2,752,240			$ 3,252,653
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Treasury Units Purchased		0	20,971	112,492			133,463
Average Price Paid per Unit		$ 0.00	$ 23.86	$ 24.47			$ 24.37
Subsequent Event
Cash Distribution (per unit)	$ 0.6075
Phantom Share Units (PSUs)
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Unit-based Compensation		1,150					95,751
CST Brands Inc.
Amount Remaining under the Program		$ 50,000,000					$ 50,000,000		50,000,000
Partners' Capital Account, Treasury Units, Reissued							$ 0		$ 19,800,000
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Treasury Units Purchased									804,667
Average Price Paid per Unit									$ 24.64

Partners' Capital Distributions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit		$ 0.6075				$ 0.5775	$ 1.8075	$ 1.6875
Cash Distribution (per unit)			$ 0.6025	$ 0.5975	$ 0.5925
Payment Date			Aug. 15, 2016	May 31, 2016	Feb. 24, 2016
Record Date			Aug. 08, 2016	May 19, 2016	Feb. 12, 2016
Incentive Distribution, Distribution		$ 877				$ 428	$ 2,456	$ 793
Subsequent Event
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Cash Distribution (per unit)	$ 0.6075
Payment Date	Nov. 15, 2016
Record Date	Nov. 04, 2016
CST Brands Inc.
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Incentive Distribution, Distribution		$ 900				$ 400	$ 2,500	$ 800

Partners' Capital Common Units Issued to CST as Consideration for Amounts Due Under the Terms of the Amended Omnibus Agreement (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction [Line Items]
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Quantity of Securities Issued		101,087	83,218	145,137
Subsequent Event
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction [Line Items]
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Quantity of Securities Issued	110,824

Partners' Capital Unit Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Unit Repurchase Program [Abstract]
Total Number of Units Purchased	0	20,971	112,492	133,463
Average Price Paid per Unit	$ 0.00	$ 23.86	$ 24.47	$ 24.37
Total Cost of Units Purchased	$ 0	$ 500,413	$ 2,752,240	$ 3,252,653
Amount Remaining under the Program	$ 18,144,276	$ 18,144,276	$ 18,644,689	$ 18,144,276

Partners' Capital Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Partnership Distributions [Abstract]
Record Date	Aug. 08, 2016	May 19, 2016	Feb. 12, 2016
Payment Date	Aug. 15, 2016	May 31, 2016	Feb. 24, 2016
Cash Distribution (per unit)	$ 0.6025	$ 0.5975	$ 0.5925
Cash Distribution (in millions)	$ 20,125	$ 19,910	$ 19,618

Partners' Capital Change in Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Balance at December 31, 2015			$ 268,856		$ 268,856
Net income and comprehensive income	$ 2,992			$ 10,184	8,391	$ 7,241
Distributions paid					(62,228)
Conversion of subordinated units			7,525,000
Conversion of subordinated units					0
Distribution to CST in connection with the purchase of dealer contracts					$ (2,900)
Repurchase of common units	0	(20,971)	(112,492)		(133,463)
Repurchase of common units					$ (3,252)
Issuance of units to CST for the payment of management fees	101,087	83,218	145,137
Issuance of units to CST for the payment of management fees					8,290
Issuance of units for vesting of equity based award and profits interests					2,309
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions, Return of Capital					17,528	$ 0
Other					(429)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ 236,565				$ 236,565
Limited Partners Capital Account Common Unit
Balance at December 31, 2015			25,585,000		25,585,000
Balance at December 31, 2015			$ 374,458		$ 374,458
Net income and comprehensive income					5,652
Distributions paid					$ (55,228)
Conversion of subordinated units					7,525,000
Conversion of subordinated units					$ (109,652)
Distribution to CST in connection with the purchase of dealer contracts					$ (2,900)
Repurchase of common units					133,000
Repurchase of common units					$ (3,252)
Issuance of units to CST for the payment of management fees					358,000
Issuance of units to CST for the payment of management fees					$ 8,290
Issuance of units for vesting of equity based award and profits interests					96,000
Issuance of units for vesting of equity based award and profits interests					$ 2,309
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Unit-based Compensation					(28,000)
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions, Return of Capital					$ 17,528
Other					$ (429)
Balance at September 30, 2016	33,403,000				33,403,000
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ 236,776				$ 236,776
Subordinated units-affiliates
Balance at December 31, 2015			7,525,000		7,525,000
Balance at December 31, 2015			$ (105,467)		$ (105,467)
Net income and comprehensive income					274
Distributions paid					$ (4,459)
Conversion of subordinated units					(7,525,000)
Conversion of subordinated units					$ 109,652
Balance at September 30, 2016	0				0
Partner Capital Common Units And Subordinated Units [Member]
Balance at December 31, 2015
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ 0				$ 0
Incentive Distributions Rights
Balance at December 31, 2015			0		0
Net income and comprehensive income					2,456
Distributions paid					(2,456)
Balance at September 30, 2016	0				0
Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at December 31, 2015			$ (135)		(135)
Net income and comprehensive income					9
Distributions paid					(85)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ (211)				$ (211)

Equity-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 700,000	$ 400,000	$ 2,600,000	$ 3,800,000
Accrued Share-based Compensation Cost	$ 3,300,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period				102,000	155,000
Equity-based employee and directors compensation expense				$ 2,597,000	$ 3,840,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	11,476
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		0.0	0.0	0.0	0
Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based employee and directors compensation expense		300,000	$ 300,000	1,300,000	2,000,000
Members Of Board Of Directors \| Phantom Share Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair Value - Phantom Units				300,000	$ 400,000
CrossAmerica [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued Share-based Compensation Cost		$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000

Net Income per Limited Partnership Unit - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
General Partner Incentive Percentage Of Limited Partner Distribution	15.00%
General Partner Incentive Threshold From Limited Partner Distribution Per Unit	$ 0.5031

- Reconciliation of net income (loss) and weighted-average units used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per limited partner unit - USD ($)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Sep. 30, 2015

Sep. 30, 2016

Sep. 30, 2015

Numerator:

Distributions paid

$ 62,228,000

Denominator:

Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding-basic

33,366,380

25,518,876

31,714,462

20,043,565

Common Units

Numerator:

Distributions paid

^[1]

$ 20,135,000

$ 14,414,000

$ 55,228,000

$ 32,926,000

Allocation of distributions in excess of net income

^[2]

(18,024,000)

(6,896,000)

(49,576,000)

(28,248,000)

Limited partners' interest in net income - basic

2,111,000

7,518,000

5,652,000

4,678,000

Adjustment for phantom units

6,000

9,000

Limited partners' interest in net income - diluted

$ 2,111,000

$ 7,524,000

$ 5,652,000

$ 4,687,000

Denominator:

Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding-basic

33,366,380

25,518,876

31,714,462

20,043,565

Adjustment for phantom units

24,716

49,919

52,339

93,773

Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding-diluted

33,391,096

25,568,795

31,766,801

20,137,338

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit-basic

$ 0.06

$ 0.29

$ 0.18

$ 0.23

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit-diluted

$ 0.06

$ 0.29

$ 0.18

$ 0.23

Subordinated Units

Numerator:

Distributions paid

^[1]

$ 0

$ 4,233,000

$ 4,459,000

$ 12,435,000

Allocation of distributions in excess of net income

^[2]

(2,016,000)

(4,185,000)

(10,679,000)

Limited partners' interest in net income - basic

2,217,000

274,000

1,756,000

Adjustment for phantom units

Limited partners' interest in net income - diluted

$ 0

$ 2,217,000

$ 274,000

$ 1,756,000

Denominator:

Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding-basic

7,525,000

1,537,956

7,525,000

Adjustment for phantom units

Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding-diluted

7,525,000

1,537,956

7,525,000

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit-basic

$ 0.00

$ 0.29

$ 0.18

$ 0.23

Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit-diluted

$ 0.00

$ 0.29

$ 0.18

$ 0.23

Quarterly

Denominator:

Distribution per common and subordinated units(c)

$ 0.6025

$ 0.5625

$ 1.7925

$ 1.6525

[1]	Distributions paid per unit were $0.6025 and $0.5625 during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Distributions paid per unit were $1.7925 and $1.6525 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
[2]	Allocation of distributions in excess of net income is based on a pro rata proportion to the common and subordinated units as outlined in the Partnership Agreement.

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Total income tax benefit	$ 1,308	$ (134)	$ 851	$ (2,722)
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Adjustments	$ 100		$ 300

Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments		2
Wholesale
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	$ 2.9		$ 7.9
Number of Stores	72	72

- Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
- Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	$ (436,020)	$ (558,237)	$ (1,212,000)	$ (1,587,748)
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	0	0	0	0
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	(31,507)	(51,620)	(95,253)	(122,646)
Rent income	(19,752)	(17,801)	(59,634)	(46,829)
Other revenue	(671)	(144)	(1,447)	(1,172)
Total revenues	(487,950)	(627,802)	(1,368,334)	(1,758,395)
Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests	4,022	4,198	12,318	6,473
Operating income (loss)	9,993	14,830	25,270	18,071
Wholesale
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	(348,702)	(402,285)	(958,943)	(1,178,396)
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	(63,126)	(113,246)	(178,772)	(289,780)
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	0	0	0	0
Rent income	(18,344)	(16,415)	(55,540)	(42,709)
Other revenue	(671)	(157)	(1,447)	(1,062)
Total revenues	(430,843)	(532,103)	(1,194,702)	(1,511,947)
Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests	4,022	4,198	12,318	6,473
Operating income (loss)	27,030	28,017	76,971	63,301
Retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	(87,318)	(155,952)	(253,057)	(409,352)
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	0	0	0	0
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	(31,507)	(51,620)	(95,253)	(122,646)
Rent income	(1,408)	(1,386)	(4,094)	(4,120)
Other revenue	0	13	0	(110)
Total revenues	(120,233)	(208,945)	(352,404)	(536,228)
Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	1,893	6,636	6,291	15,276
Unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from fuel sales to external customers	0	0	0	0
Intersegment revenues from fuel sales	(63,126)	(113,246)	(178,772)	(289,780)
Revenues from food and merchandise sales	0	0	0	0
Rent income	0	0	0	0
Other revenue	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	(63,126)	(113,246)	(178,772)	(289,780)
Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	$ (18,930)	$ (19,823)	$ (57,992)	$ (60,506)

- Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Decrease (increase) in Operating Assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 941	$ (3,904)
Accounts receivable from related parties	(2,281)	(768)
Inventories	5,424	6,867
Other current assets	(1,249)	2,534
Other assets	(3,484)	584
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,055	(407)
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable, Related Parties	(1,021)	811
Motor fuel taxes payable	1,117	(397)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(1,644)	(6,286)
Other long-term Liabilities	3,339	1,122
Changes in working capital	$ 3,197	$ 156

Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Cash paid for interest	$ 15,355	$ 12,604
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 1,366	$ 970

Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Sale of property and equipment in Section 1031 like-kind exchange transaction	$ 1,300	$ 0
Acquisition of property through foreclosure on note receivable	0	930
Removal of property and equipment and capital lease obligation for sales terminated from Getty lease	0	(1,333)
Issuance of capital lease obligations and recognition of asset retirement obligation related to Getty lease	1,240	0
Amended Omnibus Agreement fees settled in our common units	8,290	4,352
Units issued to CST as consideration for the NTIs and the equity interest in CST Fuel Supply	$ 0	$ 163,292,000

Termination Benefits Termination Benefits (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Termination Benefits [Abstract]
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 1,665
Provision for termination benefits (included in general and administrative expenses)	331
Termination benefits paid	(1,809)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ 187