Leases - Major Tenants - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018 Property Tenant Lease	Dec. 31, 2017
Leases [Line Items]
Number of significant tenants \| Tenant	3
Subsidiaries of Global Partners LP (NYSE GLP) [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Number of leased properties \| Property	157
Number of unitary leases guaranteed by the parent	3
Subsidiaries of Global Partners LP (NYSE GLP) [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Lease revenue percentage	17.00%	21.00%
Apro, LLC (d/b/a United Oil) [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Number of leased properties \| Property	77
Number Of Unitary Leases To Tenant	3
Apro, LLC (d/b/a United Oil) [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Lease revenue percentage	13.00%	15.00%
Subsidiaries of Chestnut Petroleum Dist. Inc.[Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Number of leased properties \| Property	76
Number of unitary leases	2
Subsidiaries of Chestnut Petroleum Dist. Inc.[Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Lease revenue percentage	11.00%	13.00%
Number of leased properties guaranteed	57

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The aggregate number of properties currently being leased to subsidiaries of our tenant.

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