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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Schedule of credit loss allowance included in accounts receivable

    

    

    

Write-offs

    

    

 

Balance at

Current

Charged

Balance

Beginning

Period

Against Allowance

Recoveries

Other

at End

 

Description

of Period

Provision

for Credit Losses

Collected

Adjustment

of Period

 

Year ended December 31,  2020

Credit loss allowance—accounts receivable

$

2,729

$

710

$

(1,054)

$

170

$

$

2,555

Year ended December 31,  2019

Credit loss allowance—accounts receivable

$

2,433

$

177

$

(388)

$

507

$

$

2,729

Year ended December 31,  2018

Credit loss allowance—accounts receivable

$

4,605

$

754

$

(2,947)

$

$

21

$

2,433

Schedule of inventories (in thousands)

2020

    

2019

 

Distillates: home heating oil, diesel and kerosene

$

206,177

$

222,202

Gasoline

 

98,747

 

120,958

Gasoline blendstocks

 

27,468

 

39,702

Crude oil

 

6,181

 

16,018

Residual oil

 

21,159

 

26,521

Propane and other

 

39

 

1,356

Renewable identification numbers (RINs)

 

2,332

 

1,329

Convenience store inventory

 

22,329

 

22,396

Total

$

384,432

$

450,482

Schedule of estimated useful lives of property and equipment

Gasoline station buildings, improvements and storage tanks

    

15-25

years

Buildings, docks, terminal facilities and improvements

 

5-25

years

Gasoline station equipment

 

7

years

Fixtures, equipment and capitalized internal use software

 

3-7

years

Schedule of original contracted terms for operating leases

Gasoline station and convenience store leases

    

1-20

years

Terminal lease arrangements

 

1-5

years

Dedicated storage facility leases

1-5

years

Barge and railcar equipment leases

1-10

years

Office space leases

 

1-12

years

Computer equipment, convenience store equipment and automobile leases

 

1-5

years

Reconciliation of net income and the assumed allocation of net income to the limited partners' interest for purposes of computing net income per limited partner unit (in thousands, except per unit data)

Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

  

Common

  

General

  

 

Limited

Partner

 

Numerator:

Total

Partners

Interest

IDRs

 

Net income attributable to Global Partners LP

$

102,210

$

100,811

$

1,399

$

Declared distribution

$

65,823

$

64,676

$

433

$

714

Assumed allocation of undistributed net income

 

36,387

 

36,135

 

252

 

Assumed allocation of net income

$

102,210

$

100,811

$

685

$

714

Less net income attributable to Series A preferred limited partners

6,728

Net income attributable to common limited partners

$

94,083

Denominator:

Basic weighted average common units outstanding

 

33,907

Dilutive effect of phantom units

 

401

Diluted weighted average common units outstanding

 

34,308

Basic net income per common limited partner unit

$

2.77

Diluted net income per common limited partner unit

$

2.74

Year Ended December 31, 2019

  

Common

  

General

  

Limited

Partner

Numerator:

Total

Partners

Interest

IDRs

Net income attributable to Global Partners LP

$

35,867

$

34,488

$

1,379

$

Declared distribution

$

71,988

$

70,372

$

477

$

1,139

Assumed allocation of undistributed net loss

 

(36,121)

 

(35,884)

 

(237)

 

Assumed allocation of net income

$

35,867

$

34,488

$

240

$

1,139

Less net income attributable to Series A preferred limited partners

6,728

Net income attributable to common limited partners

$

27,760

Denominator:

Basic weighted average common units outstanding

 

33,810

Dilutive effect of phantom units

 

529

Diluted weighted average common units outstanding

 

34,339

Basic net income per common limited partner unit

$

0.82

Diluted net income per common limited partner unit

$

0.81

Year Ended December 31, 2018

  

Common

  

General

  

Limited

Partner

Numerator:

Total

Partners

Interest

IDRs

Net income attributable to Global Partners LP

$

103,905

$

102,872

$

1,033

$

Declared distribution

$

65,794

$

65,019

$

439

$

336

Assumed allocation of undistributed net income

 

38,111

 

37,853

 

258

 

Assumed allocation of net income

$

103,905

$

102,872

$

697

$

336

Less net income attributable to Series A preferred limited partners

2,691

Net income attributable to common limited partners

$

100,181

Denominator:

Basic weighted average common units outstanding

 

33,701

Dilutive effect of phantom units

 

271

Diluted weighted average common units outstanding

 

33,972

Basic net income per common limited partner unit

$

2.97

Diluted net income per common limited partner unit

$

2.95

Sales Revenue  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Schedule of concentration of risk as percentage of consolidated amount

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

 

Gasoline sales: gasoline and gasoline blendstocks (such as ethanol)

 

70

%  

75

%  

74

%  

Distillates (home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), residual oil and propane sales

 

24

%  

21

%  

22

%  

Crude oil sales and crude oil logistics revenue

 

1

%  

1

%  

1

%  

Convenience store sales, rental income and sundries

5

%  

3

%  

3

%  

Total

 

100

%  

100

%  

100

%  

Product Margin [Member]  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Schedule of concentration of risk as percentage of consolidated amount

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

 

Wholesale segment

 

23

%  

16

%  

19

%  

Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations segment

 

75

%  

80

%  

78

%  

Commercial segment

2

%  

4

%  

3

%  

Total

 

100

%  

100

%  

100

%  

Common Limited Partners  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Schedule of quarterly cash distributions

    

Per Unit Cash

  

  

Distribution Declared for the

 

Cash Distribution Declaration Date

  

Distribution Declared

Quarterly Period Ended

 

April 27, 2020

$

0.39375

March 31, 2020

July 31, 2020

$

0.45875

June 30, 2020

October 26, 2020

$

0.50000

September 30, 2020

January 26, 2021

$

0.55000

December 31, 2020

Series A Preferred Limited Partners  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Schedule of quarterly cash distributions

    

Per Unit Cash

  

  

Distribution Declared for the

Cash Distribution Declaration Date

Distribution Declared

Quarterly Period Covering

April 16, 2020

$

0.609375

 

February 15, 2020 - May 14, 2020

July 20, 2020

$

0.609375

May 15, 2020 - August 14, 2020

October 19, 2020

$

0.609375

 

August 15, 2020 - November 14, 2020

January 19, 2021

$

0.609375

November 15, 2020 - February 14, 2021