Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 22, 2013 Common Units [Member]	Mar. 22, 2013 Subordinated Units [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	SUSSER PETROLEUM PARTNERS LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001552275
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			10,939,436	10,939,436
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float		$ 0
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No