Global Partners (GLP) 10-Q 9 May 19 2019 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 06, 2019
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001323468
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,995,563
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,638	$ 8,121
Accounts receivable, net	403,676	334,777
Accounts receivable-affiliates	4,873	5,435
Inventories	464,866	386,442
Brokerage margin deposits	19,943	14,766
Derivative assets	8,044	26,390
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	99,144	98,977
Total current assets	1,009,184	874,908
Property and equipment, net	1,113,176	1,132,632
Right of use assets, net	312,432
Intangible assets, net	55,220	58,532
Goodwill	326,486	327,406
Other assets	29,492	30,813
Total assets	2,845,990	2,424,291
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	343,198	308,979
Working capital revolving credit facility - current portion	219,500	103,300
Lease liability - current portion	69,777
Environmental liabilities-current portion	6,092	6,092
Trustee taxes payable	39,458	42,613
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	89,228	117,274
Derivative liabilities	12,916	4,494
Total current liabilities	780,169	582,752
Working capital revolving credit facility-less current portion	150,000	150,000
Revolving credit facility	217,000	220,000
Senior notes	665,138	664,455
Long-term lease liability - less current portion	252,464
Environmental liabilities-less current portion	56,374	57,132
Financing obligations, ASC842	149,860
Financing obligations, ASC840		149,997
Deferred tax liabilities	42,677	42,856
Other long-term liabilities	42,786	57,905
Total liabilities	2,356,468	1,925,097
Global Partners LP equity:
General partner interest (0.67% interest with 230,303 equivalent units outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018)	(2,522)	(2,509)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,516)	(5,260)
Total Global Partners LP equity	487,991	497,331
Noncontrolling interest	1,531	1,863
Total partners' equity	489,522	499,194
Total liabilities and partners' equity	2,845,990	2,424,291
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Global Partners LP equity:
Limited partner interest	67,226	67,226
Common Limited Partners
Global Partners LP equity:
Limited partner interest	$ 426,803	$ 437,874

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - shares	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
General partner interest (as a percent)	0.67%	0.67%
General partner interest, equivalent units outstanding	230,303	230,303
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Limited partner interest, units issued	2,760,000	2,760,000
Limited partner interest, units outstanding	2,760,000	2,760,000
Common Limited Partners
Limited partner interest, units issued	33,995,563	33,995,563
Limited partner interest, units outstanding	33,753,920	33,751,435

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Sales	$ 2,979,626	$ 2,802,891
Cost of sales	2,822,782	2,658,561
Gross profit	156,844	144,330
Costs and operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41,090	39,366
Operating expenses	82,944	74,049
Gain on trustee taxes		(52,627)
Lease exit and termination gain, ASC842	(493)
Amortization expense	2,976	2,468
Net loss on sale and disposition of assets	553	1,867
Total costs and operating expenses	127,070	65,123
Operating income	29,774	79,207
Interest expense	(22,956)	(21,445)
Income before income tax (expense) benefit	6,818	57,762
Income tax (expense) benefit	(24)	913
Net income	6,794	58,675
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	332	367
Net income attributable to Global Partners LP	7,126	59,042
Less: General partner’s interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights	304	396
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Costs and operating expenses:
Limited partners' interest in net income	1,682
Common Limited Partners
Costs and operating expenses:
Limited partners' interest in net income	$ 5,140	$ 58,646
Basic net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.15	$ 1.74
Diluted net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.15	$ 1.73
Basic weighted average limited partner units outstanding (in units)	33,753	33,652
Diluted weighted average limited partner units outstanding (in units)	34,230	33,802

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Net income	$ 6,794	$ 58,675
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, pre-adoption		209
Change in pension liability	1,744	(351)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	1,744	(142)
Comprehensive income	8,538	58,533
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	332	367
Comprehensive income attributable to Global Partners LP	$ 8,870	$ 58,900

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 6,794	$ 58,675
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	28,205	26,482
Amortization of deferred financing fees	1,343	1,343
Amortization of right of use asset, ASC 842	335
Amortization of leasehold interests, ASC840		109
Amortization of senior notes discount	384	370
Bad debt expense	209	312
Unit-based compensation expense	795	1,237
Gain on trustee taxes		(52,627)
Net loss on sale and disposition of assets	553	1,867
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	(69,108)	(706)
Accounts receivable - affiliate	562	82
Inventories	(78,578)	(42,287)
Broker margin deposits	(5,177)	(4,610)
Prepaid expenses, all other current assets and other assets	766	(5,970)
Accounts payable	34,219	(41,614)
Trustee taxes payable	(3,155)	(19,734)
Change in derivatives	26,768	(7,193)
Accrued expenses, all other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities	(31,952)	(19,450)
Net cash used in operating activities	(87,037)	(103,714)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(10,229)	(9,557)
Seller note issuances	(640)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	4,228	800
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,641)	(8,757)
Cash flows from financing activities
LTIP units withheld for tax obligations	(8)
Distributions to partners	(18,997)	(15,694)
Net cash provided by financing activities	94,195	109,306
Cash and cash equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	517	(3,165)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	8,121	14,858
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,638	11,693
Supplemental information
Cash paid during the period for interest	18,191	16,344
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility	(3,000)
Working Capital Facility [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility	$ 116,200	$ 125,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHAN

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Limited Partner InterestSeries A Preferred Limited Partners	Limited Partner InterestCommon Limited Partners	General Partner, Global GP LLC	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 399,399	$ (2,978)	$ (5,468)	$ 3,365	$ 394,318
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital
Net income (loss)		58,646	396		(367)	58,675
Distributions to partners		(15,723)	(106)			(15,829)
Unit-based compensation		1,237				1,237
Other comprehensive income				(142)		(142)
Dividends on repurchased units		135				135
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2018		443,694	(2,688)	(5,610)	2,998	438,394
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 67,226	437,874	(2,509)	(5,260)	1,863	499,194
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital
Net income (loss)	1,682	5,140	304		(332)	6,794
Distributions to partners	(1,682)	(16,998)	(317)			(18,997)
Unit-based compensation		795				795
Other comprehensive income				1,744		1,744
LTIP units withheld for tax obligations		(8)				(8)
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 67,226	$ 426,803	$ (2,522)	$ (3,516)	$ 1,531	$ 489,522

Organization and Basis of Prese

Organization and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation Organization Global Partners LP (the “Partnership”) is a master limited partnership formed in March 2005. The Partnership owns, controls or has access to one of the largest terminal networks of refined petroleum products and renewable fuels in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (collectively, the “Northeast”). The Partnership is one of the region’s largest independent owners, suppliers and operators of gasoline stations and convenience stores. As of March 31, 2019, the Partnership had a portfolio of 1,578 owned, leased and/or supplied gasoline stations, including 296 directly operated convenience stores, primarily in the Northeast. The Partnership is also one of the largest distributors of gasoline, distillates, residual oil and renewable fuels to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers in the New England states and New York. The Partnership engages in the purchasing, selling, gathering, blending, storing and logistics of transporting petroleum and related products, including gasoline and gasoline blendstocks (such as ethanol), distillates (such as home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), residual oil, renewable fuels, crude oil and propane and in the transportation of petroleum products and renewable fuels by rail from the mid‑continent region of the United States and Canada. Global GP LLC, the Partnership’s general partner (the “General Partner”), manages the Partnership’s operations and activities and employs its officers and substantially all of its personnel, except for most of its gasoline station and convenience store employees who are employed by Global Montello Group Corp. (“GMG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership. The General Partner, which holds a 0.67% general partner interest in the Partnership, is owned by affiliates of the Slifka family. As of March 31, 2019, affiliates of the General Partner, including its directors and executive officers and their affiliates, owned 7,433,901 common units, representing a 21.9% limited partner interest. 2019 Event Amended Credit Agreement — On April 19, 2019, the Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the third amendment to third amended and restated credit agreement which, among other things, extended the maturity date from April 30, 2020 to April 29, 2022 and reduced by 0.25% the applicable rate under the existing revolving credit facility for borrowings of base rate loans, Eurocurrency rate loans and cost of funds rate loans and for issuances of letters of credit. See Note 9 for additional information. 2018 Event Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit— In the first quarter of 2018, the Partnership recognized a one-time income item of approximately $52.6 million as a result of the extinguishment of a contingent liability related to the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, which tax credit program expired in 2011. Based upon the significant passage of time from that 2011 expiration date, including underlying statutes of limitation, as of January 31, 2018 the Partnership determined that the liability was no longer required. The recognition of this one-time income item, which is included in gain on trustee taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018, did not impact cash flows from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 or for the year ended December 31, 2018. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 reflect the accounts of the Partnership. Upon consolidation, all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and operating results for the interim periods. The interim financial information, which has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and notes thereto contained in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The significant accounting policies described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of such Annual Report on Form 10-K are the same used in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements, except as described in Note 2 herein for the adoption of Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases,” including modifications to that standard thereafter, and now codified as Accounting Standards Codification 842 (“ASC 842”) which the Partnership adopted on January 1, 2019 (see Note 21, New Accounting Standards—Accounting Standards or Updates Recently Adopted, for additional information). The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that will be realized for the entire year ending December 31, 2019. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Noncontrolling Interest The Partnership acquired a 60% interest in Basin Transload, LLC (“Basin Transload”) on February 1, 2013. After evaluating Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidations,” the Partnership concluded it is appropriate to consolidate the balance sheet and statements of operations of Basin Transload based on an evaluation of the outstanding voting interests. Amounts pertaining to the noncontrolling ownership interest held by third parties in the financial position and operating results of the Partnership are reported as a noncontrolling interest in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations. Concentration of Risk Due to the nature of the Partnership’s business and its reliance, in part, on consumer travel and spending patterns, the Partnership may experience more demand for gasoline during the late spring and summer months than during the fall and winter. Travel and recreational activities are typically higher in these months in the geographic areas in which the Partnership operates, increasing the demand for gasoline. Therefore, the Partnership’s volumes in gasoline are typically higher in the second and third quarters of the calendar year. As demand for some of the Partnership’s refined petroleum products, specifically home heating oil and residual oil for space heating purposes, is generally greater during the winter months, heating oil and residual oil volumes are generally higher during the first and fourth quarters of the calendar year. These factors may result in fluctuations in the Partnership’s quarterly operating results. The following table presents the Partnership’s product sales and other revenues as a percentage of the consolidated sales for the periods presented: Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Gasoline sales: gasoline and gasoline blendstocks (such as ethanol) 67 % 63 % Crude oil sales and crude oil logistics revenue 1 % 1 % Distillates (home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), residual oil and propane sales 29 % 33 % Convenience store sales, rental income and sundries 3 % 3 % Total 100 % 100 % The following table presents the Partnership’s product margin by segment as a percentage of the consolidated product margin for the periods presented: Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Wholesale segment 19 % 28 % Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations segment 77 % 69 % Commercial segment 4 % 3 % Total 100 % 100 % See Note 16, “Segment Reporting,” for additional information on the Partnership’s operating segments. None of the Partnership’s customers accounted for greater than 10% of total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Adoption of ASC 842, Leases	Note 2. Adoption of ASC 842, Leases On January 1, 2019, the Partnership adopted ASC 842 using the prospective transition approach, which applies the provisions of the new guidance at the effective date without adjusting the comparative periods presented. The adoption of the lease standard did not result in a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening equity. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under ASC 842 while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Partnership’s historic accounting under ASC 840, “Leases,” (“ASC 840”). The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities of approximately $330.8 million and $340.8 million, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. The difference between ROU asset and lease liabilities of $10.0 million is primarily associated with amounts previously recognized on the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheet under ASC 840 and is recognized net within ROU assets under ASC 842. The standard did not materially impact the Partnership’s consolidated statement of operations or its consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019. See below for the Partnership’s updated lease policy and the required disclosures under ASC 842. Update to Lease Policy The Partnership has gasoline station and convenience store leases, primarily of land and buildings. The Partnership has terminal and dedicated storage facility lease arrangements with various petroleum terminals and third parties, of which certain arrangements have minimum usage requirements. The Partnership leases barges through various time charter lease arrangements and railcars through various lease arrangements. The Partnership also has leases for office space, computer and convenience store equipment and automobiles. The Partnership’s lease arrangements have various expiration dates with options to extend. The Partnership is also the lessor to various lease arrangements with various expiration dates, including the leasing of gasoline stations and certain equipment to third-party station operators and cobranding lease agreements for certain space within the Partnership’s gasoline stations and convenience stores. In addition, the Partnership is party to three master unitary lease agreements in connection with (i) the June 2015 acquisition of Capitol Petroleum Group (“Capitol”) related to properties previously sold by Capitol within two sale-leaseback transactions; and (ii) the June 2016 sale of real property assets at 30 gasoline stations and convenience stores that did not meet the criteria for sale accounting. These transactions continue to be accounted for as financing obligations upon transition to ASC 842 (see Note 9). Accounting and reporting guidance for leases requires that leases be evaluated and classified as either operating or finance leases by the lessee and as either operating, sales-type or direct financing leases by the lessor. The Partnership’s operating leases are included in ROU assets, lease liabilities-current portion and lease liability-less current portion in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent the Partnership’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Partnership’s variable lease payments consist of payments that depend on an index or rate (such as the Consumer Price Index) as well as those payments that depend on the Partnership’s performance or use of the underlying asset related to the lease. Variable lease payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. As most of the Partnership’s leases do not provide an implicit rate in determining the net present value of lease payments, the Partnership uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date. ROU assets also include any lease payments made and exclude lease incentives. Many of the Partnership’s lessee agreements include options to extend the lease, which are not included in the minimum lease terms unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Rental expense for lease payments related to operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental income for lease payments received related to operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Partnership has elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard which, among other things, allows the Partnership to carry forward the historical accounting relating to lease identification and classification for existing leases upon adoption. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet as the Partnership recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Partnership’s leases have original contracted terms as follows: Gasoline station and convenience store leases 1-18 years Terminal lease arrangements 1-7 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 1-6 years The above table excludes the Partnership’s West Coast facility land lease arrangement which contract term is subject to expiration through July 2066. Some of the above leases include options to extend the leases for up to an additional 30 years. The Partnership does not include renewal options in its lease terms for calculating the lease liability unless the Partnership is reasonably certain the renewal options are to be exercised. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. Required Disclosures Under ASC 842 The following table presents supplemental balance sheet information related to leases at March 31, 2019 (in thousands): March 31, Assets: Balance Sheet Location 2019 ROU assets - operating Right-of-use assets, net $ 312,432 Liabilities: Current lease liability - operating Lease liability - current portion $ 69,777 Noncurrent lease liability - operating Lease liability - less current portion 252,464 Total lease liability $ 322,241 Lessee Lease Arrangements The following table presents the components of lease cost for the period presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, Statement of operations location: 2019 Cost of sales (a) $ 16,469 Selling, general and administrative expenses 769 Operating expenses (b) 12,236 Total lease cost $ 29,474 (a) Includes short-term lease costs of $0.9 million. (b) Includes variable lease cost of $1.6 million and short-term leases costs, which were immaterial. Operating lease costs included in cost of sales are primarily associated with leases of barges and railcars and dedicated storage facility lease arrangements. Operating lease costs included in operating expenses are primarily associated with the leases of gasoline station and convenience stores and terminal lease arrangements where the Partnership is responsible for operating the terminal facility. Operating lease costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses are primarily associated with the leases of office space, computers and automobiles. The future minimum lease payments to be paid under operating leases in effect at March 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands): Remainder of 2019 $ 68,711 2020 72,049 2021 63,307 2022 50,509 2023 41,753 Thereafter 107,643 Total lease payments 403,972 Less imputed interest 81,731 Total lease liabilities $ 322,241 Current portion $ 69,777 Long-term portion 252,464 Total lease liabilities $ 322,241 The future minimum lease payments include $23.5 million related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised and exclude $0.3 million related to minimum lease payments for leases that are less than one year. Lessor Lease Arrangements The following table presents the components of lease revenue for the period presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, Statement of operations location: 2019 Sales (a)(b) $ 18,549 (a) Lease revenue includes sub-lessor rental income from leased properties of $8.9 million where the Partnership is the lessee of the property. (b) Includes variable and short-term lease revenue, which were immaterial. The future minimum lease payments to be received under operating leases in effect at March 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands): Remainder of 2019 $ 45,605 2020 39,820 2021 22,329 2022 7,380 2023 3,385 Thereafter 10,113 Total $ 128,632 Supplemental Information Related to Lease Arrangements The following table presents supplemental information related to leases as of and for the period presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Operating cash flows used for operating leases $ 28,104 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities $ 5,621 Weighted average remaining non-cancellable lease term 6.3 years Weighted average discount rate as of March 31, 2019

Revenue from Contracts with Cus

Revenue from Contracts with Customers	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers	Note 3. Revenue from Contract Customers Disaggregation of Revenue The following table provides the disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers and other sales by segment for the periods presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Revenue from contracts with customers: Wholesale GDSO Commercial Total Refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, crude oil and propane $ 543,917 $ 830,172 $ 178,342 $ 1,552,431 Station operations — 86,627 — 86,627 Total revenue from contracts with customers 543,917 916,799 178,342 1,639,058 Other sales: Revenue originating as physical forward contracts and exchanges 1,164,772 — 157,247 1,322,019 Revenue from leases 517 18,032 — 18,549 Total other sales 1,165,289 18,032 157,247 1,340,568 Total sales $ 1,709,206 $ 934,831 $ 335,589 $ 2,979,626 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Revenue from contracts with customers: Wholesale GDSO Commercial Total Refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, crude oil and propane $ 467,010 $ 892,299 $ 170,174 $ 1,529,483 Station operations — 70,205 — 70,205 Total revenue from contracts with customers 467,010 962,504 170,174 1,599,688 Other sales: Revenue originating as physical forward contracts and exchanges 1,086,317 — 98,981 1,185,298 Revenue from leases 505 17,400 — 17,905 Total other sales 1,086,822 17,400 98,981 1,203,203 Total sales $ 1,553,832 $ 979,904 $ 269,155 $ 2,802,891 Nature of Goods and Services Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606) : · Refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, crude oil and propane sales —Under the Partnership’s Wholesale, Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations (“GDSO”) and Commercial segments, revenue is recognized at the point where control of the product is transferred to the customer and collectability is reasonably assured. · Station operations —Revenue from convenience store sales of grocery and other merchandise and sundries (such as car wash sales and lottery and ATM commissions) is recognized at the time of the sale to the customer. Other Revenue : · Revenue Originating as Physical Forward Contracts and Exchanges —The Partnership’s commodity contracts and derivative instrument activity include physical forward commodity sale contracts. The Partnership does not take the normal purchase and sale exemption available under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” for any of its physical forward contracts. This income is recognized under ASC 815 and is included in sales at the contract value at the point where control of the product is transferred to the customer. Income from net exchange differentials included in sales is recognized under ASC 845, “Nonmonetary Transactions,” upon delivery of product to exchange partners. · Revenue from Leases —The Partnership has rental income from gasoline stations and cobranding arrangements and lease income from space leased to several unrelated third parties at several of the Partnership’s terminals. This income was recognized under ASC 842 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and under ASC 840 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations The Partnership has elected certain of the optional exemptions from the disclosure requirement for remaining performance obligations for specific situations in which an entity need not estimate variable consideration to recognize revenue. Accordingly, the Partnership applies the practical expedient in paragraph ASC 606-10-50-14 to its contracts with customers where revenue is tied to a market-index and does not disclose information about variable consideration from remaining performance obligations for which the Partnership recognizes revenue. The fixed component of estimated revenues expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations tied to a market index that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period are not significant. Contract Balances A receivable, which is included in accounts receivable, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, is recognized in the period the Partnership provides services when its right to consideration is unconditional. In contrast, a contract asset will be recognized when the Partnership has fulfilled a contract obligation, but must perform other obligations before being entitled to payment. The nature of the receivables related to revenue from contracts with customers and other revenue, as well as contract assets, are the same, given they are related to the same customers and have the same risk profile and securitization. A contract liability is recognized when the Partnership has an obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Partnership has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer. The Partnership had no contract liabilities at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 2 to 30 days.

Net (Loss) Income Per Common Li

Net (Loss) Income Per Common Limited Partner Unit	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Net Income Per Common Limited Partner Unit
Net Income Per Common Limited Partner Unit	Note 4. Net Income Per Common Limited Partner Unit Under the Partnership’s partnership agreement, for any quarterly period, the incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”) participate in net income only to the extent of the amount of cash distributions actually declared, thereby excluding the IDRs from participating in the Partnership’s undistributed net income or losses. Accordingly, the Partnership’s undistributed net income or losses is assumed to be allocated to the common unitholders and to the General Partner’s general partner interest. Common units outstanding as reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 excludes 241,643 and 244,128 common units, respectively, held on behalf of the Partnership pursuant to its repurchase program (see Note 14). These units are not deemed outstanding for purposes of calculating net income per common limited partner unit (basic and diluted). For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Series A Preferred Units (as defined in Note 15) are not potentially dilutive securities based on the nature of the conversion feature. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income and the assumed allocation of net income to the common limited partners (after deducting amounts allocated to Series A preferred unitholders) for purposes of computing net income per common limited partner unit for the periods presented (in thousands, except per unit data): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Common General Common General Limited Partner Limited Partner Numerator: Total Partners Interest IDRs Total Partners Interest IDRs Net income attributable to Global Partners LP $ 7,126 $ 6,822 $ 304 $ — $ 59,042 $ 58,646 $ 396 $ — Declared distribution $ 17,711 $ 17,338 $ 117 $ 256 $ 15,829 $ 15,723 $ 106 $ — Assumed allocation of undistributed net (loss) income (10,585) (10,516) (69) — 43,213 42,923 290 — Assumed allocation of net income $ 7,126 $ 6,822 $ 48 $ 256 $ 59,042 $ 58,646 $ 396 $ — Less net income attributable to Series A preferred limited partners 1,682 — Net income attributable to common limited partners $ 5,140 $ 58,646 Denominator: Basic weighted average common units outstanding 33,753 33,652 Dilutive effect of phantom units 477 150 Diluted weighted average common units outstanding 34,230 33,802 Basic net income per common limited partner unit $ 0.15 $ 1.74 Diluted net income per common limited partner unit $ 0.15 $ 1.73 The board of directors of the General Partner declared the following quarterly cash distribution on its common units: Per Unit Cash Distribution Declared for the Cash Distribution Declaration Date Distribution Declared Quarterly Period Ended April 29, 2019 $ 0.5100 March 31, 2019 The board of directors of the General Partner declared the following quarterly cash distribution on its Series A Preferred Units: Per Unit Cash Distribution Declared for the Cash Distribution Declaration Date Distribution Declared Quarterly Period Covering April 19, 2019 $ 0.609375 February 15, 2019 - May 14, 2019 See Note 15, “Partners’ Equity and Cash Distributions” for further information.

Inventories

Inventories	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Inventories
Inventories	Note 5. Inventories The Partnership hedges substantially all of its petroleum and ethanol inventory using a variety of instruments, primarily exchange-traded futures contracts. These futures contracts are entered into when inventory is purchased and are either designated as fair value hedges against the inventory on a specific barrel basis for inventories qualifying for fair value hedge accounting or not designated and maintained as economic hedges against certain inventory of the Partnership on a specific barrel basis. Changes in fair value of these futures contracts, as well as the offsetting change in fair value on the hedged inventory, are recognized in earnings as an increase or decrease in cost of sales. All hedged inventory designated in a fair value hedge relationship is valued using the lower of cost, as determined by specific identification, or net realizable value, as determined at the product level. All petroleum and ethanol inventory not designated in a fair value hedging relationship is carried at the lower of historical cost, on a first-in, first-out basis, or net realizable value. Renewable Identification Numbers (“RINs”) inventory is carried at the lower of historical cost, on a first-in, first-out basis, or net realizable value. Convenience store inventory is carried at the lower of historical cost, based on a weighted average cost method, or net realizable value. Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands): March 31, December 31, 2019 2018 Distillates: home heating oil, diesel and kerosene $ 186,920 $ 173,403 Gasoline 136,048 93,534 Gasoline blendstocks 78,023 52,195 Crude oil 15,647 21,325 Residual oil 26,203 21,054 Propane and other 628 1,447 Renewable identification numbers (RINs) 505 1,034 Convenience store inventory 20,892 22,450 Total $ 464,866 $ 386,442 In addition to its own inventory, the Partnership has exchange agreements for petroleum products and ethanol with unrelated third-party suppliers, whereby it may draw inventory from these other suppliers and suppliers may draw inventory from the Partnership. Positive exchange balances are accounted for as accounts receivable and amounted to $4.8 million and $3.8 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Negative exchange balances are accounted for as accounts payable and amounted to $16.2 million and $14.9 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Exchange transactions are valued using current carrying costs.

Goodwill

Goodwill	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill abstract
Goodwill	Note 6. Goodwill The following table presents changes in goodwill, all of which has been allocated to the GDSO segment (in thousands): Balance at December 31, 2018 $ 327,406 Dispositions (1) (920) Balance at March 31, 2019 $ 326,486 (1) Dispositions represent derecognition of goodwill associated with the sale and disposition of certain assets. See Note 8.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment	Note 7. Property and Equipment Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): March 31, December 31, 2019 2018 Buildings and improvements $ 1,140,047 $ 1,126,645 Land 455,847 456,334 Fixtures and equipment 44,969 44,479 Idle plant assets 30,500 30,500 Construction in process 24,451 37,636 Capitalized internal use software 32,536 32,127 Total property and equipment 1,728,350 1,727,721 Less accumulated depreciation 615,174 595,089 Total $ 1,113,176 $ 1,132,632 Property and equipment includes assets held for sale of $12.6 million and $8.1 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. At March 31, 2019, the Partnership had a $49.6 million remaining net book value of long-lived assets at its West Coast facility, including $30.5 million related to the Partnership’s ethanol plant acquired in 2013. In 2016, the Partnership shifted the facility from crude oil to ethanol transloading and began transloading ethanol. The Partnership would need to take certain measures to prepare the facility for ethanol production in order to place the plant into service and commence depreciation. Therefore, the $30.5 million related to the ethanol plant was included in property and equipment and classified as idle plant assets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. If the Partnership is unable to generate cash flows to support the recoverability of the plant and facility assets, this may become an indicator of potential impairment of the West Coast facility. The Partnership believes these assets are recoverable but continues to monitor the market for ethanol, the continued business development of this facility for either ethanol or crude oil transloading, and the related impact this may have on the facility’s operating cash flows and whether this would constitute an impairment indicator.

Sale and Disposition of Assets

Sale and Disposition of Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Sale and Disposition of Assets
Sale and Dispositions of Assets	Note 8. Sales and Disposition of Assets The following table provides the Partnership’s (gain) loss on sale and dispositions of assets for the periods presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Periodic divestiture of gasoline stations $ (142) $ — Strategic asset divestiture program - Real estate firm coordinated sale (297) (24) Loss on assets held for sale 785 1,526 Other 207 365 Total $ 553 $ 1,867 Periodic Divestiture of Gasoline Stations As part of the routine course of operations in the GDSO segment, the Partnership may periodically divest certain gasoline stations. The gain or loss on the sale, representing cash proceeds less net book value of assets and recognized liabilities at disposition, net of settlement and dispositions costs, is recorded in net loss on sale and disposition of assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and amounted to a gain of $0.1 million and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Strategic Asset Divestiture Program The Partnership identified certain non-strategic GDSO sites that are part of its Strategic Asset Divestiture Program (the “Divestiture Program”). The gain or loss on the sales of these sites, representing cash proceeds less net book value of assets and recognized liabilities at disposition, net of settlement and dispositions costs, is recorded in net loss on sale and disposition of assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Real Estate Firm Coordinated Sales —The Partnership has retained a real estate firm to coordinate the continuing sale of non-strategic GDSO sites. The Partnership sold 6 sites during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Partnership recognized a gain of $0.3 million on the sales of these sites for the three months ended March 31, 2019, including the derecognition of $0.9 million of GDSO goodwill. The Partnership recognized an immaterial gain on the sales of sites for the three months ended March 31, 2018, including the derecognition of $0.1 million of GDSO goodwill. Loss on Assets Held for Sale In conjunction with the periodic divestiture of gasoline stations and the sale of sites within the Divestiture Program, the Partnership may classify certain gasoline station assets as held for sale. Impairment charges related to assets held for sale are included in net loss on sale and disposition of assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Partnership classified 20 sites as held for sale at March 31, 2019 associated with the periodic divestiture of gasoline station sites and the real estate firm coordinated sales discussed above. The Partnership recorded impairment charges related to these assets held for sale in the amount of $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Partnership recorded impairment charges related to assets held for sale associated with the periodic divestiture of gasoline station sites and the real estate firm coordinated sales in the amount of $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Assets held for sale of $12.6 million and $8.1 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, are included in property and equipment in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Assets held for sale are expected to be sold within the next 12 months. Other The Partnership recognizes gains and losses on the sale and disposition of other assets, including vehicles, fixtures and equipment, and the gain or loss on such other assets are included in other in the aforementioned table.

Debt and Financing Obligations

Debt and Financing Obligations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Debt and Financing Obligations
Debt and Financing Obligations	Note 9. Debt and Financing Obligations Credit Agreement Certain subsidiaries of the Partnership, as borrowers, and the Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, have a $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”). On April 19, 2019, the Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which, among other things, extended the maturity date to April 29, 2022 from April 30, 2020 and reduced by 0.25% the applicable rate under the revolving credit facility for borrowings of base rate loans, Eurocurrency rate loans and cost of funds rate loans and for issuances of letters of credit. All other material terms of the Credit Agreement remain substantially the same as disclosed in Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There are two facilities under the Credit Agreement: · a working capital revolving credit facility to be used for working capital purposes and letters of credit in the principal amount equal to the lesser of the Partnership’s borrowing base and $850.0 million; and · a $450.0 million revolving credit facility to be used for general corporate purposes. Availability under the working capital revolving credit facility is subject to a borrowing base which is redetermined from time to time and based on specific advance rates on eligible current assets. Availability under the borrowing base may be affected by events beyond the Partnership’s control, such as changes in petroleum product prices, collection cycles, counterparty performance, advance rates and limits and general economic conditions. The average interest rates for the Credit Agreement were 4.7% and 3.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Partnership classifies a portion of its working capital revolving credit facility as a current liability and a portion as a long-term liability. The portion classified as a long-term liability represents the amounts expected to be outstanding during the entire year based on an analysis of historical daily borrowings under the working capital revolving credit facility, the seasonality of borrowings, forecasted future working capital requirements and forward product curves, and because the Partnership has a multi-year, long-term commitment from its bank group. Accordingly, at March 31, 2019, the Partnership estimated working capital revolving credit facility borrowings will equal or exceed $150.0 million over the next twelve months and, therefore, classified $219.5 million as the current portion at March 31, 2019, representing the amount the Partnership expects to pay down over the next twelve months. The long-term portion of the working capital revolving credit facility was $150.0 million at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and the current portion was $219.5 million and $103.3 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The increase in total borrowings under the working capital revolving credit facility of $116.2 million from December 31, 2018 was primarily due to an increase in prices. As of March 31, 2019, the Partnership had total borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement of $586.5 million, including $217.0 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility. In addition, the Partnership had outstanding letters of credit of $70.2 million. Subject to borrowing base limitations, the total remaining availability for borrowings and letters of credit was $643.3 million and $770.7 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Credit Agreement imposes financial covenants that require the Partnership to maintain certain minimum working capital amounts, a minimum combined interest coverage ratio, a maximum senior secured leverage ratio and a maximum total leverage ratio. The Partnership was in compliance with the foregoing covenants at March 31, 2019. The Credit Agreement also contains a representation whereby there can be no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Credit Agreement). In addition, the Credit Agreement limits distributions by the Partnership to its unitholders to the amount of Available Cash (as defined in the Partnership’s partnership agreement). Please read Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information on the Credit Agreement. Supplemental cash flow information The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the Credit Agreement for the periods presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility $ 445,800 $ 508,800 Payments on working capital revolving credit facility (329,600) (383,800) Net borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility $ 116,200 $ 125,000 Net payments on revolving credit facility $ (3,000) $ — Senior Notes The Partnership had 6.25% senior notes due 2022 and 7.00% senior notes due 2023 outstanding at March 31, 2019. Please read Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information on these senior notes. Financing Obligations Capitol Acquisition On June 1, 2015, the Partnership acquired retail gasoline stations and dealer supply contracts from Capitol Petroleum Group (“Capitol”). In connection with the acquisition, the Partnership assumed a financing obligation of $89.6 million associated with two sale-leaseback transactions by Capitol for 53 leased sites that did not meet the criteria for sale accounting. During the terms of these leases, which expire in May 2028 and September 2029, in lieu of recognizing lease expense for the lease rental payments, the Partnership incurs interest expense associated with the financing obligation. Interest expense of approximately $2.3 million was recorded for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, which is included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The financing obligation will amortize through expiration of the leases based upon the lease rental payments which were $2.5 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The financing obligation balance outstanding at March 31, 2019 was $87.4 million associated with the Capitol acquisition. Sale-Leaseback Transaction On June 29, 2016, the Partnership sold to a premier institutional real estate investor (the “Buyer”) real property assets, including the buildings, improvements and appurtenances thereto, at 30 gasoline stations and convenience stores located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island (the “Sale-Leaseback Sites”) for a purchase price of approximately $63.5 million. In connection with the sale, the Partnership entered into a Master Unitary Lease Agreement with the Buyer to lease back the real property assets sold with respect to the Sale-Leaseback Sites (such Master Lease Agreement, together with the Sale-Leaseback Sites, the “Sale-Leaseback Transaction”). As a result of not meeting the criteria for sale accounting for these sites, the Sale-Leaseback Transaction is accounted for as a financing arrangement. As such, the property and equipment sold and leased back by the Partnership has not been derecognized and continues to be depreciated. The Partnership recognized a corresponding financing obligation of $62.5 million equal to the $63.5 million cash proceeds received for the sale of these sites, net of $1.0 million financing fees. During the term of the lease, which expires in June 2031, in lieu of recognizing lease expense for the lease rental payments, the Partnership incurs interest expense associated with the financing obligation. Lease rental payments are recognized as both interest expense and a reduction of the principal balance associated with the financing obligation. Interest expense and lease rental payments were $1.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The financing obligation balance outstanding at March 31, 2019 was $62.4 million associated with the Sale-Leaseback Transaction. Deferred Financing Fees The Partnership incurs bank fees related to its Credit Agreement and other financing arrangements. These deferred financing fees are capitalized and amortized over the life of the Credit Agreement or other financing arrangements. The Partnership had unamortized deferred financing fees of $9.2 million and $10.5 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Unamortized fees related to the Credit Agreement are included in other current assets and other long-term assets and amounted to $4.5 million and $5.5 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Unamortized fees related to the senior notes are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, and amounted to $3.9 million and $4.2 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Unamortized fees related to the Sale-Leaseback Transaction are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the financing obligation and amounted to $0.8 million at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Amortization expense of approximately $1.3 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Derivative Financial Instrument

Derivative Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments	Note 10. Derivative Financial Instruments The Partnership principally uses derivative instruments, which include regulated exchange-traded futures and options contracts (collectively, “exchange-traded derivatives”) and physical and financial forwards and over-the-counter (“OTC”) swaps (collectively, “OTC derivatives”), to reduce its exposure to unfavorable changes in commodity market prices and interest rates. The Partnership uses these exchange-traded and OTC derivatives to hedge commodity price risk associated with its inventory and undelivered forward commodity purchases and sales (“physical forward contracts”). The Partnership accounts for derivative transactions in accordance with ASC Topic 815 and recognizes derivatives instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and measures those instruments at fair value. The changes in fair value of the derivative transactions are presented currently in earnings, unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. The fair value of exchange-traded derivative transactions reflects amounts that would be received from or paid to the Partnership’s brokers upon liquidation of these contracts. The fair value of these exchange-traded derivative transactions are presented on a net basis, offset by the cash balances on deposit with the Partnership’s brokers, presented as brokerage margin deposits in the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of OTC derivative transactions reflects amounts that would be received from or paid to a third party upon liquidation of these contracts under current market conditions. The fair value of these OTC derivative transactions is presented on a gross basis as derivative assets or derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, unless a legal right of offset exists. The presentation of the change in fair value of the Partnership’s exchange-traded derivatives and OTC derivative transactions depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. The following table summarizes the notional values related to the Partnership’s derivative instruments outstanding at March 31, 2019: Units (1) Unit of Measure Exchange-Traded Derivatives Long 52,212 Thousands of barrels Short (56,075) Thousands of barrels OTC Derivatives (Petroleum/Ethanol) Long 17,023 Thousands of barrels Short (8,218) Thousands of barrels (1) Number of open positions and gross notional values do not measure the Partnership’s risk of loss, quantify risk or represent assets or liabilities of the Partnership, but rather indicate the relative size of the derivative instruments and are used in the calculation of the amounts to be exchanged between counterparties upon settlements. Derivatives Accounted for as Hedges The Partnership utilizes fair value hedges and cash flow hedges to hedge commodity price risk and interest rate risk. Fair Value Hedges Derivatives designated as fair value hedges are used to hedge price risk in commodity inventories and principally include exchange-traded futures contracts that are entered into in the ordinary course of business. For a derivative instrument designated as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss is recognized in earnings in the period of change together with the offsetting change in fair value on the hedged item of the risk being hedged. Gains and losses related to fair value hedges are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations through cost of sales. These futures contracts are settled on a daily basis by the Partnership through brokerage margin accounts. The Partnership’s fair value hedges include exchange-traded futures contracts and OTC derivative contracts that are hedges against inventory with specific futures contracts matched to specific barrels. The change in fair value of these futures contracts and the change in fair value of the underlying inventory generally provide an offset to each other in the consolidated statement of operations. The following table presents the gains and losses from the Partnership’s derivative instruments involved in fair value hedging relationships recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands): Statement of Gain (Loss) Three Months Ended Recognized in Income on March 31, Derivatives 2019 2018 Derivatives in fair value hedging relationship Exchange-traded futures contracts and OTC derivative contracts for petroleum commodity products Cost of sales $ (4,661) $ 2,729 Hedged items in fair value hedge relationship Physical inventory Cost of sales $ 5,051 $ (1,196) Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedges The Partnership utilizes petroleum and ethanol commodity contracts and foreign currency derivatives to hedge price and currency risk in certain commodity inventories and physical forward contracts. Petroleum and Ethanol Commodity Contracts The Partnership uses exchange-traded derivative contracts to hedge price risk in certain commodity inventories which do not qualify for fair value hedge accounting or are not designated by the Partnership as fair value hedges. Additionally, the Partnership uses exchange-traded derivative contracts, and occasionally financial forward and OTC swap agreements, to hedge commodity price exposure associated with its physical forward contracts which are not designated by the Partnership as cash flow hedges. These physical forward contracts, to the extent they meet the definition of a derivative, are considered OTC physical forwards and are reflected as derivative assets or derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The related exchange-traded derivative contracts (and financial forward and OTC swaps, if applicable) are also reflected as brokerage margin deposits (and derivative assets or derivative liabilities, if applicable) in the consolidated balance sheet, thereby creating an economic hedge. Changes in fair value of these derivative instruments are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations through cost of sales. These exchange-traded derivatives are settled on a daily basis by the Partnership through brokerage margin accounts. While the Partnership seeks to maintain a position that is substantially balanced within its commodity product purchase and sale activities, it may experience net unbalanced positions for short periods of time as a result of variances in daily purchases and sales and transportation and delivery schedules as well as other logistical issues inherent in the businesses, such as weather conditions. In connection with managing these positions, the Partnership is aided by maintaining a constant presence in the marketplace. The Partnership also engages in a controlled trading program for up to an aggregate of 250,000 barrels of commodity products at any one point in time. Changes in fair value of these derivative instruments are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations through cost of sales. The following table presents the gains and losses from the Partnership’s derivative instruments not involved in a hedging relationship recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands): Statement of Gain (Loss) Three Months Ended Derivatives not designated as Recognized in March 31, hedging instruments Income on Derivatives 2019 2018 Commodity contracts Cost of sales $ 9,203 $ 1,832 Margin Deposits All of the Partnership’s exchange-traded derivative contracts (designated and not designated) are transacted through clearing brokers. The Partnership deposits initial margin with the clearing brokers, along with variation margin, which is paid or received on a daily basis, based upon the changes in fair value of open futures contracts and settlement of closed futures contracts. Cash balances on deposit with clearing brokers and open equity are presented on a net basis within brokerage margin deposits in the consolidated balance sheets. Commodity Contracts and Other Derivative Activity The Partnership’s commodity contracts and other derivative activity include: (i) exchange-traded derivative contracts that are hedges against inventory and either do not qualify for hedge accounting or are not designated in a hedge accounting relationship, (ii) exchange-traded derivative contracts used to economically hedge physical forward contracts, (iii) financial forward and OTC swap agreements used to economically hedge physical forward contracts and (iv) the derivative instruments under the Partnership’s controlled trading program. The Partnership does not take the normal purchase and sale exemption available under ASC 815 for its physical forward contracts. The following table presents the fair value of each classification of the Partnership’s derivative instruments and its location in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands): March 31, 2019 Derivatives Derivatives Not Designated as Designated as Hedging Hedging Balance Sheet Location Instruments Instruments Total Asset Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ 1,299 $ 22,271 $ 23,570 Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative assets — 8,044 8,044 Total asset derivatives $ 1,299 $ 30,315 $ 31,614 Liability Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ — $ (44,351) $ (44,351) Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative liabilities — (12,916) (12,916) Total liability derivatives $ — $ (57,267) $ (57,267) December 31, 2018 Derivatives Derivatives Not Designated as Designated as Hedging Hedging Balance Sheet Location Instruments Instruments Total Asset Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ 5,121 $ 120,992 $ 126,113 Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative assets — 26,390 26,390 Total asset derivatives $ 5,121 $ 147,382 $ 152,503 Liability Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ — $ (42,496) $ (42,496) Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative liabilities — (4,494) (4,494) Total liability derivatives $ — $ (46,990) $ (46,990) (1) Forward derivative contracts include the Partnership’s petroleum and ethanol physical and financial forwards and OTC swaps. Credit Risk The Partnership’s derivative financial instruments do not contain credit risk related to other contingent features that could cause accelerated payments when these financial instruments are in net liability positions. The Partnership is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to the Partnership’s exchange-traded and OTC derivative contracts, but the Partnership has no current reason to expect any material nonperformance by any of these counterparties. Exchange-traded derivative contracts, the primary derivative instrument utilized by the Partnership, are traded on regulated exchanges, greatly reducing potential credit risks. The Partnership utilizes major financial institutions as its clearing brokers for all New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) and Intercontinental Exchange (“ICE”) derivative transactions and the right of offset exists with these financial institutions under master netting agreements. Accordingly, the fair value of the Partnership’s exchange-traded derivative instruments is presented on a net basis in the consolidated balance sheets. Exposure on OTC derivatives is limited to the amount of the recorded fair value as of the balance sheet dates.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements	Note 11. Fair Value Measurements The following tables present, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Partnership’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands): Fair Value at March 31, 2019 Cash Collateral Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Total Assets: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ 7,697 $ 347 $ — $ 8,044 Exchange-traded/cleared derivative instruments (2) (20,781) — — 40,724 19,943 Pension plans 17,267 — — — 17,267 Total assets $ (3,514) $ 7,697 $ 347 $ 40,724 $ 45,254 Liabilities: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ (12,842) $ (74) $ — $ (12,916) Fair Value at December 31, 2018 Cash Collateral Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Total Assets: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ 24,183 $ 886 $ — $ 25,069 Swap agreements and options — 1,321 — — 1,321 Exchange-traded/cleared derivative instruments (2) 83,617 — — (68,851) 14,766 Pension plans 15,800 — — — 15,800 Total assets $ 99,417 $ 25,504 $ 886 $ (68,851) $ 56,956 Liabilities: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ (3,878) $ (616) $ — $ (4,494) (1) Forward derivative contracts include the Partnership’s petroleum and ethanol physical and financial forwards and OTC swaps. (2) Amount includes the effect of cash balances on deposit with clearing brokers. This table excludes cash on hand and assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value. The carrying amounts of certain of the Partnership’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying value of the credit facility approximates fair value due to the variable rate nature of these financial instruments. The carrying value of the inventory qualifying for fair value hedge accounting approximates fair value due to adjustments for changes in fair value of the hedged item. The fair values of the derivatives used by the Partnership are disclosed in Note 10. The determination of the fair values above incorporates factors including not only the credit standing of the counterparties involved, but also the impact of the Partnership’s nonperformance risks on its liabilities. The Partnership estimates the fair values of its 6.25% senior notes and 7.00% senior notes using a combination of quoted market prices for similar financing arrangements and expected future payments discounted at risk-adjusted rates, which are considered Level 2 inputs. The fair values of the 6.25% senior notes and 7.00% senior notes, estimated by observing market trading prices of the 6.25% senior notes and 7.00% senior notes, respectively, were as follows (in thousands): March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Face Fair Face Fair Value Value Value Value 6.25% senior notes $ 375,000 $ 371,250 $ 375,000 $ 363,750 7.00% senior notes $ 300,000 $ 296,250 $ 300,000 $ 294,000 Level 3 Information The values of the Level 3 derivative contracts were calculated using market approaches based on a combination of observable and unobservable market inputs, including published and quoted NYMEX, CME, ICE, New York Harbor and third-party pricing information for a component of the underlying instruments as well as internally developed assumptions where there is little, if any, published or quoted prices or market activity. The unobservable inputs used in the measurement of the Level 3 derivative contracts include estimates for location basis, transportation and throughput costs net of an estimated margin for current market participants. The estimates for these inputs for crude oil were ($5.80) to ($1.80) per barrel and ($3.25) to $2.00 per barrel as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The estimates for these inputs for propane were $0.84 to $6.72 per barrel and $0.02 to $0.25 per barrel as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Gains and losses recognized in earnings (or changes in net assets) are disclosed in Note 10. Sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in the significant unobservable inputs is as follows: Significant Impact on Fair Value Unobservable Input Position Change to Input Measurement Location basis Long Increase (decrease) Gain (loss) Location basis Short Increase (decrease) Loss (gain) Transportation Long Increase (decrease) Gain (loss) Transportation Short Increase (decrease) Loss (gain) Throughput costs Long Increase (decrease) Gain (loss) Throughput costs Short Increase (decrease) Loss (gain) The following table presents a reconciliation of changes in fair value of the Partnership’s derivative contracts classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2019 (in thousands): Fair value at December 31, 2018 $ 270 Derivatives entered into during the period (48) Derivatives sold during the period 307 Realized gains (losses) recorded in cost of sales (250) Unrealized gains (losses) recorded in cost of sales (6) Fair value at March 31, 2019 $ 273 The Partnership’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels with the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the reporting period. The Partnership also excludes any activity for derivative instruments that were not classified as Level 3 at either the beginning or end of the reporting period. Non-Recurring Fair Value Measures Certain nonfinancial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as acquired assets and liabilities, losses related to firm non-cancellable purchase commitments or long-lived assets subject to impairment. For assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis during the period, accounting guidance requires quantitative disclosures about the fair value measurements separately for each major category. See Note 8 for a discussion of the Partnership’s assets held for sale and Note 17 for acquired assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis.

Environmental Liabilities and R

Environmental Liabilities and RINs	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Environmental Liabilities and Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)
Environmental Liabilities and Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)	Note 12. Environmental Liabilities and Renewable Identification Numbers Environmental Liabilities The following table presents a summary roll forward of the Partnership’s environmental liabilities at March 31, 2019 (in thousands): Balance at Other Balance at December 31, Payments Dispositions Adjustments March 31, Environmental Liability Related to: 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 Retail gasoline stations $ 59,133 $ (456) $ (450) $ 332 $ 58,559 Terminals 4,091 (184) — — 3,907 Total environmental liabilities $ 63,224 $ (640) $ (450) $ 332 $ 62,466 Current portion $ 6,092 $ 6,092 Long-term portion 57,132 56,374 Total environmental liabilities $ 63,224 $ 62,466 The Partnership’s estimates used in these environmental liabilities are based on all known facts at the time and its assessment of the ultimate remedial action outcomes. Among the many uncertainties that impact the Partnership’s estimates are the necessary regulatory approvals for, and potential modification of, its remediation plans, the amount of data available upon initial assessment of the impact of soil or water contamination, changes in costs associated with environmental remediation services and equipment, relief of obligations through divestitures of sites and the possibility of existing legal claims giving rise to additional claims. Dispositions generally represent relief of legal obligations through the sale of the related property with no retained obligation. Other adjustments generally represent changes in estimates for existing obligations or obligations associated with new sites. Therefore, although the Partnership believes that these environmental liabilities are adequate, no assurances can be made that any costs incurred in excess of these environmental liabilities or outside of indemnifications or not otherwise covered by insurance would not have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) A RIN is a serial number assigned to a batch of renewable fuel for the purpose of tracking its production, use and trading as required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Renewable Fuel Standard that originated with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and modified by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. To evidence that the required volume of renewable fuel is blended with gasoline and diesel motor vehicle fuels, obligated parties must retire sufficient RINs to cover their Renewable Volume Obligation (“RVO”). The Partnership’s EPA obligations relative to renewable fuel reporting are comprised of foreign gasoline and diesel that the Partnership may import and blending operations at certain facilities. As a wholesaler of transportation fuels through its terminals, the Partnership separates RINs from renewable fuel through blending with gasoline and can use those separated RINs to settle its RVO. While the annual compliance period for the RVO is a calendar year and the settlement of the RVO typically occurs by March 31 of the following year, the settlement of the RVO can occur, under certain EPA deferral actions, more than one year after the close of the compliance period. The Partnership’s Wholesale segment’s operating results may be sensitive to the timing associated with its RIN position relative to its RVO at a point in time, and the Partnership may recognize a mark-to-market liability for a shortfall in RINs at the end of each reporting period. To the extent that the Partnership does not have a sufficient number of RINs to satisfy the RVO as of the balance sheet date, the Partnership charges cost of sales for such deficiency based on the market price of the RINs as of the balance sheet date and records a liability representing the Partnership’s obligation to purchase RINs. The Partnership’s RVO deficiency was $0.3 million and $0.6 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Partnership may enter into RIN forward purchase and sales commitments. Total losses from firm non-cancellable commitments were $0.2 million at March 31, 2019. Total losses from firm non-cancellable commitments were immaterial at December 31, 2018.

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions	Note 13. Related Party Transactions The Partnership is a party to a Second Amended and Restated Services Agreement with Global Petroleum Corp. (“GPC”), an affiliate of the Partnership that is 100% owned by members of the Slifka family, pursuant to which the Partnership provides GPC with certain tax, accounting, treasury, legal, information technology, human resources and financial operations support services for which GPC pays the Partnership a monthly services fee at an agreed amount subject to the approval by the Conflicts Committee of the board of directors of the General Partner. The Second Amended and Restated Services Agreement is for an indefinite term and any party may terminate some or all of the services upon ninety (90) days’ advanced written notice. As of March 31, 2019, no such notice of termination was given by GPC. The General Partner employs substantially all of the Partnership’s employees, except for most of its gasoline station and convenience store employees, who are employed by GMG. The Partnership reimburses the General Partner for expenses incurred in connection with these employees. These expenses, including bonus, payroll and payroll taxes, were $29.2 million and $26.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Partnership also reimburses the General Partner for its contributions under the General Partner’s 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plans and the General Partner’s qualified and non-qualified pension plans. The table below presents receivables from GPC and the General Partner (in thousands): March 31, December 31, 2019 2018 Receivables from GPC $ 41 $ 23 Receivables from the General Partner (1) 4,832 5,412 Total $ 4,873 $ 5,435 (1) Receivables from the General Partner reflect the Partnership’s prepayment of payroll taxes and payroll accruals to the General Partner and are due to the timing of the payroll obligations. In addition, the Partnership paid certain costs in connection with a compensation funding agreement with the General Partner. See Note 14, “Long-Term Incentive Plan–Repurchase Program.”

Long-Term Incentive Plan

Long-Term Incentive Plan	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Long-Term Incentive Plan
Long-Term Incentive Plan	Note 14. Long-Term Incentive Plan The Partnership has a Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”), whereby a total of 4,300,000 common units were authorized for delivery with respect to awards under the LTIP. The LTIP provides for awards to employees, consultants and directors of the General Partner and employees and consultants of affiliates of the Partnership who perform services for the Partnership. The LTIP allows for the award of options, unit appreciation rights, restricted units, phantom units, distribution equivalent rights, unit awards and substitute awards. Awards granted pursuant to the LTIP vest pursuant to the terms of the grant agreements. Please read Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information on the LTIP. The following table presents a summary of the non-vested phantom units granted under the LTIP: Weighted Number of Average Non-vested Grant Date Units Fair Value ($) Outstanding non—vested phantom units at December 31, 2018 730,141 13.57 Vested (3,796) 26.38 Outstanding non—vested phantom units at March 31, 2019 726,345 13.50 The Partnership recorded total compensation expense related to the outstanding LTIP awards of $0.8 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The total compensation cost related to the non-vested awards not yet recognized at March 31, 2019 was approximately $4.2 million and is expected to be recognized ratably over the remaining requisite service periods. Repurchase Program In May 2009, the board of directors of the General Partner authorized the repurchase of the Partnership’s common units (the “Repurchase Program”) for the purpose of meeting the General Partner’s anticipated obligations to deliver common units under the LTIP and meeting the General Partner’s obligations under existing employment agreements and other employment related obligations of the General Partner (collectively, the “General Partner’s Obligations”). The General Partner is authorized to acquire up to 1,242,427 of its common units in the aggregate over an extended period of time, consistent with the General Partner’s Obligations. Common units may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, including block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions. Such authorized unit repurchases may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time and are subject to price and economic and market conditions, applicable legal requirements and available liquidity. Since the Repurchase Program was implemented, the General Partner repurchased 838,505 common units pursuant to the Repurchase Program for approximately $24.8 million, none of which were purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2019. In June 2009, the Partnership and the General Partner entered into the Global GP LLC Compensation Funding Agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby the Partnership and the General Partner established obligations and protocol for (i) the funding, management and administration of a compensation funding account and underlying General Partner’s Obligations, and (ii) the holding and disposition by the General Partner of common units acquired in accordance with the Agreement for such purposes as otherwise set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement requires the Partnership to fund costs that the General Partner incurs in connection with performance of the Agreement. In accordance with the Agreement, the Partnership paid members of the General Partner $0.3 million and $0.4 million in the aggregate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Partners' Equity and Cash Distr

Partners' Equity and Cash Distributions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Partners' Equity and Cash Distributions
Partners' Equity and Cash Distributions	Note 15. Partners’ Equity and Cash Distributions Partners’ Equity Common Units and General Partner Interest At March 31, 2019 there were 33,995,563 common units issued, including 7,433,901 common units held by affiliates of the General Partner, including directors and executive officers, collectively representing a 99.33% limited partner interest in the Partnership, and 230,303 general partner units representing a 0.67% general partner interest in the Partnership. There have been no changes to common units or the general partner interest during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Series A Preferred Units On August 7, 2018, the Partnership issued 2,760,000 9.75% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit (the “Series A Preferred Units”), for $25.00 per Series A Preferred Unit. There have been no changes to the Series A Preferred Units during the three months ended March 31, 2019. Cash Distributions Common Units The Partnership intends to make cash distributions to common unitholders on a quarterly basis, although there is no assurance as to the future cash distributions since they are dependent upon future earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors. The Credit Agreement prohibits the Partnership from making cash distributions if any potential default or Event of Default, as defined in the Credit Agreement, occurs or would result from the cash distribution. The indentures governing the Partnership’s outstanding senior notes also limit the Partnership’s ability to make distributions to its common unitholders in certain circumstances. Within 45 days after the end of each quarter, the Partnership will distribute all of its Available Cash (as defined in its partnership agreement) to common unitholders of record on the applicable record date. The amount of Available Cash is all cash on hand on the date of determination of Available Cash for the quarter; less the amount of cash reserves established by the General Partner to provide for the proper conduct of the Partnership’s businesses, to comply with applicable law, any of the Partnership’s debt instruments or other agreements or to provide funds for distributions to unitholders and the General Partner for any one or more of the next four quarters. The Partnership will make distributions of Available Cash from distributable cash flow for any quarter in the following manner: 99.33% to the common unitholders, pro rata, and 0.67% to the General Partner, until the Partnership distributes for each outstanding common unit an amount equal to the minimum quarterly distribution for that quarter; and thereafter, cash in excess of the minimum quarterly distribution is distributed to the common unitholders and the General Partner based on the percentages as provided below. As holder of the IDRs, the General Partner is entitled to incentive distributions if the amount that the Partnership distributes with respect to any quarter exceeds specified target levels shown below: Marginal Percentage Total Quarterly Distribution Interest in Distributions Target Amount Unitholders General Partner First Target Distribution up to $0.4625 99.33 % 0.67 % Second Target Distribution above $0.4625 up to $0.5375 86.33 % 13.67 % Third Target Distribution above $0.5375 up to $0.6625 76.33 % 23.67 % Thereafter above $0.6625 51.33 % 48.67 % The Partnership paid the following cash distribution to common unitholders during 2019 (in thousands, except per unit data): Earned for the Per Unit Cash Distribution Quarter Cash Common General Incentive Total Cash Payment Date Ended Distribution Units Partner Distribution Distribution 2/14/2019 12/31/18 $ $ 16,998 $ 115 $ 202 $ 17,315 In addition, on April 29, 2019, the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.51 per unit ($2.04 per unit on an annualized basis) on all of its outstanding common units for the period from January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019. On May 15, 2019, the Partnership will pay this cash distribution to its common unitholders of record as of the close of business on May 10, 2019. Series A Preferred Units Distributions on the Series A Preferred Units are cumulative from August 7, 2018, the original issue date of the Series A Preferred Units, and payable quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on November 15, 2018 (each, a “Distribution Payment Date”), to holders of record as of the opening of business on the February 1, May 1, August 1 or November 1 next preceding the Distribution Payment Date, in each case, when, as, and if declared by the General Partner out of legally available funds for such purpose. Distributions on the Series A Preferred Units will be paid out of Available Cash with respect to the quarter immediately preceding the applicable Distribution Payment Date. The Partnership paid the following cash distribution on the Series A Preferred Units during 2019 (in thousands, except per unit data): Earned for the Per Unit Cash Distribution Quarterly Period Cash Total Cash Payment Date Covering Distribution Distribution 2/15/2019 11/15/18 - 2/14/19 $ 0.609375 $ 1,682 In addition, on April 19, 2019, the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.609375 per unit ($2.4375 per unit on an annualized basis) on the Series A Preferred Units for the period from February 15, 2019 through May 14, 2019. This distribution will be payable on May 15, 2019 to holders of record as of the opening of business on May 1, 2019.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting	Note 16. Segment Reporting Summarized financial information for the Partnership’s reportable segments is presented in the table below (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Wholesale Segment: Sales Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks $ 1,005,705 $ 773,370 Crude oil (1) 13,993 31,435 Other oils and related products (2) 689,508 749,027 Total $ 1,709,206 $ 1,553,832 Product margin Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks $ 26,990 $ 25,387 Crude oil (1) (6,226) 5,073 Other oils and related products (2) 14,080 16,687 Total $ 34,844 $ 47,147 Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment: Sales Gasoline $ 830,172 $ 892,299 Station operations (3) 104,659 87,605 Total $ 934,831 $ 979,904 Product margin Gasoline $ 87,425 $ 70,145 Station operations (3) 50,960 43,534 Total $ 138,385 $ 113,679 Commercial Segment: Sales $ 335,589 $ 269,155 Product margin $ 6,458 $ 5,237 Combined sales and Product margin: Sales $ 2,979,626 $ 2,802,891 Product margin (4) $ 179,687 $ 166,063 Depreciation allocated to cost of sales (22,843) (21,733) Combined gross profit $ 156,844 $ 144,330 (1) Crude oil consists of the Partnership’s crude oil sales and revenue from its logistics activities. (2) Other oils and related products primarily consist of distillates, residual oil and propane. (3) Station operations consist of convenience store sales, rental income and sundries. (4) Product margin is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management and external users of the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements to assess its business. The table above includes a reconciliation of product margin on a combined basis to gross profit, a directly comparable GAAP measure. Approximately 111 million gallons and 114 million gallons of the GDSO segment’s sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, were supplied from petroleum products and renewable fuels sourced by the Wholesale segment. The Commercial segment’s sales were predominantly sourced by the Wholesale segment. These intra-segment sales are not reflected as sales in the Wholesale segment as they are eliminated. A reconciliation of the totals reported for the reportable segments to the applicable line items in the consolidated financial statements is as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Combined gross profit $ 156,844 $ 144,330 Operating costs and expenses not allocated to operating segments: Selling, general and administrative expenses 41,090 39,366 Operating expenses 82,944 74,049 Gain on trustee taxes — (52,627) Lease exit and termination gain (493) — Amortization expense 2,976 2,468 Net loss on sale and disposition of assets 553 1,867 Total operating costs and expenses 127,070 65,123 Operating income 29,774 79,207 Interest expense (22,956) (21,445) Income tax (expense) benefit (24) 913 Net income 6,794 58,675 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 332 367 Net income attributable to Global Partners LP $ 7,126 $ 59,042 The Partnership’s foreign assets and foreign sales were immaterial as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Segment Assets The Partnership’s terminal assets are allocated to the Wholesale and Commercial segments, and its retail gasoline stations are allocated to the GDSO segment. Due to the commingled nature and uses of the remainder of the Partnership’s assets, it is not reasonably possible for the Partnership to allocate these assets among its reportable segments. The table below presents total assets by reportable segment at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands): Wholesale Commercial GDSO Unallocated Total March 31, 2019 $ 801,118 $ — $ 1,617,438 $ 427,434 $ 2,845,990 December 31, 2018 $ 615,795 $ — $ 1,415,501 $ 392,995 $ 2,424,291 The increase in total assets from December 31, 2018 is largely due to the adoption of ASC 842 and the associated recording of $312.4 million in right of use assets.

Business Combination

Business Combination	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Business Combinations
Business Combinations	Note 17. Business Combination 2018 Acquisition Acquisition from Champlain Oil Company, Inc .— On July 17, 2018, the Partnership acquired retail fuel and convenience store assets from Champlain Oil Company, Inc. (“Champlain”) in a cash transaction. The acquisition included 37 company-operated gasoline stations with Jiffy Mart-branded convenience stores in Vermont and New Hampshire and approximately 24 fuel sites that were either owned or leased, including lessee dealer and commission agent locations. The transaction also included fuel supply agreements for approximately 65 gasoline stations, primarily in Vermont and New Hampshire. The stations primarily market major fuel brands such as Mobil, Shell, Citgo, Sunoco and Irving. The purchase price was approximately $138.2 million, including inventory. The acquisition was financed with borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with the FASB’s guidance regarding business combinations. The Partnership’s financial statements include the results of operations of Champlain subsequent to the acquisition date. The following table presents the final allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands): Assets purchased: Inventory $ 5,450 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 270 Property and equipment 112,871 Intangibles 12,936 Total identifiable assets purchased 131,527 Liabilities assumed: Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (131) Environmental liabilities (10,757) Other non-current liabilities (938) Total liabilities assumed (11,826) Net identifiable assets acquired 119,701 Goodwill 18,478 Net assets acquired $ 138,179 The Partnership’s third-party valuation firm considered the income, market and cost approaches in estimating the fair value of the property and equipment and intangible assets. The market and cost approaches were used to value the property and equipment based on the underlying asset class components of the property and equipment. The income approach was used to value the dealer supply contracts, in-place leases and franchise rights. The purchase price for the acquisition was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The Partnership then allocated the purchase price in excess of net tangible assets acquired to identifiable intangible assets, based on the valuation from the Partnership’s third-party valuation firm. Any excess purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired was allocated to goodwill and assigned to the GDSO reporting unit. The $18.5 million of goodwill was recognized as the transaction expanded the Partnership’s retail portfolio and geographic footprint in New England and provides additional volume to the Partnership’s terminals in New York and Vermont. The goodwill is expected to be tax deductible. The operations of Champlain have been integrated into the GDSO reporting segment. The fair value of $10.7 million assigned to the assumption of environmental liabilities was developed by management based on their estimates, assumptions and acquisition history. The fair values of the remaining Champlain assets and liabilities noted above approximate their carrying values as of the acquisition date. The Partnership utilized accounting guidance related to intangible assets which lists the pertinent factors to be considered when estimating the useful life of an intangible asset. These factors include, in part, a review of the expected use by the Partnership of the assets acquired, the expected useful life of another asset (or group of assets) related to the acquired assets and legal, regulatory or other contractual provisions that may limit the useful life of an acquired asset. The Partnership amortizes these intangible assets over their estimated useful lives which is consistent with the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of these assets. As part of the purchase price allocation, identifiable intangible assets include dealer supply contracts, in-place leases and franchise rights that are being amortized between one and ten years. Amortization expense related to these intangible assets was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	Note 18. Income Taxes Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that publicly-traded partnerships are, as a general rule, taxed as corporations. However, an exception, referred to as the “Qualifying Income Exception,” exists under Section 7704(c) with respect to publicly-traded partnerships of which 90% or more of the gross income for every taxable year consists of “qualifying income.” Qualifying income includes income and gains derived from the transportation, storage and marketing of refined petroleum products, gasoline blendstocks, crude oil and ethanol to resellers and refiners. Other types of qualifying income include interest (other than from a financial business), dividends, gains from the sale of real property and gains from the sale or other disposition of capital assets held for the production of income that otherwise constitutes qualifying income. Substantially all of the Partnership’s income is “qualifying income” for federal income tax purposes and, therefore, is not subject to federal income taxes at the partnership level. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes on the qualifying income in the Partnership’s financial statements. Net income for financial statement purposes may differ significantly from taxable income reportable to unitholders as a result of differences between the tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities and the taxable income allocation requirements under the Partnership’s agreement of limited partnership. Individual unitholders have different investment basis depending upon the timing and price at which they acquired their common units. Further, each unitholder’s tax accounting, which is partially dependent upon the unitholder’s tax position, differs from the accounting followed in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the aggregate difference in the basis of the Partnership’s net assets for financial and tax reporting purposes cannot be readily determined because information regarding each unitholder’s tax attributes in the Partnership is not available to the Partnership. One of the Partnership’s wholly owned subsidiaries, GMG, is a taxable entity for federal and state income tax purposes. Current and deferred income taxes are recognized on the separate earnings of GMG. The after-tax earnings of GMG are included in the earnings of the Partnership. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes for GMG. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Partnership calculates its current and deferred tax provision based on estimates and assumptions that could differ from actual results reflected in income tax returns filed in subsequent years. Adjustments based on filed returns are recorded when identified. The Partnership recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that the recoverability of these assets satisfies the “more likely than not” criteria in accordance with the FASB’s guidance regarding income taxes. A valuation allowance must be established when it is “more likely than not” that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized. A review of all available positive and negative evidence needs to be considered, including a company’s performance, the market environment in which the company operates, length of carryback and carryforward periods and projections of future operating results. The Partnership concluded, based on an evaluation of future operating results and reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, that a portion of these assets will not be realized in a future period. The valuation allowance increased by approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Partnership computed its tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019 based upon the year-to-date effective tax rate as opposed to an estimated annual effective tax rate. Given a reliable estimate of the annual effective tax rate cannot be made, the Partnership concluded that the year-to-date effective tax rate is the most appropriate method to use for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Unrecognized tax benefits represent uncertain tax positions for which reserves have been established. The Partnership had gross-tax effected unrecognized tax benefits of $1.0 million at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, of which all would favorably impact the effective tax rate if recognized. The Partnership anticipates that the liability for unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions could change by up to $1.0 million in the next twelve months, as a result of closure of various statutes of limitations. GMG files income tax returns in the United States and various state jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Partnership is subject to income tax examination by tax authorities for all years dated back to 2015.

Changes in Accumulated Other Co

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Note 19. Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the periods presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Pension Plan Derivatives Total Balance at December 31, 2018 $ (5,258) $ (2) $ (5,260) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications of gain (loss) 1,714 — 1,714 Amount of (loss) gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 30 — 30 Total comprehensive income 1,744 — 1,744 Balance at March 31, 2019 $ (3,514) $ (2) $ (3,516) Amounts are presented prior to the income tax effect on other comprehensive income. Given the Partnership’s partnership status for federal income tax purposes, the effective tax rate is immaterial.

Legal Proceedings

Legal Proceedings	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Legal Proceedings
Legal Proceedings	Note 20. Legal Proceedings General Although the Partnership may, from time to time, be involved in litigation and claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business, the Partnership does not believe that it is a party to any litigation that will have a material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of operations. Except as described below and in Note 12 included herein, the Partnership is not aware of any significant legal or governmental proceedings against it, or contemplated to be brought against it. The Partnership maintains insurance policies with insurers in amounts and with coverage and deductibles as its general partner believes are reasonable and prudent. However, the Partnership can provide no assurance that this insurance will be adequate to protect it from all material expenses related to potential future claims or that these levels of insurance will be available in the future at economically acceptable prices. Other During the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Partnership determined that gasoline loaded from certain loading bays at one of its terminals did not contain the necessary additives as a result of an IT-related configuration error. The error was corrected and all gasoline being sold at the terminal now contains the appropriate additives. Based upon current information, the Partnership believes approximately 14 million gallons of gasoline were impacted. The Partnership has notified the EPA of this error. As a result of this error, the Partnership could be subject to fines, penalties and other related claims, including customer claims. On August 2, 2016, the Partnership received a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) from the EPA, alleging that permits for the Partnership’s petroleum product transloading facility in Albany, New York (the “Albany Terminal”), issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) between August 9, 2011 and November 7, 2012, violated the Clean Air Act (the “CAA”) and the federally enforceable New York State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) by increasing throughput of crude oil at the Albany Terminal without complying with the New Source Review (“NSR”) requirements of the SIP. The Albany Terminal is a 63-acre licensed, permitted and operational stationary bulk petroleum storage and transfer terminal that currently consists of petroleum product storage tanks, along with truck, rail and marine loading facilities, for the storage, blending and distribution of various petroleum and related products, including gasoline, ethanol, distillates, heating and crude oils. The applicable permits issued by the NYSDEC to the Partnership in 2011 and 2012 specifically authorize the Partnership to increase the throughput of crude oil at the Albany Terminal. According to the allegations in the NOV, the NYSDEC permit actions should have been treated as a major modification under the NSR program, requiring additional emission control measures and compliance with other NSR requirements. The NYSDEC has not alleged that the Partnership’s permits were subject to the NSR program and the NYSDEC never issued an NOV in the matter. The CAA authorizes the EPA to take enforcement action in response to violations of the New York SIP seeking compliance and penalties. The Partnership believes that the permits issued by the NYSDEC comply with the CAA and applicable state air permitting requirements and that no material violation of law has occurred. The Partnership disputes the claims alleged in the NOV and responded to the EPA in September 2016. The Partnership met with the EPA and provided additional information at the agency’s request. On December 16, 2016, the EPA proposed a Settlement Agreement in a letter to the Partnership relating to the allegations in the NOV. On January 17, 2017, the Partnership responded to the EPA indicating that the EPA had failed to explain or provide support for its allegations and that the EPA needed to better explain its positions and the evidence on which it was relying. The EPA did not respond with such evidence, but instead has requested that the Partnership enter into a series of tolling agreements. The Partnership has signed a number of tolling agreements with respect to this matter, as requested by the EPA, and such agreements currently extend through June 29, 2019. To date, the EPA has not taken any further formal action with respect to the NOV. By letter dated January 25, 2017, the Partnership received a notice of intent to sue (the “2017 NOI”) from Earthjustice related to alleged violations of the CAA; specifically alleging that the Partnership was operating the Albany Terminal without a valid CAA Title V Permit. On February 9, 2017, the Partnership responded to Earthjustice advising that the 2017 NOI was without factual or legal merit and that the Partnership would move to dismiss any action commenced by Earthjustice. No action was taken by either the EPA or the NYSDEC with regard to the Earthjustice allegations. At this time, there has been no further action taken by Earthjustice. Neither the EPA nor the NYSDEC has followed up on the 2017 NOI. The Albany Terminal is currently operating pursuant to its Title V Permit, which has been extended in accordance with the State Administrative Procedures Act. The Partnership believes that it has meritorious defenses against all allegations. On March 26, 2015, the Partnership received a Notice of Non-Compliance (“NON”) from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) with respect to the Revere terminal (the “Revere Terminal”) located in Boston Harbor in Revere, Massachusetts, alleging certain violations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (“NPDES Permit”) related to storm water discharges. The NON required the Partnership to submit a plan to remedy the reported violations of the NPDES Permit. The Partnership has responded to the NON with a plan and has implemented modifications to the storm water management system at the Revere Terminal in accordance with the plan. The Partnership has requested that the DEP acknowledge completion of the required modifications to the storm water management system in satisfaction of the NON. While no response has yet been received, the Partnership believes that compliance with the NON has been achieved, and implementation of the plan will have no material impact on its operations. The Partnership received letters from the EPA dated November 2, 2011 and March 29, 2012, containing requirements and testing orders (collectively, the “Requests for Information”) for information under the CAA. The Requests for Information were part of an EPA investigation to determine whether the Partnership has violated sections of the CAA at certain of its terminal locations in New England with respect to residual oil and asphalt. On June 6, 2014, a NOV was received from the EPA, alleging certain violations of its Air Emissions License issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, based upon the test results at the South Portland, Maine terminal. The Partnership met with and provided additional information to the EPA with respect to the alleged violations. On April 7, 2015, the EPA issued a Supplemental Notice of Violation modifying the allegations of violations of the terminal’s Air Emissions License. The Partnership has entered into a consent decree (the “Consent Decree”) with the EPA and the United States Department of Justice, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (the “Court”) on March 25, 2019. Final approval of the Consent Decree by the Court is currently pending.

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
New Accounting Standards
New Accounting Standards	Note 21. New Accounting Standards There have been no developments to recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements, from those disclosed in the Partnership’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, except for the following: Accounting Standards or Updates Recently Adopted In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” This standard expands and refines hedge accounting for both financial and non-financial risk components, aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of hedging instruments and hedge items in the financial statements, and includes certain targeted improvements to ease the application of current guidance related to the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The Partnership adopted this standard on January 1, 2019 with no material impact on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases,” and has modified the standard thereafter through a series of amendments, now codified as ASC 842. ASC 842 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting, however lessor accounting under the new standard is substantially unchanged. The Partnership adopted this standard on January 1, 2019 using a prospective transition approach, which applies the provisions of the new guidance at the effective date without adjusting the comparative periods presented. The Partnership has elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed the Partnership to carry forward the historical accounting relating to lease identification and classification for existing leases upon adoption. The Partnership made an accounting policy election to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off of the consolidated balance sheet. The Partnership has conducted analyses, conducted detailed contract reviews, considered expanded disclosure requirements, assessed internal control impacts and implemented a new lease accounting system as part of evaluating the impacts of ASU 2016-02 and adopting the accounting guidance. See Note 2 for additional information.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Subsequent Event Abstract
Subsequent Event	Note 22. Subsequent Events Distribution to Common Unitholders —On April 29, 2019, the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.51 per unit ($2.04 per unit on an annualized basis) for the period from January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019. On May 15, 2019, the Partnership will pay this cash distribution to its common unitholders of record as of the close of business on May 10, 2019. Distribution to Preferred Unitholders — On April 19, 2019, the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.609375 per unit on the Series A Preferred Units, covering the period from February 15, 2019 through May 14, 2019. This distribution will be payable on May 15, 2019 to holders of record as of the opening of business on May 1, 2019. Amended Credit Agreement — On April 19, 2019, the Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the third amendment to third amended and restated credit agreement which, among other things, extended the maturity date from April 30, 2020 to April 29, 2022 and reduced by 0.25% the applicable rate under the existing revolving credit facility for borrowings of base rate loans, Eurocurrency rate loans and cost of funds rate loans and for issuances of letters of credit.

Supplemental Guarantor Condense

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	Note 23. Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements The Partnership’s wholly owned subsidiaries, other than GLP Finance, are guarantors of senior notes issued by the Partnership and GLP Finance. As such, the Partnership is subject to the requirements of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC regarding financial statements of guarantors and issuers of registered guaranteed securities. The Partnership presents condensed consolidating financial information for its subsidiaries within the notes to consolidated financial statements in accordance with the criteria established for parent companies in the SEC’s Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10(d). The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 and the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 of the Partnership’s 100% owned guarantor subsidiaries, the non-guarantor subsidiary and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the Partnership on a consolidated basis. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet March 31, 2019 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,153 $ 485 $ — $ 8,638 Accounts receivable, net 403,419 127 130 403,676 Accounts receivable - affiliates 4,873 130 (130) 4,873 Inventories 464,866 — — 464,866 Brokerage margin deposits 19,943 — — 19,943 Derivative assets 8,044 — — 8,044 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 98,939 205 — 99,144 Total current assets 1,008,237 947 — 1,009,184 Property and equipment, net 1,110,046 3,130 — 1,113,176 Right of use assets, net 312,346 86 — 312,432 Intangible assets, net 55,220 — — 55,220 Goodwill 326,486 — — 326,486 Other assets 29,492 — — 29,492 Total assets $ 2,841,827 $ 4,163 $ — $ 2,845,990 Liabilities and partners’ equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 343,131 $ 67 $ — $ 343,198 Accounts payable - affiliates (34) 34 — — Working capital revolving credit facility - current portion 219,500 — — 219,500 Lease liability—current portion 69,760 17 — 69,777 Environmental liabilities - current portion 6,092 — — 6,092 Trustee taxes payable 39,458 — — 39,458 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 89,144 84 — 89,228 Derivative liabilities 12,916 — — 12,916 Total current liabilities 779,967 202 — 780,169 Working capital revolving credit facility - less current portion 150,000 — — 150,000 Revolving credit facility 217,000 — — 217,000 Senior notes 665,138 — — 665,138 Long-term lease liability—less current portion 252,404 60 — 252,464 Environmental liabilities - less current portion 56,374 — — 56,374 Financing obligations 149,860 — — 149,860 Deferred tax liabilities 42,677 — — 42,677 Other long-term liabilities 42,786 — — 42,786 Total liabilities 2,356,206 262 — 2,356,468 Partners' equity Global Partners LP equity 485,621 2,370 — 487,991 Noncontrolling interest — 1,531 — 1,531 Total partners' equity 485,621 3,901 — 489,522 Total liabilities and partners' equity $ 2,841,827 $ 4,163 $ — $ 2,845,990 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet December 31, 2018 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,050 $ 1,071 $ — $ 8,121 Accounts receivable, net 334,689 52 36 334,777 Accounts receivable - affiliates 5,435 36 (36) 5,435 Inventories 386,442 — — 386,442 Brokerage margin deposits 14,766 — — 14,766 Derivative assets 26,390 — — 26,390 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 98,877 100 — 98,977 Total current assets 873,649 1,259 — 874,908 Property and equipment, net 1,128,826 3,806 — 1,132,632 Intangible assets, net 58,532 — — 58,532 Goodwill 327,406 — — 327,406 Other assets 30,813 — — 30,813 Total assets $ 2,419,226 $ 5,065 $ — $ 2,424,291 Liabilities and partners' equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 308,941 $ 38 $ — $ 308,979 Accounts payable - affiliates (169) 169 — — Working capital revolving credit facility - current portion 103,300 — — 103,300 Environmental liabilities - current portion 6,092 — — 6,092 Trustee taxes payable 42,613 — — 42,613 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 117,149 125 — 117,274 Derivative liabilities 4,494 — — 4,494 Total current liabilities 582,420 332 — 582,752 Working capital revolving credit facility - less current portion 150,000 — — 150,000 Revolving credit facility 220,000 — — 220,000 Senior notes 664,455 — — 664,455 Environmental liabilities - less current portion 57,132 — — 57,132 Financing obligations 149,997 — — 149,997 Deferred tax liabilities 42,856 — — 42,856 Other long-term liabilities 57,905 — — 57,905 Total liabilities 1,924,765 332 — 1,925,097 Partners' equity Global Partners LP equity 494,461 2,870 — 497,331 Noncontrolling interest — 1,863 — 1,863 Total partners' equity 494,461 4,733 — 499,194 Total liabilities and partners' equity $ 2,419,226 $ 5,065 $ — $ 2,424,291 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Sales $ 2,979,363 $ 365 $ (102) $ 2,979,626 Cost of sales 2,822,200 684 (102) 2,822,782 Gross profit (loss) 157,163 (319) — 156,844 Costs and operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses 40,992 98 — 41,090 Operating expenses 82,529 415 — 82,944 Lease exit and termination gain (493) — — (493) Amortization expense 2,976 — — 2,976 Net loss on sale and disposition of assets 553 — — 553 Total costs and operating expenses 126,557 513 — 127,070 Operating income (loss) 30,606 (832) — 29,774 Interest expense (22,956) — — (22,956) Income (loss) before income tax expense 7,650 (832) — 6,818 Income tax expense (24) — — (24) Net income (loss) 7,626 (832) — 6,794 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest — 332 — 332 Net income (loss) attributable to Global Partners LP 7,626 (500) — 7,126 Less: General partners' interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights 304 — — 304 Less: Series A preferred limited partner interest in net income 1,682 — — 1,682 Net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners $ 5,640 $ (500) $ — $ 5,140 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Sales $ 2,802,584 $ 392 $ (85) $ 2,802,891 Cost of sales 2,657,810 836 (85) 2,658,561 Gross profit 144,774 (444) — 144,330 Costs and operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses 39,274 92 — 39,366 Operating expenses 73,667 382 — 74,049 Gain on trustee taxes (52,627) — — (52,627) Amortization expense 2,468 — — 2,468 Net loss on sale and disposition of assets 1,867 — — 1,867 Total costs and operating expenses 64,649 474 — 65,123 Operating income (loss) 80,125 (918) — 79,207 Interest expense (21,445) — — (21,445) Income (loss) before income tax benefit 58,680 (918) — 57,762 Income tax benefit 913 — — 913 Net income (loss) 59,593 (918) — 58,675 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest — 367 — 367 Net income (loss) attributable to Global Partners LP 59,593 (551) — 59,042 Less: General partners' interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights 396 — — 396 Net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners $ 59,197 $ (551) $ — $ 58,646 Condensed Consolidating Statement Cash Flows Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash used in operating activities $ (86,451) $ (586) $ (87,037) Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (10,229) — (10,229) Seller note issuances (640) — (640) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 4,228 — 4,228 Net cash used in investing activities (6,641) — (6,641) Cash flows from financing activities Net borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility 116,200 — 116,200 Net payments on revolving credit facility (3,000) — (3,000) LTIP units withheld for tax obligations (8) — (8) Distributions to limited partners and general partner (18,997) — (18,997) Net cash provided by financing activities 94,195 — 94,195 Cash and cash equivalents Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,103 (586) 517 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 7,050 1,071 8,121 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 8,153 $ 485 $ 8,638 Condensed Consolidating Statement Cash Flows Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash used in operating activities $ (103,500) $ (214) $ (103,714) Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (9,557) — (9,557) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 800 — 800 Net cash used in investing activities (8,757) — (8,757) Cash flows from financing activities Net borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility 125,000 — 125,000 Distributions to limited partners and general partner (15,694) — (15,694) Net cash provided by financing activities 109,306 — 109,306 Cash and cash equivalents Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2,951) (214) (3,165) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 13,035 1,823 14,858 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 10,084 $ 1,609 $ 11,693

Organization and Basis of Pre_2

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 reflect the accounts of the Partnership. Upon consolidation, all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and operating results for the interim periods. The interim financial information, which has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and notes thereto contained in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The significant accounting policies described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of such Annual Report on Form 10-K are the same used in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements, except as described in Note 2 herein for the adoption of Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases,” including modifications to that standard thereafter, and now codified as Accounting Standards Codification 842 (“ASC 842”) which the Partnership adopted on January 1, 2019 (see Note 21, New Accounting Standards—Accounting Standards or Updates Recently Adopted, for additional information). The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that will be realized for the entire year ending December 31, 2019. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Noncontrolling Interest	Noncontrolling Interest The Partnership acquired a 60% interest in Basin Transload, LLC (“Basin Transload”) on February 1, 2013. After evaluating Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidations,” the Partnership concluded it is appropriate to consolidate the balance sheet and statements of operations of Basin Transload based on an evaluation of the outstanding voting interests. Amounts pertaining to the noncontrolling ownership interest held by third parties in the financial position and operating results of the Partnership are reported as a noncontrolling interest in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations.
Concentration of Risk	Concentration of Risk Due to the nature of the Partnership’s business and its reliance, in part, on consumer travel and spending patterns, the Partnership may experience more demand for gasoline during the late spring and summer months than during the fall and winter. Travel and recreational activities are typically higher in these months in the geographic areas in which the Partnership operates, increasing the demand for gasoline. Therefore, the Partnership’s volumes in gasoline are typically higher in the second and third quarters of the calendar year. As demand for some of the Partnership’s refined petroleum products, specifically home heating oil and residual oil for space heating purposes, is generally greater during the winter months, heating oil and residual oil volumes are generally higher during the first and fourth quarters of the calendar year. These factors may result in fluctuations in the Partnership’s quarterly operating results. The following table presents the Partnership’s product sales and other revenues as a percentage of the consolidated sales for the periods presented: Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Gasoline sales: gasoline and gasoline blendstocks (such as ethanol) 67 % 63 % Crude oil sales and crude oil logistics revenue 1 % 1 % Distillates (home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), residual oil and propane sales 29 % 33 % Convenience store sales, rental income and sundries 3 % 3 % Total 100 % 100 % The following table presents the Partnership’s product margin by segment as a percentage of the consolidated product margin for the periods presented: Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Wholesale segment 19 % 28 % Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations segment 77 % 69 % Commercial segment 4 % 3 % Total 100 % 100 % See Note 16, “Segment Reporting,” for additional information on the Partnership’s operating segments. None of the Partnership’s customers accounted for greater than 10% of total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Organization and Basis of Pre_3

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Product Margin [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Schedule of revenues and product margin as a percentage of the consolidated total	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Wholesale segment 19 % 28 % Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations segment 77 % 69 % Commercial segment 4 % 3 % Total 100 % 100 %
Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Schedule of revenues and product margin as a percentage of the consolidated total	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Gasoline sales: gasoline and gasoline blendstocks (such as ethanol) 67 % 63 % Crude oil sales and crude oil logistics revenue 1 % 1 % Distillates (home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), residual oil and propane sales 29 % 33 % Convenience store sales, rental income and sundries 3 % 3 % Total 100 % 100 %

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases (Ta

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Schedule of original contracted terms	Gasoline station and convenience store leases 1-18 years Terminal lease arrangements 1-7 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 1-6 years
Schedule of supplemental balance sheet information related to leases	March 31, Assets: Balance Sheet Location 2019 ROU assets - operating Right-of-use assets, net $ 312,432 Liabilities: Current lease liability - operating Lease liability - current portion $ 69,777 Noncurrent lease liability - operating Lease liability - less current portion 252,464 Total lease liability $ 322,241
Schedule of components of lease cost	Three Months Ended March 31, Statement of operations location: 2019 Cost of sales (a) $ 16,469 Selling, general and administrative expenses 769 Operating expenses (b) 12,236 Total lease cost $ 29,474 (a) Includes short-term lease costs of $0.9 million. (b) Includes variable lease cost of $1.6 million and short-term leases costs, which were immaterial.
Schedule of minimum lease payments to be paid	Remainder of 2019 $ 68,711 2020 72,049 2021 63,307 2022 50,509 2023 41,753 Thereafter 107,643 Total lease payments 403,972 Less imputed interest 81,731 Total lease liabilities $ 322,241 Current portion $ 69,777 Long-term portion 252,464 Total lease liabilities $ 322,241
Schedule of components of lease revenue	Three Months Ended March 31, Statement of operations location: 2019 Sales (a)(b) $ 18,549 (a) Lease revenue includes sub-lessor rental income from leased properties of $8.9 million where the Partnership is the lessee of the property. (b) Includes variable and short-term lease revenue, which were immaterial.
Schedule of minimum lease payments to be received	Remainder of 2019 $ 45,605 2020 39,820 2021 22,329 2022 7,380 2023 3,385 Thereafter 10,113 Total $ 128,632
Schedule of supplemental cash flow information related to leases	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Operating cash flows used for operating leases $ 28,104 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities $ 5,621 Weighted average remaining non-cancellable lease term 6.3 years Weighted average discount rate as of March 31, 2019

Revenue from Contracts with C_2

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Schedule of disaggregation of revenue of contracts with customers by segment	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Revenue from contracts with customers: Wholesale GDSO Commercial Total Refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, crude oil and propane $ 543,917 $ 830,172 $ 178,342 $ 1,552,431 Station operations — 86,627 — 86,627 Total revenue from contracts with customers 543,917 916,799 178,342 1,639,058 Other sales: Revenue originating as physical forward contracts and exchanges 1,164,772 — 157,247 1,322,019 Revenue from leases 517 18,032 — 18,549 Total other sales 1,165,289 18,032 157,247 1,340,568 Total sales $ 1,709,206 $ 934,831 $ 335,589 $ 2,979,626 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Revenue from contracts with customers: Wholesale GDSO Commercial Total Refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, crude oil and propane $ 467,010 $ 892,299 $ 170,174 $ 1,529,483 Station operations — 70,205 — 70,205 Total revenue from contracts with customers 467,010 962,504 170,174 1,599,688 Other sales: Revenue originating as physical forward contracts and exchanges 1,086,317 — 98,981 1,185,298 Revenue from leases 505 17,400 — 17,905 Total other sales 1,086,822 17,400 98,981 1,203,203 Total sales $ 1,553,832 $ 979,904 $ 269,155 $ 2,802,891

Net (Loss) Income Per Common _2

Net (Loss) Income Per Common Limited Partner Unit (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Schedule of reconciliation of net income and the assumed allocation of net income (loss) to the limited partners' interest for purposes of computing net income per limited partner unit (in thousands, except per unit data)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Common General Common General Limited Partner Limited Partner Numerator: Total Partners Interest IDRs Total Partners Interest IDRs Net income attributable to Global Partners LP $ 7,126 $ 6,822 $ 304 $ — $ 59,042 $ 58,646 $ 396 $ — Declared distribution $ 17,711 $ 17,338 $ 117 $ 256 $ 15,829 $ 15,723 $ 106 $ — Assumed allocation of undistributed net (loss) income (10,585) (10,516) (69) — 43,213 42,923 290 — Assumed allocation of net income $ 7,126 $ 6,822 $ 48 $ 256 $ 59,042 $ 58,646 $ 396 $ — Less net income attributable to Series A preferred limited partners 1,682 — Net income attributable to common limited partners $ 5,140 $ 58,646 Denominator: Basic weighted average common units outstanding 33,753 33,652 Dilutive effect of phantom units 477 150 Diluted weighted average common units outstanding 34,230 33,802 Basic net income per common limited partner unit $ 0.15 $ 1.74 Diluted net income per common limited partner unit $ 0.15 $ 1.73
Common Limited Partners
Schedule of quarterly cash distributions on common units	Per Unit Cash Distribution Declared for the Cash Distribution Declaration Date Distribution Declared Quarterly Period Ended April 29, 2019 $ 0.5100 March 31, 2019
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Schedule of quarterly cash distributions on common units	Per Unit Cash Distribution Declared for the Cash Distribution Declaration Date Distribution Declared Quarterly Period Covering April 19, 2019 $ 0.609375 February 15, 2019 - May 14, 2019

Inventories (Tables)

Inventories (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Inventories
Schedule of inventories (in thousands)	March 31, December 31, 2019 2018 Distillates: home heating oil, diesel and kerosene $ 186,920 $ 173,403 Gasoline 136,048 93,534 Gasoline blendstocks 78,023 52,195 Crude oil 15,647 21,325 Residual oil 26,203 21,054 Propane and other 628 1,447 Renewable identification numbers (RINs) 505 1,034 Convenience store inventory 20,892 22,450 Total $ 464,866 $ 386,442

Goodwill (Tables)

Goodwill (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill abstract
Schedule of changes in goodwill by segment (in thousands)	Balance at December 31, 2018 $ 327,406 Dispositions (1) (920) Balance at March 31, 2019 $ 326,486 (1) Dispositions represent derecognition of goodwill associated with the sale and disposition of certain assets. See Note 8.

Property and Equipment (Tables)

Property and Equipment (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Property and Equipment
Schedule of components of property and equipment (in thousands)	March 31, December 31, 2019 2018 Buildings and improvements $ 1,140,047 $ 1,126,645 Land 455,847 456,334 Fixtures and equipment 44,969 44,479 Idle plant assets 30,500 30,500 Construction in process 24,451 37,636 Capitalized internal use software 32,536 32,127 Total property and equipment 1,728,350 1,727,721 Less accumulated depreciation 615,174 595,089 Total $ 1,113,176 $ 1,132,632

Sale and Disposition of Assets

Sale and Disposition of Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Sale and Disposition of Assets
Schedule of (gain) loss on sale and dispositions of assets (in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Periodic divestiture of gasoline stations $ (142) $ — Strategic asset divestiture program - Real estate firm coordinated sale (297) (24) Loss on assets held for sale 785 1,526 Other 207 365 Total $ 553 $ 1,867

Debt and Financing Obligation (

Debt and Financing Obligation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Debt and Financing Obligations
Schedule of cash flow supplemental information (in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility $ 445,800 $ 508,800 Payments on working capital revolving credit facility (329,600) (383,800) Net borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility $ 116,200 $ 125,000 Net payments on revolving credit facility $ (3,000) $ —

Derivative Financial Instrume_2

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative Financial Instruments
Schedule of notional values of derivative instruments	Units (1) Unit of Measure Exchange-Traded Derivatives Long 52,212 Thousands of barrels Short (56,075) Thousands of barrels OTC Derivatives (Petroleum/Ethanol) Long 17,023 Thousands of barrels Short (8,218) Thousands of barrels (1) Number of open positions and gross notional values do not measure the Partnership’s risk of loss, quantify risk or represent assets or liabilities of the Partnership, but rather indicate the relative size of the derivative instruments and are used in the calculation of the amounts to be exchanged between counterparties upon settlements.
Schedule of net gains and losses from derivatives recognized in consolidated statements of operations (in thousands)	Statement of Gain (Loss) Three Months Ended Recognized in Income on March 31, Derivatives 2019 2018 Derivatives in fair value hedging relationship Exchange-traded futures contracts and OTC derivative contracts for petroleum commodity products Cost of sales $ (4,661) $ 2,729 Hedged items in fair value hedge relationship Physical inventory Cost of sales $ 5,051 $ (1,196)
Schedule of the amount of gains and losses from derivatives not involved in a fair value hedging relationship or in a hedging relationship recognized in the consolidated statements of income (in thousands)	Statement of Gain (Loss) Three Months Ended Derivatives not designated as Recognized in March 31, hedging instruments Income on Derivatives 2019 2018 Commodity contracts Cost of sales $ 9,203 $ 1,832
Schedule of fair values of derivative instruments and location in consolidated balance sheets (in thousands)	March 31, 2019 Derivatives Derivatives Not Designated as Designated as Hedging Hedging Balance Sheet Location Instruments Instruments Total Asset Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ 1,299 $ 22,271 $ 23,570 Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative assets — 8,044 8,044 Total asset derivatives $ 1,299 $ 30,315 $ 31,614 Liability Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ — $ (44,351) $ (44,351) Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative liabilities — (12,916) (12,916) Total liability derivatives $ — $ (57,267) $ (57,267) December 31, 2018 Derivatives Derivatives Not Designated as Designated as Hedging Hedging Balance Sheet Location Instruments Instruments Total Asset Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ 5,121 $ 120,992 $ 126,113 Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative assets — 26,390 26,390 Total asset derivatives $ 5,121 $ 147,382 $ 152,503 Liability Derivatives: Exchange-traded derivative contracts Broker margin deposits $ — $ (42,496) $ (42,496) Forward derivative contracts (1) Derivative liabilities — (4,494) (4,494) Total liability derivatives $ — $ (46,990) $ (46,990) (1) Forward derivative contracts include the Partnership’s petroleum and ethanol physical and financial forwards and OTC swaps.

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value Measurements
Schedule of financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands)	Fair Value at March 31, 2019 Cash Collateral Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Total Assets: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ 7,697 $ 347 $ — $ 8,044 Exchange-traded/cleared derivative instruments (2) (20,781) — — 40,724 19,943 Pension plans 17,267 — — — 17,267 Total assets $ (3,514) $ 7,697 $ 347 $ 40,724 $ 45,254 Liabilities: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ (12,842) $ (74) $ — $ (12,916) Fair Value at December 31, 2018 Cash Collateral Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting Total Assets: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ 24,183 $ 886 $ — $ 25,069 Swap agreements and options — 1,321 — — 1,321 Exchange-traded/cleared derivative instruments (2) 83,617 — — (68,851) 14,766 Pension plans 15,800 — — — 15,800 Total assets $ 99,417 $ 25,504 $ 886 $ (68,851) $ 56,956 Liabilities: Forward derivative contracts (1) $ — $ (3,878) $ (616) $ — $ (4,494) (1) Forward derivative contracts include the Partnership’s petroleum and ethanol physical and financial forwards and OTC swaps. (2) Amount includes the effect of cash balances on deposit with clearing brokers.
Carrying value and fair value of the Partnership’s senior notes (in thousands)	March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Face Fair Face Fair Value Value Value Value 6.25% senior notes $ 375,000 $ 371,250 $ 375,000 $ 363,750 7.00% senior notes $ 300,000 $ 296,250 $ 300,000 $ 294,000
Schedule of sensitivity of fair value measurement to changes in significant unobservable inputs	Significant Impact on Fair Value Unobservable Input Position Change to Input Measurement Location basis Long Increase (decrease) Gain (loss) Location basis Short Increase (decrease) Loss (gain) Transportation Long Increase (decrease) Gain (loss) Transportation Short Increase (decrease) Loss (gain) Throughput costs Long Increase (decrease) Gain (loss) Throughput costs Short Increase (decrease) Loss (gain)
Summary of the changes in fair value of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities (in thousands)	Fair value at December 31, 2018 $ 270 Derivatives entered into during the period (48) Derivatives sold during the period 307 Realized gains (losses) recorded in cost of sales (250) Unrealized gains (losses) recorded in cost of sales (6) Fair value at March 31, 2019 $ 273

Environmental Liabilities and_2

Environmental Liabilities and RINs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Environmental Liabilities and Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)
Summary roll forward of the environmental liabilities (in thousands)	Balance at Other Balance at December 31, Payments Dispositions Adjustments March 31, Environmental Liability Related to: 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 Retail gasoline stations $ 59,133 $ (456) $ (450) $ 332 $ 58,559 Terminals 4,091 (184) — — 3,907 Total environmental liabilities $ 63,224 $ (640) $ (450) $ 332 $ 62,466 Current portion $ 6,092 $ 6,092 Long-term portion 57,132 56,374 Total environmental liabilities $ 63,224 $ 62,466

Related Party Transactions (Tab

Related Party Transactions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions
Schedule of receivables from related parties (in thousands)	March 31, December 31, 2019 2018 Receivables from GPC $ 41 $ 23 Receivables from the General Partner (1) 4,832 5,412 Total $ 4,873 $ 5,435 (1) Receivables from the General Partner reflect the Partnership’s prepayment of payroll taxes and payroll accruals to the General Partner and are due to the timing of the payroll obligations.

Long-Term Incentive Plan (Table

Long-Term Incentive Plan (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Long-Term Incentive Plan
Summary of the status of the non-vested phantom units	Weighted Number of Average Non-vested Grant Date Units Fair Value ($) Outstanding non—vested phantom units at December 31, 2018 730,141 13.57 Vested (3,796) 26.38 Outstanding non—vested phantom units at March 31, 2019 726,345 13.50

Partners' Equity and Cash Dis_2

Partners' Equity and Cash Distributions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Schedule of quarterly cash distributions to the unitholders and the General Partner based on target levels	Marginal Percentage Total Quarterly Distribution Interest in Distributions Target Amount Unitholders General Partner First Target Distribution up to $0.4625 99.33 % 0.67 % Second Target Distribution above $0.4625 up to $0.5375 86.33 % 13.67 % Third Target Distribution above $0.5375 up to $0.6625 76.33 % 23.67 % Thereafter above $0.6625 51.33 % 48.67 %
Common Limited Partners
Schedule of cash distributions made by the Partnership (in thousands, except per unit data)	Earned for the Per Unit Cash Distribution Quarter Cash Common General Incentive Total Cash Payment Date Ended Distribution Units Partner Distribution Distribution 2/14/2019 12/31/18 $ $ 16,998 $ 115 $ 202 $ 17,315
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Schedule of cash distributions made by the Partnership (in thousands, except per unit data)	Earned for the Per Unit Cash Distribution Quarterly Period Cash Total Cash Payment Date Covering Distribution Distribution 2/15/2019 11/15/18 - 2/14/19 $ 0.609375 $ 1,682

Segment Reporting (Tables)

Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting
Summary of financial information for the reportable segments (in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Wholesale Segment: Sales Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks $ 1,005,705 $ 773,370 Crude oil (1) 13,993 31,435 Other oils and related products (2) 689,508 749,027 Total $ 1,709,206 $ 1,553,832 Product margin Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks $ 26,990 $ 25,387 Crude oil (1) (6,226) 5,073 Other oils and related products (2) 14,080 16,687 Total $ 34,844 $ 47,147 Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment: Sales Gasoline $ 830,172 $ 892,299 Station operations (3) 104,659 87,605 Total $ 934,831 $ 979,904 Product margin Gasoline $ 87,425 $ 70,145 Station operations (3) 50,960 43,534 Total $ 138,385 $ 113,679 Commercial Segment: Sales $ 335,589 $ 269,155 Product margin $ 6,458 $ 5,237 Combined sales and Product margin: Sales $ 2,979,626 $ 2,802,891 Product margin (4) $ 179,687 $ 166,063 Depreciation allocated to cost of sales (22,843) (21,733) Combined gross profit $ 156,844 $ 144,330 (1) Crude oil consists of the Partnership’s crude oil sales and revenue from its logistics activities. (2) Other oils and related products primarily consist of distillates, residual oil and propane. (3) Station operations consist of convenience store sales, rental income and sundries. (4) Product margin is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management and external users of the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements to assess its business. The table above includes a reconciliation of product margin on a combined basis to gross profit, a directly comparable GAAP measure.
Schedule of reconciliation of the totals reported for the reportable segments to the applicable line items in the consolidated financial statements (in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Combined gross profit $ 156,844 $ 144,330 Operating costs and expenses not allocated to operating segments: Selling, general and administrative expenses 41,090 39,366 Operating expenses 82,944 74,049 Gain on trustee taxes — (52,627) Lease exit and termination gain (493) — Amortization expense 2,976 2,468 Net loss on sale and disposition of assets 553 1,867 Total operating costs and expenses 127,070 65,123 Operating income 29,774 79,207 Interest expense (22,956) (21,445) Income tax (expense) benefit (24) 913 Net income 6,794 58,675 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 332 367 Net income attributable to Global Partners LP $ 7,126 $ 59,042
Schedule of total assets by reportable segment (in thousands)	Wholesale Commercial GDSO Unallocated Total March 31, 2019 $ 801,118 $ — $ 1,617,438 $ 427,434 $ 2,845,990 December 31, 2018 $ 615,795 $ — $ 1,415,501 $ 392,995 $ 2,424,291

Business Combination (Tables)

Business Combination (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Champlain Oil Company [Member]
Acquisitions
Schedule of allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed	Assets purchased: Inventory $ 5,450 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 270 Property and equipment 112,871 Intangibles 12,936 Total identifiable assets purchased 131,527 Liabilities assumed: Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (131) Environmental liabilities (10,757) Other non-current liabilities (938) Total liabilities assumed (11,826) Net identifiable assets acquired 119,701 Goodwill 18,478 Net assets acquired $ 138,179

Changes in Accumulated Other _2

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands)	The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the periods presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Pension Plan Derivatives Total Balance at December 31, 2018 $ (5,258) $ (2) $ (5,260) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications of gain (loss) 1,714 — 1,714 Amount of (loss) gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 30 — 30 Total comprehensive income 1,744 — 1,744 Balance at March 31, 2019 $ (3,514) $ (2) $ (3,516)

Supplemental Guarantor Conden_2

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
Schedule of condensed consolidating balance sheets (in thousands)	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet March 31, 2019 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,153 $ 485 $ — $ 8,638 Accounts receivable, net 403,419 127 130 403,676 Accounts receivable - affiliates 4,873 130 (130) 4,873 Inventories 464,866 — — 464,866 Brokerage margin deposits 19,943 — — 19,943 Derivative assets 8,044 — — 8,044 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 98,939 205 — 99,144 Total current assets 1,008,237 947 — 1,009,184 Property and equipment, net 1,110,046 3,130 — 1,113,176 Right of use assets, net 312,346 86 — 312,432 Intangible assets, net 55,220 — — 55,220 Goodwill 326,486 — — 326,486 Other assets 29,492 — — 29,492 Total assets $ 2,841,827 $ 4,163 $ — $ 2,845,990 Liabilities and partners’ equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 343,131 $ 67 $ — $ 343,198 Accounts payable - affiliates (34) 34 — — Working capital revolving credit facility - current portion 219,500 — — 219,500 Lease liability—current portion 69,760 17 — 69,777 Environmental liabilities - current portion 6,092 — — 6,092 Trustee taxes payable 39,458 — — 39,458 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 89,144 84 — 89,228 Derivative liabilities 12,916 — — 12,916 Total current liabilities 779,967 202 — 780,169 Working capital revolving credit facility - less current portion 150,000 — — 150,000 Revolving credit facility 217,000 — — 217,000 Senior notes 665,138 — — 665,138 Long-term lease liability—less current portion 252,404 60 — 252,464 Environmental liabilities - less current portion 56,374 — — 56,374 Financing obligations 149,860 — — 149,860 Deferred tax liabilities 42,677 — — 42,677 Other long-term liabilities 42,786 — — 42,786 Total liabilities 2,356,206 262 — 2,356,468 Partners' equity Global Partners LP equity 485,621 2,370 — 487,991 Noncontrolling interest — 1,531 — 1,531 Total partners' equity 485,621 3,901 — 489,522 Total liabilities and partners' equity $ 2,841,827 $ 4,163 $ — $ 2,845,990 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet December 31, 2018 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,050 $ 1,071 $ — $ 8,121 Accounts receivable, net 334,689 52 36 334,777 Accounts receivable - affiliates 5,435 36 (36) 5,435 Inventories 386,442 — — 386,442 Brokerage margin deposits 14,766 — — 14,766 Derivative assets 26,390 — — 26,390 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 98,877 100 — 98,977 Total current assets 873,649 1,259 — 874,908 Property and equipment, net 1,128,826 3,806 — 1,132,632 Intangible assets, net 58,532 — — 58,532 Goodwill 327,406 — — 327,406 Other assets 30,813 — — 30,813 Total assets $ 2,419,226 $ 5,065 $ — $ 2,424,291 Liabilities and partners' equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 308,941 $ 38 $ — $ 308,979 Accounts payable - affiliates (169) 169 — — Working capital revolving credit facility - current portion 103,300 — — 103,300 Environmental liabilities - current portion 6,092 — — 6,092 Trustee taxes payable 42,613 — — 42,613 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 117,149 125 — 117,274 Derivative liabilities 4,494 — — 4,494 Total current liabilities 582,420 332 — 582,752 Working capital revolving credit facility - less current portion 150,000 — — 150,000 Revolving credit facility 220,000 — — 220,000 Senior notes 664,455 — — 664,455 Environmental liabilities - less current portion 57,132 — — 57,132 Financing obligations 149,997 — — 149,997 Deferred tax liabilities 42,856 — — 42,856 Other long-term liabilities 57,905 — — 57,905 Total liabilities 1,924,765 332 — 1,925,097 Partners' equity Global Partners LP equity 494,461 2,870 — 497,331 Noncontrolling interest — 1,863 — 1,863 Total partners' equity 494,461 4,733 — 499,194 Total liabilities and partners' equity $ 2,419,226 $ 5,065 $ — $ 2,424,291
Schedule of condensed consolidating statements of income (in thousands)	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Sales $ 2,979,363 $ 365 $ (102) $ 2,979,626 Cost of sales 2,822,200 684 (102) 2,822,782 Gross profit (loss) 157,163 (319) — 156,844 Costs and operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses 40,992 98 — 41,090 Operating expenses 82,529 415 — 82,944 Lease exit and termination gain (493) — — (493) Amortization expense 2,976 — — 2,976 Net loss on sale and disposition of assets 553 — — 553 Total costs and operating expenses 126,557 513 — 127,070 Operating income (loss) 30,606 (832) — 29,774 Interest expense (22,956) — — (22,956) Income (loss) before income tax expense 7,650 (832) — 6,818 Income tax expense (24) — — (24) Net income (loss) 7,626 (832) — 6,794 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest — 332 — 332 Net income (loss) attributable to Global Partners LP 7,626 (500) — 7,126 Less: General partners' interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights 304 — — 304 Less: Series A preferred limited partner interest in net income 1,682 — — 1,682 Net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners $ 5,640 $ (500) $ — $ 5,140 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Eliminations Consolidated Sales $ 2,802,584 $ 392 $ (85) $ 2,802,891 Cost of sales 2,657,810 836 (85) 2,658,561 Gross profit 144,774 (444) — 144,330 Costs and operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses 39,274 92 — 39,366 Operating expenses 73,667 382 — 74,049 Gain on trustee taxes (52,627) — — (52,627) Amortization expense 2,468 — — 2,468 Net loss on sale and disposition of assets 1,867 — — 1,867 Total costs and operating expenses 64,649 474 — 65,123 Operating income (loss) 80,125 (918) — 79,207 Interest expense (21,445) — — (21,445) Income (loss) before income tax benefit 58,680 (918) — 57,762 Income tax benefit 913 — — 913 Net income (loss) 59,593 (918) — 58,675 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest — 367 — 367 Net income (loss) attributable to Global Partners LP 59,593 (551) — 59,042 Less: General partners' interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights 396 — — 396 Net income (loss) attributable to common limited partners $ 59,197 $ (551) $ — $ 58,646
Schedule of condensed consolidating statements of cash flows (in thousands)	Condensed Consolidating Statement Cash Flows Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash used in operating activities $ (86,451) $ (586) $ (87,037) Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (10,229) — (10,229) Seller note issuances (640) — (640) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 4,228 — 4,228 Net cash used in investing activities (6,641) — (6,641) Cash flows from financing activities Net borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility 116,200 — 116,200 Net payments on revolving credit facility (3,000) — (3,000) LTIP units withheld for tax obligations (8) — (8) Distributions to limited partners and general partner (18,997) — (18,997) Net cash provided by financing activities 94,195 — 94,195 Cash and cash equivalents Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,103 (586) 517 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 7,050 1,071 8,121 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 8,153 $ 485 $ 8,638 Condensed Consolidating Statement Cash Flows Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (In thousands) (Issuer) Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiaries Subsidiary Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash used in operating activities $ (103,500) $ (214) $ (103,714) Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (9,557) — (9,557) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 800 — 800 Net cash used in investing activities (8,757) — (8,757) Cash flows from financing activities Net borrowings from working capital revolving credit facility 125,000 — 125,000 Distributions to limited partners and general partner (15,694) — (15,694) Net cash provided by financing activities 109,306 — 109,306 Cash and cash equivalents Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2,951) (214) (3,165) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 13,035 1,823 14,858 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 10,084 $ 1,609 $ 11,693

Organization and Basis of Pre_4

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Apr. 19, 2019	Aug. 07, 2018$ / sharesshares	Mar. 31, 2019itemshares	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018shares
Organization
Number of owned, leased and/or supplied gasoline stations | item			1,578
Number of convenience stores | item			296
General partner interest (as a percent)			0.67%
Interest rate reduction (as a percentage)	0.25%
Trustee taxes
Gain on trustee taxes | $				$ 52,627
Global Partners LP [Member] | Affiliates of general partner
Organization
Limited partner ownership interest (as a percent)			21.90%
Common Limited Partners
Organization
Number of units held			33,753,920		33,751,435
Common Limited Partners | Affiliates of general partner
Organization
Number of units held			7,433,901
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Organization
Number of units held			2,760,000		2,760,000
Trustee taxes
Number of units sold		2,760,000
Initial distribution rate (as a percentage)		9.75%
Liquidation preference (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		$ 25
Sale price (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		$ 25

Organization and Basis of Pre_5

Organization and Basis of Presentation - NCI (Details)	Feb. 01, 2013
Basin Transload LLC
Business combination
Percentage of outstanding membership interests acquired	60.00%

Organization and Basis of Pre_6

Organization and Basis of Presentation - Risk, Impairment, etc. (Details) - customer	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Sales Revenue | Product
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	100.00%	100.00%
Sales Revenue | Product | Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	67.00%	63.00%
Sales Revenue | Product | Crude Oil And Crude Oil Logistics [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	1.00%	1.00%
Sales Revenue | Product | Distillates, residual oil and propane sales
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	29.00%	33.00%
Sales Revenue | Product | Station operations (convenience stores, rental and sundries)
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	3.00%	3.00%
Sales Revenue | Customer
Concentration of Risk
Number of significant customers	0	0
Product Margin [Member]
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	100.00%	100.00%
Product Margin [Member] | Wholesale Segment
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	19.00%	28.00%
Product Margin [Member] | Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	77.00%	69.00%
Product Margin [Member] | Commercial Segment
Concentration of Risk
Percentage of consolidated total	4.00%	3.00%

Adoption of ASC 843, Leases (De

Adoption of ASC 843, Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016location	Jun. 30, 2015item	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2019USD ($)
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Right of use assets, net			$ 312,432
Lease liability			$ 322,241
Existence of option to extend			true
Number of master unitary leasing agreements | item		3
Number of sale-leaseback transactions | item		2
Number of sites under financing obligation | location	30
Lease, Practical Expedients, Package [true false]			true
Maximum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Renewal term			30 years
Operating Leases On Gasoline Stations And Convenience Stores [Member] | Minimum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			1 year
Operating Leases On Gasoline Stations And Convenience Stores [Member] | Maximum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			18 years
Operating Leases On Terminals [Member] | Minimum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			1 year
Operating Leases On Terminals [Member] | Maximum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			7 years
Operating Leases On Dedicated Storage Facilities [Member] | Minimum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			1 year
Operating Leases On Dedicated Storage Facilities [Member] | Maximum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			5 years
Operating Leases On Barge And Railcar Equipment [Member] | Minimum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			1 year
Operating Leases On Barge And Railcar Equipment [Member] | Maximum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			10 years
Operating Leases On Office Space [Member] | Minimum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			1 year
Operating Leases On Office Space [Member] | Maximum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			12 years
Operating Leases On Computer Equipment, Convenience Store Equipment And Automobiles [Member] | Minimum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			1 year
Operating Leases On Computer Equipment, Convenience Store Equipment And Automobiles [Member] | Maximum
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Lease term			6 years
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] | Restatement Adjustment
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Right of use assets, net				$ 330,800
Difference between right of use assets and lease liabilities				10,000
Lease liability				$ 340,800

Adoptions of ASC 842, Leases -

Adoptions of ASC 842, Leases - Balance Sheet (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 312,432
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset
Operating Lease, Liability, Current	$ 69,777
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Operating Lease, Liability, Current
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 252,464
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	$ 322,241

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases - L

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases - Lease costs (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Total lease cost	$ 29,474
Short-term lease costs	900
Variable lease cost	1,600
Cost of sales
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Total lease cost	16,469
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Total lease cost	769
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Total lease cost	$ 12,236

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases -_2

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases - Lease maturities (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Operating Lease Liabilities, Payments Due [Abstract]
Remainder of 2019	$ 68,711
2020	72,049
2021	63,307
2022	50,509
2023	41,753
Thereafter	107,643
Total lease payments	403,972
Less: imputed interest	81,731
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	322,241
Lease liability - current portion	69,777
Long-term lease liability - less current portion	252,464
Liability for leases reasonably expected to be extended	23,500
Minimum lease payments for short term leases	$ 300

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases -_3

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases - Lessor revenue and maturities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Lease revenue, ASC 842	$ 18,549
Operating Lease, Income, Comprehensive Income [Extensible List]	Revenues
Sub-lessor rental income	$ 8,900
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2019	45,605
2020	39,820
2021	22,329
2022	7,380
2023	3,385
Thereafter	10,113
Total to be received	$ 128,632

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases - S

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Cash Flow, Operating Activities, Lessee [Abstract]
Operating cash flows used for operating leases	$ 28,104
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	$ 5,621
Weighted average remaining lease term	6 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average discount rate	6.84%

Revenue from Contracts with C_3

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 1,639,058	$ 1,599,688
Revenue originating as physical forward contracts and exchanges	1,322,019	1,185,298
Lease revenue, ASC 842	18,549
Revenue from leases, ASC 840		17,905
Total other sales	1,340,568	1,203,203
Total sales	2,979,626	2,802,891
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]
Contract liabilities	$ 0		$ 0
Minimum
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]
Payment terms	2 days
Maximum
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]
Payment terms	30 days
Refined Petroleum Products, Renewable Fuels, Crude Oil And Propane [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 1,552,431	1,529,483
Station operations (convenience stores, rental and sundries)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	86,627	70,205
Wholesale Segment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	543,917	467,010
Revenue originating as physical forward contracts and exchanges	1,164,772	1,086,317
Lease revenue, ASC 842	517
Revenue from leases, ASC 840		505
Total other sales	1,165,289	1,086,822
Total sales	1,709,206	1,553,832
Wholesale Segment | Refined Petroleum Products, Renewable Fuels, Crude Oil And Propane [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	543,917	467,010
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	916,799	962,504
Lease revenue, ASC 842	18,032
Revenue from leases, ASC 840		17,400
Total other sales	18,032	17,400
Total sales	934,831	979,904
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment | Refined Petroleum Products, Renewable Fuels, Crude Oil And Propane [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	830,172	892,299
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment | Station operations (convenience stores, rental and sundries)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	86,627	70,205
Total sales	104,659	87,605
Commercial Segment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	178,342	170,174
Revenue originating as physical forward contracts and exchanges	157,247	98,981
Total other sales	157,247	98,981
Total sales	335,589	269,155
Commercial Segment | Refined Petroleum Products, Renewable Fuels, Crude Oil And Propane [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 178,342	$ 170,174

Net (Loss) Income Per Common _3

Net (Loss) Income Per Common Limited Partner Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Apr. 29, 2019	Apr. 19, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Net (Loss) Income Per Limited Partner Unit
Repurchased units not deemed outstanding			241,643		244,128
Net (loss) income attributable to Global Partners LP			$ 7,126	$ 59,042
Declared distribution			17,711	15,829
Assumed allocation of undistributed net loss			(10,585)	43,213
Assumed allocation of net (loss) income			$ 7,126	$ 59,042
Common Limited Partners
Denominator:
Basic weighted average limited partner units outstanding			33,753,000	33,652,000
Diluted weighted average limited partner units outstanding			34,230,000	33,802,000
Basic net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.15	$ 1.74
Diluted net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.15	$ 1.73
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.5100
Common Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Denominator:
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.51
Series A Preferred Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Denominator:
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.609375
Limited Partner Interest
Net (Loss) Income Per Limited Partner Unit
Net (loss) income attributable to Global Partners LP			$ 6,822	$ 58,646
Declared distribution			17,338	15,723
Assumed allocation of undistributed net loss			(10,516)	42,923
Assumed allocation of net (loss) income			6,822	58,646
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners
Net (Loss) Income Per Limited Partner Unit
Assumed allocation of net (loss) income			$ 5,140	$ 58,646
Denominator:
Basic weighted average limited partner units outstanding			33,753,000	33,652,000
Dilutive effect of phantom units			477,000	150,000
Diluted weighted average limited partner units outstanding			34,230,000	33,802,000
Basic net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.15	$ 1.74
Diluted net income per limited partner unit (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.15	$ 1.73
Limited Partner Interest | Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Net (Loss) Income Per Limited Partner Unit
Assumed allocation of net (loss) income			$ 1,682
General Partner, Global GP LLC
Net (Loss) Income Per Limited Partner Unit
Net (loss) income attributable to Global Partners LP			304	$ 396
Declared distribution			117	106
Assumed allocation of undistributed net loss			(69)	290
Assumed allocation of net (loss) income			48	$ 396
IDRs
Net (Loss) Income Per Limited Partner Unit
Declared distribution			256
Assumed allocation of net (loss) income			$ 256

Inventories (Details)

Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Inventories
Inventories	$ 464,866	$ 386,442
Positive exchange balances	4,800	3,800
Negative exchange balances	16,200	14,900
Distillates, residual oil and propane sales
Inventories
Inventories	186,920	173,403
Gasoline
Inventories
Inventories	136,048	93,534
Gasoline blendstocks
Inventories
Inventories	78,023	52,195
Crude Oil
Inventories
Inventories	15,647	21,325
Residual oil
Inventories
Inventories	26,203	21,054
Propane and other
Inventories
Inventories	628	1,447
Renewable identification numbers (RINs)
Inventories
Inventories	505	1,034
Convenience store inventory
Inventories
Inventories	$ 20,892	$ 22,450

Goodwill (Details)

Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Roll forward of the Partnership's goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 327,406
Goodwill, Ending Balance	326,486
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment
Roll forward of the Partnership's goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	327,406
Disposals	(920)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 326,486

Property and Equipment (Details

Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,728,350	$ 1,727,721
Less accumulated depreciation	615,174	595,089
Total	1,113,176	1,132,632
Assets held for sale	12,600	8,100
Long-lived assets subject to impairment	49,600
Buildings and improvements
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	1,140,047	1,126,645
Land
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	455,847	456,334
Fixtures and equipment
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	44,969	44,479
Idle Plant Assets [Member]
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	30,500	30,500
Long-lived assets subject to impairment	30,500
Construction in process
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	24,451	37,636
Capitalized internal use software
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 32,536	$ 32,127

Sale and Disposition of Asset_2

Sale and Disposition of Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)location	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Sale and Disposition of Assets
Other	$ 207	$ 365
Net loss (gain) on sale and disposition of assets	$ 553	1,867
Number of sites classified as held for sale | location	20
Assets held for sale	$ 12,600		$ 8,100
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment
Sale and Disposition of Assets
Goodwill derecognized	920
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Sale and Disposition of Assets
Loss on assets held-for-sale	785	1,526
Periodic Divestiture Of Gasoline Stations (Member) | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Sale and Disposition of Assets
(Gain) loss on sale and divestitures	(142)
Strategic Asset Divestiture Program (Member) | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Sale and Disposition of Assets
Loss on strategic asset sale	$ 297	$ 24
Loss on asset divestitures, income statement location	us-gaap:GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	us-gaap:GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Goodwill derecognized	$ 900	$ 100
Real Estate Firm Coordinated Sale [Member]
Sale and Disposition of Assets
Number of locations divested | location	6

Debt and Financing Obligations

Debt and Financing Obligations - Credit Facility (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 19, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)item	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Debt and Financing Obligations
Interest rate reduction (as a percentage)	0.25%
Current portion		$ 219,500		$ 103,300
Outstanding letters of credit		70,200
Total remaining availability for borrowings and letters of credit				770,700
Credit Agreement
Debt and Financing Obligations
Total available commitments		$ 1,300,000
Number of line of credit facilities | item		2
Average interest rates (as a percent)		4.70%	3.90%
Total borrowings outstanding		$ 586,500
Total remaining availability for borrowings and letters of credit		643,300
Working Capital Facility [Member]
Debt and Financing Obligations
Total available commitments		850,000
Current portion		219,500		103,300
Long-term portion		150,000		$ 150,000
Reduction of debt outstanding		329,600	$ 383,800
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Borrowing from credit facility		445,800	508,800
Payments on credit facility		(329,600)	(383,800)
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility		116,200	$ 125,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt and Financing Obligations
Total available commitments		450,000
Total borrowings outstanding		217,000
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility		$ (3,000)

Debt and Financing Obligation_2

Debt and Financing Obligations - Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Senior Notes 6.25 Percent Due 2022
Debt and Financing Obligations
Aggregate principal amount	$ 375,000	$ 375,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.25%	6.25%
Senior Notes 7.00 Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Debt and Financing Obligations
Aggregate principal amount	$ 300,000	$ 300,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	7.00%	7.00%

Debt and Financing Obligation_3

Debt and Financing Obligations - Financing Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 29, 2016USD ($)location	Jun. 01, 2015USD ($)item	Jun. 30, 2016location	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Financing Obligations
Net loss (gain) on sale and disposition of assets				$ 553	$ 1,867
Financing obligations, ASC842				149,860
Financing obligations, ASC840						$ 149,997
Number of sites under financing obligation | location			30
Unamortized fees				9,200		10,500
Amortization expenses				1,343	1,343
Capitol Petroleum Group
Financing Obligations
Financing obligations, ASC842				87,400
Financing obligations, ASC840		$ 89,600
Number of sale-leaseback transactions | item		2
Interest expense, ASC842				2,300
Interest expense for sale-leaseback properties, ASC840					2,300
Lease rental payments, ASC842				2,500
Lease rental payments, ASC840					2,400
Number of sites under financing obligation | item		53
Credit Agreement
Financing Obligations
Unamortized fees				4,500		5,500
Total available commitments				1,300,000
Working Capital Facility [Member]
Financing Obligations
Total available commitments				850,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Financing Obligations
Total available commitments				450,000
All Senior Notes [Member]
Financing Obligations
Unamortized fees				3,900		4,200
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Sale Leaseback Sites [Member]
Financing Obligations
Financing obligations, ASC842				62,400
Financing obligations, ASC840	$ 62,500
Interest expense, ASC842				1,100
Interest expense for sale-leaseback properties, ASC840					$ 1,100
Number of sites under financing obligation | location	30
Sale leaseback, gross proceeds	$ 63,500
Sale leaseback financing fees	$ 1,000
Unamortized fees				$ 800		$ 800

Derivative Financial Instrume_3

Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019item
Exchange-Traded Derivatives | Long [Member]
Volume of activity related to derivative financial instruments
Nonmonetary units	52,212
Exchange-Traded Derivatives | Short [Member]
Volume of activity related to derivative financial instruments
Nonmonetary units	56,075
OTC Derivatives (Petroleum/Ethanol) | Long [Member]
Volume of activity related to derivative financial instruments
Nonmonetary units	17,023
OTC Derivatives (Petroleum/Ethanol) | Short [Member]
Volume of activity related to derivative financial instruments
Nonmonetary units	8,218

Derivative Financial Instrume_4

Derivative Financial Instruments - FV Hedges (Details) - Fair Value Hedge - Cost of sales - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Futures contracts
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$ (4,661)	$ 2,729
Inventories
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Items	$ 5,051	$ (1,196)

Derivative Financial Instrume_5

Derivative Financial Instruments - Not Designated (Details) - Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments - Commodity product bbl in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)bbl	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)
Derivative Financial Instruments
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives | $	$ 9,203	$ 1,832
Maximum
Derivative Financial Instruments
Aggregate units of products in a controlled trading program | bbl	250

Derivative Financial Instrume_6

Derivative Financial Instruments - Commodity Contracts, etc. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	$ 31,614	$ 152,503
Liability Derivatives	(57,267)	(46,990)
Exchange-Traded Derivatives | Broker margin deposits
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	23,570	126,113
Liability Derivatives	(44,351)	(42,496)
Forward Derivative Contracts | Derivative assets
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	8,044	26,390
Forward Derivative Contracts | Derivative liabilities
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Liability Derivatives	(12,916)	(4,494)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	1,299	5,121
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Exchange-Traded Derivatives | Broker margin deposits
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	1,299	5,121
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	30,315	147,382
Liability Derivatives	(57,267)	(46,990)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Exchange-Traded Derivatives | Broker margin deposits
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	22,271	120,992
Liability Derivatives	(44,351)	(42,496)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Forward Derivative Contracts | Derivative assets
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Asset Derivatives	8,044	26,390
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Forward Derivative Contracts | Derivative liabilities
Fair values of derivative financial instruments
Liability Derivatives	$ (12,916)	$ (4,494)

Fair Value Measurements - Recur

Fair Value Measurements - Recurring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Senior Notes 6.25 Percent Due 2022
Liabilities:
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.25%	6.25%
Face value of debt instrument	$ 375,000	$ 375,000
Fair value of debt instrument	$ 371,250	$ 363,750
Senior Notes 7.00 Percent Due 2023 [Member]
Liabilities:
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	7.00%	7.00%
Face value of debt instrument	$ 300,000	$ 300,000
Fair value of debt instrument	296,250	294,000
Recurring basis
Assets:
Cash collateral netting	40,724	(68,851)
Recurring basis | Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Assets:
Cash collateral netting	40,724	(68,851)
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value
Assets:
Pension plans	17,267	15,800
Total assets	45,254	56,956
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Forward Derivative Contracts
Assets:
Derivative assets	8,044	25,069
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	(12,916)	(4,494)
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Swap And Options [Member]
Assets:
Derivative assets		1,321
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Assets:
Exchange-traded/cleared derivative instruments	19,943	14,766
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Level 1
Assets:
Pension plans	17,267	15,800
Total pre-netting liabilities	(3,514)
Total assets		99,417
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Level 1 | Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Assets:
Exchange-traded/cleared derivative instruments	(20,781)	83,617
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Level 2
Assets:
Total assets	7,697	25,504
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Level 2 | Forward Derivative Contracts
Assets:
Derivative assets	7,697	24,183
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	(12,842)	(3,878)
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Level 2 | Swap And Options [Member]
Assets:
Derivative assets		1,321
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Level 3
Assets:
Total assets	347	886
Recurring basis | Total estimated fair value | Level 3 | Forward Derivative Contracts
Assets:
Derivative assets	347	886
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$ (74)	$ (616)

Fair Value Measurements - Level

Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 (Details) - Level 3 $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)$ / bbl	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)$ / bbl
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Fair Value, beginning of period	$ 270
Purchases	(48)
Sales	307
Recognized gains (losses) recorded in cost of sales	250
Unrecognized gains (losses) recorded in cost of sales	6
Fair Value, end of period	$ 273	$ 270
Crude Oil | Minimum
Fair Value Measurements
Estimated margin (in dollars per barrel) | $ / bbl	(5.80)	(3.25)
Crude Oil | Maximum
Fair Value Measurements
Estimated margin (in dollars per barrel) | $ / bbl	(1.80)	2
Propane and other | Minimum
Fair Value Measurements
Estimated margin (in dollars per barrel) | $ / bbl	0.840	0.02
Propane and other | Maximum
Fair Value Measurements
Estimated margin (in dollars per barrel) | $ / bbl	6.72	0.25

Environmental Liabilities and_3

Environmental Liabilities and RIN (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Changes in environmental liabilities during the period
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 63,224
Payments	(640)
Dispositions	(450)
Other adjustments	332
Balance at the end of the period	62,466
Environmental liabilities
Current portion		$ 6,092	$ 6,092
Long-term portion		56,374	57,132
Total environmental liabilities	63,224	62,466	63,224
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)
RVO deficiency		300	600
Losses from firm non-cancellable RIN forward purchase and sales commitments	$ 200
Minimum
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)
Settlement period of RVO	1 year
Retail Gasoline Stations
Changes in environmental liabilities during the period
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 59,133
Payments	(456)
Dispositions	(450)
Other adjustments	332
Balance at the end of the period	58,559
Environmental liabilities
Total environmental liabilities	59,133	58,559	59,133
Terminals
Changes in environmental liabilities during the period
Balance at the beginning of the period	4,091
Payments	(184)
Balance at the end of the period	3,907
Environmental liabilities
Total environmental liabilities	$ 4,091	$ 3,907	$ 4,091

Related-Party Transactions (Det

Related-Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Information on related party transaction
Receivables from related parties	$ 4,873		$ 5,435
GPC
Related Party Transactions
Notice period to terminate the receipt of services under the agreement	90 days
Information on related party transaction
Receivables from related parties	$ 41		23
General Partner, Global GP LLC
Information on related party transaction
Expenses incurred from transactions with related parties	29,200	$ 26,600
Receivables from related parties	$ 4,832		$ 5,412
GPC | Slifka Family [Member]
Related Party Transactions
Ownership interest, as a percent	100.00%

Long-Term Incentive Plan - Unit

Long-Term Incentive Plan - Unit-based (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		116 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Long-Term Incentive Plan
Number of common units initially authorized for issuance under LTIP (in shares)	4,300,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Compensation expenses	$ 800	$ 1,300
Unrecognized compensation cost related to the non-vested awards	$ 4,200
Repurchase Program
Aggregate common units authorized to be acquired (in shares)	1,242,427
Common units repurchased by General Partner (in shares)			838,505
Common units repurchased by General Partner	$ 0		$ 24,800
Performance costs paid	$ 300	$ 400
Phantom Unit Awards [Member]
Number of Non-vested Units
Outstanding non-vested units at the beginning of the period (in shares)	730,141
Vested (in shares)	(3,796)
Outstanding non-vested units at the end of the period (in shares)	726,345		730,141
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding non-vested units at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 13.57
Vested (in dollars per share)	26.38
Outstanding non-vested units at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 13.50		$ 13.57

Partners' Equity and Cash Dis_3

Partners' Equity and Cash Distribution (Details)	Aug. 07, 2018$ / sharesshares	Mar. 31, 2019item$ / sharesshares	Dec. 31, 2018shares
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
General partner interest, equivalent units outstanding		230,303	230,303
General partner interest (as a percent)		0.67%
Number of quarters of cash reserves to provide funds for distributions to unitholders and General Partner | item		4
First Target Distribution [Member] | Maximum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		$ 0.4625
Second Target Distribution [Member] | Minimum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		0.4625
Second Target Distribution [Member] | Maximum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		0.5375
Third Target Distribution [Member] | Minimum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		0.5375
Third Target Distribution [Member] | Maximum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		0.6625
Thereafter | Minimum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares		$ 0.6625
Affiliates of general partner | Global Partners LP [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Limited partner ownership interest (as a percent)		21.90%
Common Limited Partners
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held		33,753,920	33,751,435
Period of distribution of available cash after end of each quarter		45 days
Common Limited Partners | Affiliates of general partner
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held		7,433,901
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held		2,760,000	2,760,000
Number of units sold	2,760,000
Sale price (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares	$ 25
Limited Partner Interest | Global Partners LP [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Limited partner ownership interest (as a percent)		99.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held		33,995,563
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | First Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		99.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Second Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		86.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Third Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		76.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Thereafter
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		51.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Affiliates of general partner
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held		7,433,901
General Partner, Global GP LLC
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held		230,303
General Partner, Global GP LLC | First Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		0.67%
General Partner, Global GP LLC | Second Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		13.67%
General Partner, Global GP LLC | Third Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		23.67%
General Partner, Global GP LLC | Thereafter
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions		48.67%

Partners' Equity and Cash Dis_4

Partners' Equity and Cash Distribution - Distributions paid (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Apr. 29, 2019	Apr. 19, 2019	Feb. 15, 2019	Feb. 14, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Cash Distribution Payment
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)				$ 0.5000
Cash distributions to general partner				$ 115
Incentive Distribution				202
Distributions, Total				17,315	$ 18,997	$ 15,829
Subsequent event | Annualized Basis [Member]
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	$ 2.04
Common Limited Partners
Cash Distribution Payment
Cash distribution				$ 16,998
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	0.5100
Common Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	0.51
Common Limited Partners | Subsequent event | Annualized Basis [Member]
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	$ 2.04
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Cash Distribution Payment
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.609375
Cash distribution			$ 1,682
Series A Preferred Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.609375
Series A Preferred Limited Partners | Subsequent event | Annualized Basis [Member]
Distribution declared
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)		$ 2.4375
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners
Cash Distribution Payment
Distributions, Total					16,998	15,723
Limited Partner Interest | Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Cash Distribution Payment
Distributions, Total					1,682
General Partner, Global GP LLC
Cash Distribution Payment
Distributions, Total					$ 317	$ 106

Partners' Equity and Cash Dis_5

Partners' Equity and Cash Distribution - Preferred Units (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Apr. 29, 2019$ / shares	Apr. 19, 2019$ / shares	Feb. 15, 2019USD ($)$ / shares	Feb. 14, 2019USD ($)$ / shares	Aug. 07, 2018$ / sharesshares	Mar. 31, 2019item$ / sharesshares	Dec. 31, 2018shares
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)				$ 0.5000
General partner interest, equivalent units outstanding | shares						230,303	230,303
General partner interest (as a percent)						0.67%
Number of quarters of cash reserves to provide funds for distributions to unitholders and General Partner | item						4
First Target Distribution [Member] | Maximum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit)						$ 0.4625
Second Target Distribution [Member] | Minimum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit)						0.4625
Second Target Distribution [Member] | Maximum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit)						0.5375
Third Target Distribution [Member] | Minimum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit)						0.5375
Third Target Distribution [Member] | Maximum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit)						0.6625
Thereafter | Minimum
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (in dollars per unit)						$ 0.6625
Affiliates of general partner | Global Partners LP [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Limited partner ownership interest (as a percent)						21.90%
Common Limited Partners
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Cash distribution | $				$ 16,998
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit	$ 0.5100
Number of units held | shares						33,753,920	33,751,435
Period of distribution of available cash after end of each quarter						45 days
Common Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit	0.51
Common Limited Partners | Affiliates of general partner
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held | shares						7,433,901
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Per Unit Cash Distribution (in dollars per unit)			$ 0.609375
Cash distribution | $			$ 1,682
Initial distribution rate (as a percentage)					9.75%
Liquidation preference (in dollars per unit)					$ 25
Number of units held | shares						2,760,000	2,760,000
Number of units sold | shares					2,760,000
Sale price (in dollars per unit)					$ 25
Series A Preferred Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit		$ 0.609375
Limited Partner Interest | Global Partners LP [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Limited partner ownership interest (as a percent)						99.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held | shares						33,995,563
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | First Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						99.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Second Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						86.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Third Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						76.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Thereafter
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						51.33%
Limited Partner Interest | Common Limited Partners | Affiliates of general partner
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held | shares						7,433,901
General Partner, Global GP LLC
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Number of units held | shares						230,303
General Partner, Global GP LLC | First Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						0.67%
General Partner, Global GP LLC | Second Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						13.67%
General Partner, Global GP LLC | Third Target Distribution [Member]
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						23.67%
General Partner, Global GP LLC | Thereafter
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions						48.67%
Annualized Basis [Member] | Subsequent event
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit	2.04
Annualized Basis [Member] | Common Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit	$ 2.04
Annualized Basis [Member] | Series A Preferred Limited Partners | Subsequent event
Partners' Equity, Allocations and Cash Distributions
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit		$ 2.4375

Segment Reporting (Details)

Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands, gal in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)gal	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)gal
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	$ 2,979,626	$ 2,802,891
Product margin	179,687	166,063
Depreciation allocated to cost of sales	(22,843)	(21,733)
Gross profit	156,844	144,330
Wholesale Segment
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	1,709,206	1,553,832
Product margin	34,844	47,147
Wholesale Segment | Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	1,005,705	773,370
Product margin	26,990	25,387
Wholesale Segment | Crude Oil And Crude Oil Logistics [Member]
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	13,993	31,435
Product margin	(6,226)	5,073
Wholesale Segment | Distillates, residual oil and propane sales
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	689,508	749,027
Product margin	14,080	16,687
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	934,831	979,904
Product margin	138,385	113,679
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment | Gasoline
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	830,172	892,299
Product margin	87,425	70,145
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment | Station operations (convenience stores, rental and sundries)
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	104,659	87,605
Product margin	50,960	43,534
Commercial Segment
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales	335,589	269,155
Product margin	$ 6,458	$ 5,237
Intersegment transaction | Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment
Summarized financial information for the Partnership's reportable segments
Sales volume supplied by Wholesale to GDSO (in gallons) | gal	111	114

Segment Reporting - Reconciliat

Segment Reporting - Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Reconciliation of the totals reported for the reportable segments to the applicable line items in the consolidated financial statements
Combined gross profit	$ 156,844	$ 144,330
Operating costs and expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41,090	39,366
Operating expenses	82,944	74,049
Gain on trustee taxes		(52,627)
Lease exit and termination gain, ASC842	(493)
Amortization expense	2,976	2,468
Net loss on sale and disposition of assets	553	1,867
Total costs and operating expenses	127,070	65,123
Operating income	29,774	79,207
Interest expense	(22,956)	(21,445)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(24)	913
Net income	6,794	58,675
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	332	367
Net income attributable to Global Partners LP	7,126	59,042
Unallocated
Operating costs and expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41,090	39,366
Operating expenses	82,944	74,049
Gain on trustee taxes		(52,627)
Lease exit and termination gain, ASC842	(493)
Amortization expense	2,976	2,468
Net loss on sale and disposition of assets	553	1,867
Total costs and operating expenses	$ 127,070	$ 65,123

Segment Reporting - Assets (Det

Segment Reporting - Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment assets
Total	$ 2,845,990	$ 2,424,291
Right of use assets, net	312,432
Unallocated
Segment assets
Total	427,434	392,995
Wholesale Segment
Segment assets
Total	801,118	615,795
Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations Segment
Segment assets
Total	$ 1,617,438	$ 1,415,501

Business Combination - Current

Business Combination - Current Year (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 17, 2018USD ($)location	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)item	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Acquisitions
Number of owned, leased and/or supplied gasoline stations | item		1,578
Number of convenience stores | item		296
Preliminary allocation of the purchase price
Goodwill		$ 326,486		$ 327,406
Amortization expense		2,976	$ 2,468
Champlain Oil Company [Member]
Acquisitions
Number of owned, leased and/or supplied gasoline stations | location	37
Number of fuel sites owned or leased | location	24
Number of gas stations under fuel supply agreements | location	65
Purchase price including contingent consideration	$ 138,200
Preliminary allocation of the purchase price
Inventory	5,450
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	270
Property and equipment	112,871
Intangibles	12,936
Total identifiable assets purchased	131,527
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(131)
Environmental liabilities	(10,757)
Other non-current liabilities	(938)
Total liabilities assumed	(11,826)
Net identifiable assets acquired	119,701
Goodwill	18,478
Net assets acquired	138,179
Amortization expense		$ 600
Amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes	$ 18,500
Champlain Oil Company [Member] | Minimum
Preliminary allocation of the purchase price
Weighted average life	1 year
Champlain Oil Company [Member] | Maximum
Preliminary allocation of the purchase price
Weighted average life	10 years

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)item	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Income Taxes
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries which are taxable for federal and state income tax purposes | item	1
Increase in valuation allowance for state net operating loss carryforwards	$ 0.1
Unrecognized tax benefits	1	$ 1
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized	1	$ 1
Potential increase in unrecognized tax benefits in next 12 months	$ 1

Changes in Accumulated Other _3

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, beginning of period	$ 499,194
Balance, end of period	489,522
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, beginning of period	(5,260)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications of gain (loss)	1,714
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	30
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	1,744
Balance, end of period	(3,516)
Pension Plan
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, beginning of period	(5,258)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications of gain (loss)	1,714
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	30
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	1,744
Balance, end of period	(3,514)
Derivatives
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, beginning of period	(2)
Balance, end of period	$ (2)

Legal Proceedings (Details)

Legal Proceedings (Details) gal in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016itemgal	Mar. 31, 2019a
Alleged Violations of Clean Air Act at Albany Terminal [Member]
Other legal proceedings
Terminal area (in acres) | a		63
Damages from Product Defects [Member]
Other legal proceedings
Number of terminals affected | item	1
Quantity of product affected (in gallons) | gal	14

New Accounting Standards (Detai

New Accounting Standards (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
Lease, Practical Expedients, Package [true false]	true

Subsequent Events (Details)

Subsequent Events (Details) - $ / shares	Apr. 29, 2019	Apr. 19, 2019
Subsequent Event
Interest rate reduction (as a percentage)		0.25%
Common Limited Partners
Subsequent Event
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.5100
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event
Interest rate reduction (as a percentage)		0.25%
Subsequent event | Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Subsequent Event
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)		$ 0.609375
Subsequent event | Common Limited Partners
Subsequent Event
Quarterly cash distributions declared (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.51

Supp Guarantor Cond Cons Fin St

Supp Guarantor Cond Cons Fin Stmts - B/S (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,638	$ 11,693	$ 8,121	$ 14,858
Accounts receivable, net	403,676		334,777
Accounts receivable-affiliates	4,873		5,435
Inventories	464,866		386,442
Brokerage margin deposits	19,943		14,766
Derivative assets	8,044		26,390
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	99,144		98,977
Total current assets	1,009,184		874,908
Property and equipment, net	1,113,176		1,132,632
Right of use assets, net	312,432
Intangible assets, net	55,220		58,532
Goodwill	326,486		327,406
Other assets	29,492		30,813
Total assets	2,845,990		2,424,291
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	343,198		308,979
Working capital revolving credit facility - current portion	219,500		103,300
Current portion	219,500		103,300
Lease liability - current portion	69,777
Environmental liabilities-current portion	6,092		6,092
Trustee taxes payable	39,458		42,613
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	89,228		117,274
Derivative liabilities	12,916		4,494
Total current liabilities	780,169		582,752
Working capital revolving credit facility-less current portion	150,000		150,000
Revolving credit facility	217,000		220,000
Senior notes	665,138		664,455
Long-term lease liability - less current portion	252,464
Environmental liabilities-less current portion	56,374		57,132
Financing obligations, ASC842	149,860
Financing obligations, ASC840			149,997
Deferred tax liabilities	42,677		42,856
Other long-term liabilities	42,786		57,905
Total liabilities	2,356,468		1,925,097
Partners' equity
Total Global Partners LP equity	487,991		497,331
Noncontrolling interest	1,531		1,863
Total partners' equity	489,522	438,394	499,194	394,318
Total liabilities and partners' equity	2,845,990		2,424,291
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | (Issuer) Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	8,153	10,084	7,050	13,035
Accounts receivable, net	403,419		334,689
Accounts receivable-affiliates	4,873		5,435
Inventories	464,866		386,442
Brokerage margin deposits	19,943		14,766
Derivative assets	8,044		26,390
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	98,939		98,877
Total current assets	1,008,237		873,649
Property and equipment, net	1,110,046		1,128,826
Right of use assets, net	312,346
Intangible assets, net	55,220		58,532
Goodwill	326,486		327,406
Other assets	29,492		30,813
Total assets	2,841,827		2,419,226
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	343,131		308,941
Accounts payable - affiliates	(34)		(169)
Working capital revolving credit facility - current portion	219,500		103,300
Current portion	219,500		103,300
Lease liability - current portion	69,760
Environmental liabilities-current portion	6,092		6,092
Trustee taxes payable	39,458		42,613
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	89,144		117,149
Derivative liabilities	12,916		4,494
Total current liabilities	779,967		582,420
Working capital revolving credit facility-less current portion	150,000		150,000
Revolving credit facility	217,000		220,000
Senior notes	665,138		664,455
Long-term lease liability - less current portion	252,404
Environmental liabilities-less current portion	56,374		57,132
Financing obligations, ASC842	149,860
Financing obligations, ASC840			149,997
Deferred tax liabilities	42,677		42,856
Other long-term liabilities	42,786		57,905
Total liabilities	2,356,206		1,924,765
Partners' equity
Total Global Partners LP equity	485,621		494,461
Total partners' equity	485,621		494,461
Total liabilities and partners' equity	2,841,827		2,419,226
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiary
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	485	$ 1,609	1,071	$ 1,823
Accounts receivable, net	127		52
Accounts receivable-affiliates	130		36
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	205		100
Total current assets	947		1,259
Property and equipment, net	3,130		3,806
Right of use assets, net	86
Total assets	4,163		5,065
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	67		38
Accounts payable - affiliates	34		169
Lease liability - current portion	17
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	84		125
Total current liabilities	202		332
Long-term lease liability - less current portion	60
Total liabilities	262		332
Partners' equity
Total Global Partners LP equity	2,370		2,870
Noncontrolling interest	1,531		1,863
Total partners' equity	3,901		4,733
Total liabilities and partners' equity	4,163		5,065
Eliminations
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, net	130		36
Accounts receivable-affiliates	$ (130)		$ (36)
Global Partners Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%

Supp Guarantor Cond Cons Fin _2

Supp Guarantor Cond Cons Fin Stmts - I/S (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	$ 2,979,626	$ 2,802,891
Cost of sales	2,822,782	2,658,561
Gross profit	156,844	144,330
Costs and operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41,090	39,366
Operating expenses	82,944	74,049
Gain on trustee taxes		(52,627)
Lease exit and termination gain, ASC842	(493)
Amortization expense	2,976	2,468
Net loss on sale and disposition of assets	553	1,867
Total costs and operating expenses	127,070	65,123
Operating income	29,774	79,207
Interest expense	(22,956)	(21,445)
Income before income tax (expense) benefit	6,818	57,762
Income tax benefit (expense)	(24)	913
Net income	6,794	58,675
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	332	367
Net income attributable to Global Partners LP	7,126	59,042
Less: General partner’s interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights	304	396
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | (Issuer) Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	2,979,363	2,802,584
Cost of sales	2,822,200	2,657,810
Gross profit	157,163	144,774
Costs and operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	40,992	39,274
Operating expenses	82,529	73,667
Gain on trustee taxes		(52,627)
Lease exit and termination gain, ASC842	(493)
Amortization expense	2,976	2,468
Net loss on sale and disposition of assets	553	1,867
Total costs and operating expenses	126,557	64,649
Operating income	30,606	80,125
Interest expense	(22,956)	(21,445)
Income before income tax (expense) benefit	7,650	58,680
Income tax benefit (expense)	(24)	913
Net income	7,626	59,593
Net income attributable to Global Partners LP	7,626	59,593
Less: General partner’s interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights	304	396
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiary
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	365	392
Cost of sales	684	836
Gross profit	(319)	(444)
Costs and operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	98	92
Operating expenses	415	382
Total costs and operating expenses	513	474
Operating income	(832)	(918)
Income before income tax (expense) benefit	(832)	(918)
Net income	(832)	(918)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	332	367
Net income attributable to Global Partners LP	(500)	(551)
Eliminations
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	(102)	(85)
Cost of sales	(102)	(85)
Series A Preferred Limited Partners
Costs and operating expenses:
Limited partners' interest in net income	1,682
Series A Preferred Limited Partners | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | (Issuer) Guarantor Subsidiaries
Costs and operating expenses:
Limited partners' interest in net income	1,682
Common Limited Partners
Costs and operating expenses:
Limited partners' interest in net income	5,140	58,646
Common Limited Partners | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | (Issuer) Guarantor Subsidiaries
Costs and operating expenses:
Limited partners' interest in net income	5,640	59,197
Common Limited Partners | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiary
Costs and operating expenses:
Limited partners' interest in net income	$ (500)	$ (551)

Supp Guarantor Cond Cons Fin _3

Supp Guarantor Cond Cons Fin Stmts - SCF (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ (87,037)	$ (103,714)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(10,229)	(9,557)
Seller note issuances	(640)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	4,228	800
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,641)	(8,757)
Cash flows from financing activities
LTIP units withheld for tax obligations	(8)
Distributions to partners	(18,997)	(15,694)
Net cash provided by financing activities	94,195	109,306
Cash and cash equivalents
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	517	(3,165)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	8,121	14,858
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,638	11,693
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility	(3,000)
Working Capital Facility [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility	116,200	125,000
(Issuer) Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	(86,451)	(103,500)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(10,229)	(9,557)
Seller note issuances	(640)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	4,228	800
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,641)	(8,757)
Cash flows from financing activities
LTIP units withheld for tax obligations	(8)
Distributions to partners	(18,997)	(15,694)
Net cash provided by financing activities	94,195	109,306
Cash and cash equivalents
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,103	(2,951)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	7,050	13,035
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,153	10,084
(Issuer) Guarantor Subsidiaries | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility	(3,000)
(Issuer) Guarantor Subsidiaries | Working Capital Facility [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings from (payments on) credit facility	116,200	125,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	(586)	(214)
Cash and cash equivalents
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	(586)	(214)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,071	1,823
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 485	$ 1,609