TravelCenters of America (TA) 10-K 1 Mar 23 2022 FY Annual report Financial data

Cover Page

Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 27, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-33274
Entity Registrant Name	TravelCenters of America Inc. /MD/
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-5701514
Entity Address, Address Line One	24601 Center Ridge Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Westlake
Entity Address, State or Province	OH
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	44145-5639
City Area Code	440
Local Phone Number	808-9100
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 429.7
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,101,389
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Certain information required in Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K may be incorporated by reference to a definitive Proxy Statement for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A. If we determine to not file a proxy statement as a result of the pendency of our proposed sale to a subsidiary of BP p.l.c., we will file an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K that includes such required information.
Entity Central Index Key	0001378453
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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Trading Symbol	TA
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8.25% Senior Notes due 2028
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8.00% Senior Notes due 2029
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8.00% Senior Notes due 2030
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Audit Information

Audit Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Auditor [Line Items]
Auditor Name	DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Auditor Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Auditor Firm ID	34
RSM US LLP
Auditor [Line Items]
Auditor Name	RSM US LLP
Auditor Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Auditor Firm ID	49

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 416,012	$ 536,002
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,361 and $1,003 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively)	206,622	111,392
Inventory	272,074	191,843
Other current assets	47,192	37,947
Total current assets	941,900	877,184
Property and equipment, net	999,404	831,427
Operating lease assets	1,576,538	1,659,526
Goodwill	37,110	22,213
Intangible assets, net	14,485	10,934
Other noncurrent assets	83,470	107,217
Total assets	3,652,907	3,508,501
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	253,571	206,420
Current operating lease liabilities	113,940	118,005
Other current liabilities	216,138	194,853
Total current liabilities	583,649	519,278
Total long term debt, net	524,206	524,781
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	1,551,027	1,655,359
Other noncurrent liabilities	120,819	106,230
Total liabilities	2,779,701	2,805,648
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 216,000 and 216,000 shares of common stock authorized as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 15,105 and 14,839 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively	14	14
Additional paid-in capital	791,711	785,597
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(19)	(198)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	81,500	(82,560)
Total stockholders’ equity	873,206	702,853
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 3,652,907	$ 3,508,501

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,361	$ 1,003
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	216,000,000	216,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	15,105,000	14,839,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	15,105,000	14,839,000

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 10,844,990	$ 7,336,844	$ 4,846,037
Costs and expenses:
Site level operating expense	1,057,371	955,385	870,329
Selling, general and administrative expense	190,061	155,355	145,038
Real estate rent expense	259,713	255,627	255,743
Depreciation and amortization expense	109,698	96,507	127,789
Other operating income, net	(4,056)	(2,275)	0
Income from operations	252,889	123,050	10,776
Interest expense, net	41,780	46,786	30,479
Other (income) expense, net	(4,560)	810	1,379
Income (loss) before income taxes	215,669	75,454	(21,082)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(51,609)	(17,263)	6,178
Net income (loss)	164,060	58,191	(14,904)
Less: net loss for noncontrolling interest	0	(333)	(1,005)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	164,060	58,524	(13,899)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Foreign currency income (loss), net of taxes of $(83), $6 and $26 , respectively	179	7	(33)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	179	7	(33)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 164,239	$ 58,531	$ (13,932)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 11.04	$ 4.01	$ (1.23)
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 11.04	$ 4.01	$ (1.23)
Fuel
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 8,707,282	$ 5,374,695	$ 3,084,323
Costs and expenses:
Total cost of goods sold	8,137,469	4,981,903	2,750,971
Nonfuel
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,123,223	1,946,732	1,747,418
Costs and expenses:
Total cost of goods sold	841,845	771,292	685,391
Rent and royalties from franchisees
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 14,485	$ 15,417	$ 14,296

Consolidated Statements of Op_2

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Foreign currency income (loss), taxes	$ (83)	$ 6	$ 26

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 164,060	$ 58,191	$ (14,904)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred rent payments and noncash rent adjustments	(23,113)	(22,880)	(21,486)
Depreciation and amortization expense	109,698	96,507	127,789
Gain on sale of assets	(2,960)	(2,275)	0
Deferred income taxes	43,707	16,949	(5,418)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(95,928)	(17,060)	78,328
Inventory	(74,290)	(19,011)	23,460
Other assets	(6,936)	(8,016)	(1,514)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	67,473	42,925	46,952
Other, net	1,953	9,131	11,201
Net cash provided by operating activities	183,664	154,461	244,408
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(186,488)	(104,852)	(54,386)
Acquisitions of travel centers and other sites, net of cash acquired	(109,398)	0	0
Proceeds from other asset sales	1,849	11,526	1,873
Investment in equity investee	(1,000)	(1,350)	(2,928)
Other	952	762	286
Net cash used in investing activities	(294,085)	(93,914)	(55,155)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from underwritten equity offering	0	0	79,980
Long term debt borrowings	0	0	208,116
Payments on long term debt	(2,813)	(2,664)	(7,900)
Acquisition of stock for tax withholding	(2,229)	(1,994)	(1,750)
Other, net	(4,645)	(3,048)	(1,805)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(9,687)	(7,706)	276,641
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	118	10	51
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(119,990)	52,851	465,945
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	536,002	483,151	17,206
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	416,012	536,002	483,151
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Lease modification (operating to finance lease)	0	28,201	0
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest of $788, $49 and $6 as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively)	46,281	44,249	28,039
Income taxes paid (refunded)	$ 5,656	$ 682	$ (1,210)

Consolidated Statements of Ca_2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Interest paid capitalized	$ 788	$ 49	$ 6

Consolidated Statements of Stoc

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Total TA Stockholders’ Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			8,307
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 572,536	$ 571,053	$ 8	$ 698,402	$ (172)	$ (127,185)	$ 1,483
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Grants under share award plan and stock based compensation, net (in shares)			167
Grants under share award plan and stock based compensation, net	3,465	3,465		3,465
Proceeds from underwritten public equity offering (in shares)			6,100
Proceeds from underwritten public equity offering	79,980	79,980	$ 6	79,974
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(65)						(65)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	(33)	(33)			(33)
Net income (loss)	(14,904)	(13,899)				(13,899)	(1,005)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			14,574
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020	640,979	640,566	$ 14	781,841	(205)	(141,084)	413
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Grants under share award plan and stock based compensation, net (in shares)			265
Grants under share award plan and stock based compensation, net	3,756	3,756		3,756
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(80)						(80)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	7	7			7
Net income (loss)	$ 58,191	58,524				58,524	(333)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	14,839		14,839
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 702,853	702,853	$ 14	785,597	(198)	(82,560)	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Grants under share award plan and stock based compensation, net (in shares)			266
Grants under share award plan and stock based compensation, net	6,114	6,114		6,114
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	179	179			179
Net income (loss)	$ 164,060	164,060				164,060
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	15,105		15,105
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 873,206	$ 873,206	$ 14	$ 791,711	$ (19)	$ 81,500	$ 0

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies General Information and Basis of Presentation TravelCenters of America Inc. is a Maryland corporation. As of December 31, 2022, we operate or franchise 285 travel centers, standalone truck service facilities and standalone restaurants. Our customers include trucking fleets and their drivers, independent truck drivers, highway and local motorists and casual diners. We also collect rents, royalties and other fees from our tenants and franchisees. As of December 31, 2022, our business included 281 travel centers in 44 states in the United States, primarily along the U.S. interstate highway system, operated primarily under the “ TravelCenters of America, ” “ TA, ” “ TA Express, ” “ Petro Stopping Centers ” and “ Petro ” brand names. Of these travel centers, we owned 56, we leased 181, we operated two for a joint venture and 42 were owned or leased from others by our franchisees. We operated 239 of our travel centers and franchisees operated 42 travel centers. Our travel centers offer a broad range of products and services, including diesel fuel and gasoline, as well as nonfuel products and services such as a wide range of truck repair and maintenance services, diesel exhaust fluid, full service restaurants, or FSRs, quick service restaurants, or QSRs, and various customer amenities. As of December 31, 2022, our business included three standalone truck service facilities operated under the “ TA Truck Service ” brand name. Of these standalone truck service facilities, we leased two and owned one. Our standalone truck service facilities offer extensive maintenance and emergency repair and roadside services to large trucks. On April 21, 2021, we completed the sale of our Quaker Steak & Lube, or QSL, business for $5,000 excluding costs to sell and certain closing adjustments. See Note 3 of this Annual Report for more information about the sale of our QSL business. We manage our business as one segment. We make specific disclosures concerning fuel and nonfuel products and services because they facilitate our discussion of trends and operational initiatives within our business and industry. On April 26, 2022, we ceased operations at our only travel center located in a foreign country, Canada, which we did not consider material to our operations. In March 2022, we entered into an agreement to sell our Canadian travel center. In December 2022, due to circumstances that were considered unlikely at the time the agreement was executed, we exercised our right to terminate the agreement. As a result, we are actively seeking other buyers for the property. See Note 3 for more information about the closure of this travel center. Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TravelCenters of America Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. We use the equity method of accounting for investments in entities where we have the ability to significantly influence, but not control, the investee’s operating and financial policies. See Note 11 for more information about our equity investments. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Proposed Merger On February 15, 2023, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the Merger Agreement, with BP Products North America Inc., a Maryland corporation, or BP, Bluestar RTM Inc., a Maryland corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BP, or Merger Subsidiary, pursuant to which Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into the Company, or the Merger, with the Company surviving the Merger. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the closing of the Merger, the Company expects the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to occur by mid-year 2023. See Note 17 for further information about the Merger Agreement. Significant Accounting Policies Revenue Recognition. Revenues consist of fuel revenues, nonfuel revenues and rents and royalties from franchisees. See Note 2 for more information about our revenues. Fuel Product Cost and Nonfuel Product Cost. Fuel product cost primarily consists of the commodity fuel cost and related inbound transportation costs. Nonfuel product cost primarily consists of direct costs from suppliers and distribution center costs. All site level labor expense, occupancy costs, purchasing administrative costs and rent are presented in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) according to the nature of respective costs (in either site level operating expense; selling, general and administrative expense or real estate rent expense). Depreciation and amortization expense is presented separately in depreciation and amortization expense on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Cash and Cash Equivalents. We consider highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less on the date of purchase to be cash equivalents, the majority of which are held at major commercial banks. Certain cash account balances exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits of $250 per account and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts in excess of the insurance limits. We regularly monitor the financial stability of these financial institutions and believe that we are not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We record trade accounts receivable at the invoiced amount and those amounts do not bear interest. Our primary allowance for credit losses is the allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is established using assessments of current creditworthiness of customers, historical collection experience, the aging of receivables and other currently available evidence and represents the estimated net realizable value equal to the amount that is expected to be collected. We charge off account balances against the allowance when we believe it is probable the receivable will not be collected. The change in the allowance for doubtful accounts included provisions and uncollectible write-offs, that were each immaterial for 2022, 2021 and 2020. Inventory. We state our inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We determine cost principally on the weighted average cost method. We maintain reserves for the estimated amounts of obsolete and excess inventory. These estimates are based on unit sales histories and on hand inventory quantities, known market trends for inventory items and assumptions regarding factors such as future inventory needs, our ability and the related cost to return items to our suppliers and our ability to sell inventory at a discount when necessary. Property and Equipment. We record property and equipment as a result of business combinations based on their fair values as of the date of the acquisition. We record all other property and equipment at cost. We depreciate our property and equipment on a straight line basis generally over the following estimated useful lives of the assets: Buildings and site improvements 10 to 40 years Machinery and equipment 3 to 15 years Furniture and fixtures 5 to 20 years We depreciate leasehold improvements over the shorter of the lives shown above or the remaining term of the underlying lease. Goodwill and Intangible Assets. In a business combination we are required to record assets and liabilities acquired, including those intangible assets that arise from contractual or other legal rights or are otherwise capable of being separated or divided from the acquired entity, based on the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. Any excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of the acquired net identifiable assets is recognized as goodwill. We amortize the recorded costs of intangible assets with finite lives on a straight line basis over their estimated lives, principally the terms of the related contractual agreements. See Note 5 for more information about our goodwill and intangible assets. Impairment. We review definite lived assets for potential indicators of impairment during each reporting period. We recognize impairment charges when (i) the carrying value of a long lived asset or asset group to be held and used in the business is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value and (ii) when the carrying value of a long lived asset or asset group to be disposed of exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset less the estimated cost to sell the asset. Our estimates of fair value are based on our estimates of likely market participant assumptions, including our current expectations for projected fuel sales volume, nonfuel revenues, fuel and nonfuel product costs, site level operating expense and real estate rent expense. If the business climate deteriorates, our actual results may not be consistent with these assumptions and estimates. The discount rate is used to measure the present value of projected future cash flows and is set at a rate we believe is likely to be used by a market participant using a weighted average cost of capital that considers market and industry data as well as our specific risk factors. The weighted average cost of capital is our estimate of the overall after tax rate of return required by equity and debt holders of a business enterprise. We use a number of assumptions and methods in preparing valuations underlying the impairment tests including estimates of future cash flows and discount rates, and in some instances we may obtain third party appraisals. We recognize impairment charges in the period during which the circumstances surrounding an asset or asset group to be held and used have changed such that the carrying value is no longer recoverable, or during which a commitment to a plan to dispose of the asset or asset group is made. We perform our impairment analysis for substantially all of our property and equipment and lease assets at the individual site level because that is the lowest level of asset and liability groupings for which the cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. No impairment charges were recorded during 2022. During 2021 and 2020, based on our evaluation of certain low performing owned and leased standalone restaurants, we incurred impairment charges of $650 and $6,574, respectively, related to our property and equipment and $1,262 related to our operating lease assets during 2020. We assess intangible assets with definite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. Definite lived intangible assets primarily include our agreements with franchisees and reacquired franchise rights. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, we did not record any impairment charges related to, or recognize a revision to the remaining period of amortization of, our definite lived intangible assets. We evaluate goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable, using either a quantitative or qualitative analysis. Indefinite lived intangible assets consisted of trademarks and their fair value was determined using a relief from royalty method. We subject goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets to further evaluation and recognize impairment charges when events and circumstances indicate the carrying value of the goodwill or indefinite lived intangible asset exceeds the fair market value of the asset. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level annually as of July 31, or more frequently if the circumstances warrant. We have one reporting unit, travel centers, due to the sale of our QSL business in April 2021. As of July 31, 2022 and 2021, we evaluated our travel centers reporting unit for impairment using a qualitative analysis which included evaluating financial trends, industry and market conditions and assessing the reasonableness of the assumptions used in the most recent quantitative analysis, including comparing actual results to the projections used in the quantitative analysis. Based on the assessment performed, we concluded that it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the travel centers reporting unit was less than its carrying amount. Annual impairment testing for the travel centers reporting unit for 2020 was performed using a quantitative analysis under which the fair value of our reporting unit was estimated using both an income approach and a market approach. Based on our analysis in 2020, we concluded that goodwill for our travel centers reporting unit was not impaired. During 2020, we performed an impairment assessment of the goodwill in our QSL reporting unit using the same quantitative analysis approach that we historically followed for our goodwill impairment assessments. Based on our analysis, during the second quarter of 2020, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $3,046 related to our QSL reporting unit prior to its disposal. We evaluate indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment as of November 30, or more frequently if the circumstances warrant. During 2022, 2021 and 2020 indefinite lived intangible assets were assessed using a qualitative analysis that was performed by assessing certain trends and factors, including actual sales and operating profit margins, discount rates, industry data and other relevant qualitative factors. These trends and factors were compared to, and based on, the assumptions used in the most recent quantitative assessment. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, we did not record any impairment charges related to our indefinite lived intangible assets. Stock Based Employee Compensation. We have historically granted awards of our shares of common stock under our share award plans. Stock awards issued to our Directors vest immediately. Stock awards made to others vest in five Contingencies. We record environmental remediation charges and penalties when the obligation to remediate is probable and the amount of associated costs are reasonably determinable. We estimate liabilities for other loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable. We include remediation expense within site level operating expense in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Generally, the timing of remediation expense recognition coincides with completion of a feasibility study or the commitment to a formal plan of action. Accrued liabilities related to environmental matters are recorded on an undiscounted basis because of the uncertainty associated with the timing of the related future payments. In our consolidated balance sheets, the accrual for environmental matters is included in other noncurrent liabilities, with the amount estimated to be expended within the subsequent 12 months included in other current liabilities. We recognize a receivable for estimated future environmental costs that we may be reimbursed for once receipt of the recovery is probable and we are able to reasonably estimate the amount of the recovery, which is recorded within other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 14 for more information on our estimated future environmental costs. Software as a Service Agreements. We subscribe to software agreements, commonly referred to as Software as a Service agreements or cloud-based applications, as an alternative in some cases to developing or licensing internal-use software. We defer the implementation costs for these subscription services and amortize to expense over the terms of the respective contracts. On the consolidated balance sheets, the remaining unamortized implementation costs are recorded within other current assets and other noncurrent assets. We record the subscription fees and amortized implementation costs to either selling, general and administrative expense or site level operating expense (depending on the nature of the application) in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Self-Insurance Accruals. We have insurance programs for which we pay deductibles and for which we are partially self-insured up to certain stop loss amounts, including claims under our general liability, workers’ compensation, motor vehicle and group health benefits policies and programs. Accruals are established under these insurance programs for both estimated losses on known claims and potential claims incurred but not reported, based on claims histories and using actuarial methods. In our consolidated balance sheets, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the accrual for self-insurance costs was $68,565 and $38,381, respectively, of which $23,582 and $22,511 are included in other noncurrent liabilities and $44,983 and $15,870 are presented in other current liabilities, respectively. Asset Retirement Obligations. We recognize the future costs for our obligations related to the removal of our underground storage tanks over the estimated useful lives of each asset requiring removal. We record a liability for the fair value of an asset retirement obligation with a corresponding increase to the carrying value of the related long lived asset at the time such an asset is installed. We base the estimated liability on our historical experiences in removing these assets, their estimated useful lives, external estimates as to the cost to remove the assets in the future and regulatory or contractual requirements. The liability is a discounted liability using a credit adjusted risk free rate. Our asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, were $7,140 and $6,211, respectively, and are presented in other noncurrent liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. Leasing Transactions. Leasing transactions are a material part of our business. We have lease agreements covering many of our properties, as well as various equipment, with the most significant leases being our five leases with Service Properties Trust, or SVC. The SVC Leases (as defined below) are “triple net” leases that require us to pay all costs incurred in the operation of the leased properties, including costs related to personnel, utilities, inventory acquisition and provision of services to customers, insurance, real estate and personal property taxes, environmental related expenses, underground storage tank removal costs and ground lease payments at those properties at which SVC leases the property and subleases it to us. We also are required generally to indemnify SVC for certain environmental matters and for liabilities that arise during the terms of the leases from ownership or operation of the leased properties and, at lease expiration, we are required to pay an amount equal to an estimate of the cost of removing underground storage tanks on the leased properties. We recognize operating lease assets and liabilities for all leases with an initial term greater than 12 months. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. Our operating lease liabilities represent the present value of our unpaid lease payments. The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on the rates implicit in our leases with SVC and our incremental borrowing rate for all other leases. Certain of our leases include renewal options, and certain of our leases include escalation clauses and purchase options. Renewal periods are included in calculating our lease assets and liabilities when they are reasonably certain. We evaluate the potential inclusion of renewal periods on a case by case basis, based on terms of the applicable renewal option, the availability of comparable replacement property and our ability to bear the exit costs associated with the termination of the lease, among other things. We recognize rent under operating leases without scheduled rent increases as an expense over the lease term as it becomes payable. Certain operating leases specify scheduled rent increases over the lease term or other lease payments that are not scheduled evenly throughout the lease term. We recognize the effects of those scheduled rent increases in rent expense over the lease term on an average, or straight line, basis, which reduces our operating lease assets. The rent payments resulting from our sales to SVC of improvements to the properties we lease from SVC are contingent rent. We recognize the expense related to this contingent rent evenly throughout the remaining lease term beginning on the dates of the related sales to SVC. See Note 8 for more information about our leases with SVC and our accounting for these leases. Income Taxes. We establish deferred income tax assets and liabilities to reflect the future tax consequences of differences between the tax basis and financial statement basis of assets and liabilities. We reduce the measurement of deferred tax assets, if necessary, by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. We recognize the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. We evaluate and adjust these tax positions based on changing facts and circumstances. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount we recognize in the financial statements is the largest benefit that we estimate has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. See Note 10 for more information about our income taxes. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements The following table summarizes recent accounting standard updates, or ASU, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, that could have an impact on our consolidated financial statements. Standard Description Effective Date Effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements Recently Adopted Standards ASU 2021-10 - Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance This update aims to provide increased transparency by requiring business entities to disclose information about certain types of government assistance they receive in the notes to the financial statements. January 1, 2022 This update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We are pursuing government grants in connection with our efforts to develop and market alternative energy and sustainable resources. We could provide disclosures in the future if we receive material government assistance within the scope of this update. Recently Issued Standards ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the effects of Reference Rate Reform of Financial Reporting, as amended by ASU 2021-01and ASU 2022-06 These updates provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform; clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition; and defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. January 1, 2023 We are currently assessing whether this update will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenues

Revenues	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenues	RevenuesWe recognize revenues based on the consideration specified in the contract with the customer, less estimates for variable consideration (such as customer loyalty programs and customer rebates), and amounts collected on behalf of third parties (such as sales and excise taxes). The majority of our revenues are generated at the point of sale in our travel center locations. Revenues consist of fuel revenues, nonfuel revenues and rents and royalties from franchisees. Fuel Revenues. We recognize fuel revenues and the related costs at the time of sale to customers at our company operated locations. We sell diesel fuel and gasoline to our customers at prices that we establish daily or are indexed to market prices and reset daily. We sell diesel fuel under pricing arrangements with certain customers. For the year ended December 31, 2022, approximately 90.6% of our diesel fuel volume was sold at discounts to posted prices under pricing and rebate arrangements with our fleet customers. Nonfuel Revenues. We recognize nonfuel revenues and the related costs at the time of sale to customers at our company operated locations. We sell a variety of nonfuel products and services at stated retail prices in our travel centers and standalone restaurant, as well as through our TA Truck Service® Emergency Roadside Assistance, TA Truck Service® Mobile Maintenance, and TA Commercial Tire Network™ programs. Truck repair and maintenance goods or services may be sold at discounted prices under pricing and rebate arrangements with certain customers. Rent and Royalties from Franchisees Revenues. We recognize franchise royalties and advertising fees from franchisees as revenue monthly based on the franchisees’ sales data reported to us. Royalty revenues are contractual as a percentage of the franchisees’ revenues and advertising fees are contractual as either a percentage of the franchisees’ revenues or as a fixed amount. When we enter into a new franchise agreement or a renewal term with an existing franchisee, the franchisee is required to pay an initial or renewal franchise fee. Initial and renewal franchise fees are recognized as revenue on a straight line basis over the term of the respective franchise agreements. For those travel centers that we leased to a franchisee, we recognized rent revenues on a straight line basis based on the current contractual rent amount. These leases included rent escalations that were contingent on future events, namely inflation or our investing in capital improvements at these travel centers. Because the rent increases related to these factors were contingent upon future events, we recognized the related rent revenues after such events have occurred. During 2022, we acquired the operating assets related to the two travel centers we previously leased to franchisees. See Note 3 and Note 8 for more information about the travel centers we previously leased to franchisees. Other. Sales incentives and other promotional activities that we recognize as a reduction to revenues include, but are not limited to, the following: • Customer Loyalty Programs. We offer travel center trucking customers and casual restaurant diners the option to participate in our customer loyalty programs. Our customer loyalty programs provide customers with the right to earn loyalty awards on qualifying purchases that can be used for discounts on future purchases of goods or services. We apply a relative standalone selling price approach to our outstanding loyalty awards whereby a portion of each sale attributable to the loyalty awards earned is deferred and will be recognized as revenue in the category in which the loyalty awards are redeemed upon the redemption or expiration of the loyalty awards. Significant judgment is required to determine the standalone selling price for loyalty awards. Assumptions used in determining the standalone selling price include the historic redemption rate and the use of a weighted average selling price for fuel to calculate the revenues attributable to the customer loyalty awards. • Customer Discounts and Rebates. We enter into agreements with certain customers in which we agree to provide discounts and rebates on fuel and/or truck service purchases. We recognize the cost of discounts against, and in the same period as, the revenues that generated the discounts earned. • Gift Cards. We sell branded gift cards. Sales proceeds are recognized as a contract liability; the liability is reduced and revenue is recognized when the gift card subsequently is redeemed for goods or services. Unredeemed gift card balances are recognized as revenues when the possibility of redemption becomes remote and TA branded gift cards are subject to dormancy fees and are escheated to state governments after five years. Disaggregation of Revenues We disaggregate our revenues based on the type of good or service provided to the customer, or by fuel revenues and nonfuel revenues, in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Nonfuel revenues disaggregated by type of good or service for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, were as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Nonfuel revenues: Truck service $ 829,971 $ 747,079 $ 670,847 Store and retail services 775,005 751,097 660,921 Restaurant 331,500 310,718 308,525 Diesel exhaust fluid 186,747 137,838 107,125 Total nonfuel revenues $ 2,123,223 $ 1,946,732 $ 1,747,418 Contract Liabilities As of December 31, 2021, our contract liability balances (for customer loyalty programs, deferred franchise fees and gift cards) totaled $32,276, of which $18,794 was recognized as revenue throughout 2022. As of December 31, 2022, our contract liability balances totaled $32,131 and are presented in our consolidated balance sheets in other current and other noncurrent liabilities. As of December 31, 2022, the deferred initial and renewal franchise fee revenue of $6,878 expected to be recognized in future periods is approximately $700 for each of the years 2023 through 2027. As of December 31, 2022, we expect the unsatisfied performance obligations, relating to our customer loyalty programs and other contract liabilities of $25,253, will generally be satisfied within 12 months.

Acquisition and Disposition Act

Acquisition and Disposition Activity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Acquisition and Disposition Activity	Acquisition and Disposition Activity 2022 Acquisitions During the year ended December 31, 2022, for aggregate cash consideration of $109,544, we acquired independent travel centers, previously franchised travel centers, and truck service facilities, which were accounted for as either asset acquisitions or business combinations depending on the nature of the transaction. We also acquired certain assets as a result of the assumed operation of two travel centers which are owned by us, but which we previously leased and franchised to former tenants/franchisees. We have included the operating results and purchase price allocations for each acquisition in our consolidated financial statements beginning as of the date of acquisition. The pro forma impact of these acquisitions, including the respective results of operations from the beginning of the periods presented, are not material to our consolidated financial statements. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded immaterial measurement period adjustments for acquisitions completed. The fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on the information available as of the acquisition date. All of the goodwill in the table below was assigned to the single travel centers reporting unit. The factors that contributed to the recognition of goodwill for our acquisitions primarily include the benefits related to various customer and purchasing synergies, along with the value of assembled workforces in place at the acquired travel centers. As of December 31, 2022, the following table summarizes the fair values we recorded for the aggregate assets acquired and liabilities assumed from our acquisitions completed during the year. The intangible assets represent reacquired franchise rights with a weighted average amortization period of approximately five years based on the contractual lives of the applicable franchise agreements. Fair Value Cash and cash equivalents $ 146 Inventories 6,143 Property and equipment 83,847 Goodwill 14,897 Intangible assets 4,723 Other assets and liabilities (212) Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed $ 109,544 Woodstock Ontario, Canada Site In March 2022, we entered into an agreement to sell our travel center located in the city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, or Woodstock, which we stopped operating in April 2022. In December 2022, due to circumstances that were considered unlikely at the time the agreement was executed, we exercised our right to terminate the agreement. As a result, we are actively seeking other buyers for the property. We classified certain Woodstock assets as held for sale because the circumstances met, and continue to meet, the applicable criteria for that treatment as set forth in ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. As of December 31, 2022, the held for sale assets and liabilities consisted of inventory of $188, property and equipment, net of $1,671 and other current liabilities of $596. We do not believe that this potential sale represents a strategic shift in our business, and we do not consider the Canadian travel center to be material to our operations. In connection with the closure of the travel center in April 2022, we recognized expenses of $375 for employee termination benefits, which were paid in the second quarter of 2022, and $630 related to environmental remediation. These expenses were included in site level operating expense 2021 Disposition Activity On April 21, 2021, we completed the sale of our QSL business for $5,000, excluding costs to sell and certain closing adjustments. We did not treat the sale of QSL as a discontinued operation, as we concluded that its effect was not material and did not represent a strategic shift in our business. As of the date of sale, our QSL business included 41 standalone restaurants in 11 states in the United States operated primarily under the QSL brand name. During the second quarter of 2021, we recognized a $606 loss on the sale of QSL, which was included in other operating income, net,

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	Property and Equipment Property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 Machinery, equipment and furniture $ 571,297 $ 530,642 Land and improvements 365,154 319,314 Leasehold improvements 409,534 342,952 Buildings and improvements 339,182 299,936 Construction in progress 106,022 60,590 Property and equipment, at cost 1,791,189 1,553,434 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 791,785 722,007 Property and equipment, net $ 999,404 $ 831,427 Total depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, was $101,980, $91,044 and $103,178, respectively, which included impairment charges of $650 and $6,574 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Aggregate capital expenditures for property and equipment included in accounts payable and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $35,985 and $33,746, respectively.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill The goodwill balances as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $37,110 and $22,213, all of which relates to our single travel centers reporting unit. Our gross goodwill increased by $14,897 as a result of acquisitions completed in 2022. There were no changes in our accumulated goodwill impairment balance of $15,390. See Note 3 for more information about acquisitions completed in 2022. As of December 31, 2022, all of our goodwill balance is deductible for tax purposes. Intangible Assets Intangible assets, net, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 Cost Accumulated Net Amortizable intangible assets: Agreements with franchisees $ 14,535 $ (12,393) $ 2,142 Reacquired franchise rights 4,723 (682) 4,041 Leasehold interests 2,094 (2,094) — Other 3,913 (3,518) 395 Total amortizable intangible assets 25,265 (18,687) 6,578 Carrying value of trademarks (indefinite lives) 7,907 — 7,907 Intangible assets, net $ 33,172 $ (18,687) $ 14,485 December 31, 2021 Cost Accumulated Net Amortizable intangible assets: Agreements with franchisees $ 15,215 $ (12,650) $ 2,565 Leasehold interests 2,094 (2,094) — Other 3,913 (3,451) 462 Total amortizable intangible assets 21,222 (18,195) 3,027 Carrying value of trademarks (indefinite lives) 7,907 — 7,907 Intangible assets, net $ 29,129 $ (18,195) $ 10,934 Total amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, was $1,171, $595 and $1,547, respectively. We amortize our definite-lived intangible assets over a weighted average period of approximately eight years. The aggregate amortization expense for our amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2022, for each of the next five years is: Total 2023 $ 1,351 2024 1,351 2025 1,335 2026 832 2027 434

Other Current Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Current Liabilities	Other Current Liabilities Other current liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 Taxes payable, other than income taxes $ 47,203 $ 55,029 Accrued wages and benefits 32,179 39,493 Customer loyalty program accruals 25,253 26,120 Self-insurance program accruals, current portion 44,983 15,870 Accrued capital expenditures 24,921 24,825 Current portion of long term debt 2,849 2,849 Other 38,750 30,667 Total other current liabilities $ 216,138 $ 194,853

Long Term Debt

Long Term Debt	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long Term Debt	Long Term DebtLong term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 8.25% 2028 Senior Notes $ 108,349 $ 108,021 8.00% 2029 Senior Notes 117,432 117,063 8.00% 2030 Senior Notes 97,654 97,353 3.85% West Greenwich Loan 14,493 15,125 Term Loan Facility 188,482 189,274 Other 645 794 Total long term debt $ 527,055 $ 527,630 Less current portion 2,849 2,849 Total long term debt, net $ 524,206 $ 524,781 Senior Notes Our $110,000 2028 Senior Notes were issued in January 2013 and require us to pay interest quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. No principal payments are required prior to the maturity date. The 2028 Senior Notes mature on January 15, 2028. We may, at our option, at any time redeem some or all of the 2028 Senior Notes by paying 100% of the principal amount of the 2028 Senior Notes to be redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Our $120,000 2029 Senior Notes were issued in December 2014 and require us to pay interest quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30 of each year. No principal payments are required prior to the maturity date. The 2029 Senior Notes mature on December 15, 2029. We may, at our option, at any time redeem some or all of the 2029 Senior Notes by paying 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Senior Notes to be redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Our $100,000 2030 Senior Notes were issued in October 2015 and require us to pay interest quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. No principal payments are required prior to the maturity date. The 2030 Senior Notes mature on October 15, 2030. We may, at our option, at any time redeem some or all of the 2030 Senior Notes by paying 100% of the principal amount of the 2030 Senior Notes to be redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. We refer to the 2028 Senior Notes, 2029 Senior Notes and 2030 Senior Notes collectively as our Senior Notes, which are our senior unsecured obligations. The indenture governing our Senior Notes does not limit the amount of indebtedness we may incur. We may issue additional debt from time to time. Our Senior Notes are presented in our consolidated balance sheets as long term debt, net of deferred financing costs. We estimate that, based on their trading prices (a Level 2 input), the aggregate fair value of our Senior Notes was $333,804 on December 31, 2022. Term Loan Facility We have a $200,000 Term Loan Facility, which is secured by a pledge of all the equity interests of substantially all of our wholly owned subsidiaries, a pledge, subject to the prior interest of the lenders under our Credit Facility, of substantially all of our other assets and the assets of such wholly owned subsidiaries and mortgages on certain of our fee owned real properties. We used the net proceeds of $190,062 from our Term Loan Facility for general business purposes, including the funding of deferred capital expenditures, updates to key information technology infrastructure and growth initiatives consistent with our Transformation Plan. Interest on amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility are calculated at LIBOR, with a LIBOR floor of 100 basis points, plus 600 basis points and the Term Loan Facility matures on December 14, 2027. Our Term Loan Facility requires periodic interest payments based on the interest period selected and quarterly principal payments of $500, or 1.0% of the original principal amount annually. In addition, beginning with the year ended December 31, 2021 and for each twelve month calendar year period thereafter (each considered an “Excess Cash Flow Period”, as defined), we are required to calculate Excess Cash Flow, as defined, and prepay an amount equal to Excess Cash Flow less other specified adjustments. The prepayment, as calculated, is due 95 days after the end of the respective Excess Cash Flow Period. There was no required prepayment due for the Excess Cash Flow Period ended December 31, 2022. Beginning December 14, 2022, we may repay the remaining principal amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility without penalty. The Term Loan Facility contains various covenants that we believe are usual and customary. These covenants include a maximum allowed leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants of the Term Loan Facility. West Greenwich Loan We have a term loan for $16,600 with The Washington Trust Company, or the West Greenwich Loan. The West Greenwich Loan is secured by a mortgage encumbering our travel center located in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. The interest rate is fixed at 3.85% through February 7, 2025, and resets thereafter, based on the five year Federal Home Loan Bank rate plus 198 basis points. The West Greenwich Loan requires us to make principal and interest payments monthly. The proceeds from the West Greenwich Loan were used for general business purposes. Revolving Credit Facility We and certain of our subsidiaries are parties to the Credit Facility that matures on July 19, 2024. Under the Credit Facility, a maximum of $200,000 may be drawn, repaid and redrawn until maturity. The availability of this maximum amount is subject to limits based on qualified collateral. Subject to available collateral and lender participation, the maximum amount of this Credit Facility may be increased to $300,000. The Credit Facility may be used for general business purposes and allows for the issuance of letters of credit. Generally, no principal payments are due until maturity. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, interest is payable on outstanding borrowings at a rate based on, at our option, LIBOR or a base rate, plus a premium (which premium is subject to adjustment based upon facility availability, utilization and other matters). As of December 31, 2022, based on our qualified collateral, a total of $179,905 was available to us for loans and letters of credit under the Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2022, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and $13,928 of letters of credit issued under that facility, which reduced the amount available for borrowing under the Credit Facility, leaving $165,977 available for our use as of that date. The Credit Facility contains various covenants that we believe are usual and customary. These covenants include a maximum allowed leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility. As of February 27, 2023, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and approximately $165,977 available under the Credit Facility for our use as of that date. Debt Maturities The aggregate maturities of the required principal payments due during the next five years and thereafter under all our outstanding consolidated debt as of December 31, 2022, are as follows: Principal 2023 $ 2,849 2024 2,829 2025 2,837 2026 2,814 2027 188,664 Thereafter 341,371 Total (1) $ 541,364 (1) Total consolidated debt outstanding as of December 31, 2022, net of unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs totaling $14,309, was $527,055. Discount and Deferred Financing Costs As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the unamortized balance of our deferred financing costs related to our Credit Facility were $526 and $876, respectively, net of accumulated amortization of $1,983 and $1,632, respectively, and are presented in other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets. During 2021, we capitalized costs incurred related to the amendments of our Credit Facility of $201. During 2022, we did not capitalize any costs related to our Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs for our Term Loan Facility, Senior Notes and West Greenwich Loan totaled $14,309 and $16,546, respectively, net of accumulated amortization of $10,929 and $8,691, respectively, and are presented in our consolidated balance sheets as a reduction of long term debt, net. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a $8,484 discount and capitalized $1,454 of financing costs in connection with our Term Loan Facility and capitalized $318 of financing costs in connection with our West Greenwich Loan. We estimate we will recognize future amortization of discount and deferred financing costs of $2,624 in 2023, $2,579 in 2024, $2,535 in 2025, $2,688 in 2026 and $2,770 in 2027. We recognized interest expense from the amortization of discount and deferred financing costs of $2,589, $2,521 and $1,242 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Leasing Transactions

Leasing Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Leasing Transactions	Leasing Transactions As a Lessee We have lease agreements covering many of our properties, as well as various equipment, with the most significant leases being our five leases with SVC, which are further described below. Certain of our leases include renewal options, and certain leases include escalation clauses and purchase options. Renewal periods are included in calculating our operating lease assets and liabilities when they are reasonably certain. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2022, our SVC Leases (as defined below), the leases covering our other properties, and most of our equipment leases, were classified as operating leases and certain of our other equipment leases and one ground lease pursuant to one SVC Lease were classified as finance leases. Finance lease assets were included in other noncurrent assets other current liabilities other noncurrent liabilities Leasing Agreements with SVC As of December 31, 2022, we leased from SVC a total of 179 properties under five leases. We refer to these five leases collectively as the SVC Leases. The SVC Leases expire between 2029 and 2035, subject to our right to extend those leases. We have two renewal options of 15 years each under each of the SVC Leases. The SVC Leases are “triple net” leases that require us to pay all costs incurred in the operation of the leased properties, including costs related to personnel, utilities, inventory acquisition and provision of services to customers, insurance, real estate and personal property taxes, environmental related expenses, underground storage tank removal costs and ground lease payments at those properties at which SVC leases the property and subleases it to us. We also are required generally to indemnify SVC for certain environmental matters and for liabilities that arise during the terms of the leases from ownership or operation of the leased properties and, at lease expiration, we are required to pay an amount equal to an estimate of the cost of removing underground storage tanks on the leased properties. The SVC Leases require us to maintain the leased properties, including structural and non-structural components. On March 9, 2021, we and SVC amended one of the SVC Leases to reflect the renewal of a third party ground lease at one of the 179 travel center properties that we lease from SVC. This ground lease, which was previously accounted for as an operating lease, is now accounted for as a finance lease. As a result of this ground lease modification, we recorded $28,201 in other noncurrent assets, $1,158 in other current liabilities and $27,046 in other noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets in the first quarter of 2021. We recognized total real estate rent expense under the SVC Leases of $256,192, $253,202 and $250,446 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Included in these rent expense amounts are percentage rent payable of $10,578, $7,085, and $2,764 for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which are based on a percentage of the increases in total nonfuel revenues at each leased property over base year levels, net adjustments to record minimum annual rent on a straight line basis over the terms of the leases, the estimated future payments by us for the cost of removing underground storage tanks on a straight line basis and the benefit of other lease incentives. As of December 31, 2022, the present value of the estimated future payments related to these underground storage tanks were $27,298 and are recorded in other noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. In addition, we paid $17,615 of our deferred rent obligations during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. The remaining balance of our deferred rent obligations was $4,404 as of December 31, 2022, and we paid that amount in January 2023. As of December 31, 2022, our aggregate annual minimum rent payable to SVC under the SVC Leases was $243,914. Pursuant to the SVC Leases, we may request that SVC purchase qualifying capital improvements we make at the leased travel centers in return for increased annual minimum rent. We did not sell to SVC any improvements we made to properties leased from SVC during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. As permitted by the SVC Leases, we sublease a portion of certain travel centers to third parties to operate other retail operations. These subleases are classified as operating leases. We recognized sublease rental income of $1,902, $1,940 and $2,064 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Lease Costs Our lease costs are included in various balances in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), as shown in the following table. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our lease costs consisted of the following, and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: Classification in our Consolidated Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Operating lease costs: SVC Leases Real estate rent expense $ 243,636 $ 244,101 $ 245,922 Operating lease costs: other Real estate rent expense 2,660 1,884 4,669 Variable lease costs: SVC Leases Real estate rent expense 12,556 9,101 4,524 Variable lease costs: other Real estate rent expense 861 541 628 Total real estate rent expense 259,713 255,627 255,743 Operating lease costs: Equipment and other Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense 3,700 2,999 3,649 Financing lease costs - Equipment and other Site level operating expense 290 198 — Short-term lease costs Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense 517 699 1,826 Amortization of finance lease assets: SVC Leases Depreciation and amortization expense 2,212 1,843 — Amortization of finance lease assets: other Depreciation and amortization expense 3,474 1,912 246 Interest on finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases Interest expense, net 1,169 1,018 — Interest on finance lease liabilities: other Interest expense, net 685 476 99 Sublease income Nonfuel revenues (1,902) (1,940) (2,064) Net lease costs $ 269,858 $ 262,832 $ 259,499 During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized an impairment charge of $1,262 relating to our operating lease assets with respect to our QSL business. Lease Assets and Liabilities As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 our operating lease assets and liabilities consisted of the following, and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: December 31, 2022 2021 Operating lease assets: SVC Leases $ 1,560,616 $ 1,649,142 Other 15,922 10,384 Total operating lease assets $ 1,576,538 $ 1,659,526 Current operating lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 110,521 $ 114,372 Other 3,419 3,633 Total current operating lease liabilities $ 113,940 $ 118,005 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 1,538,031 $ 1,648,112 Other 12,996 7,247 Total noncurrent operating lease liabilities $ 1,551,027 $ 1,655,359 As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 our finance lease assets and liabilities consisted of the following and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: December 31, 2022 2021 Finance lease assets: SVC Leases $ 24,330 $ 26,542 Other 16,205 15,781 Total finance lease assets $ 40,535 $ 42,323 Current finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 1,552 $ 1,517 Other 3,690 2,814 Total current finance lease liabilities $ 5,242 $ 4,331 Noncurrent finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 24,517 $ 25,974 Other 13,034 13,240 Total noncurrent finance lease liabilities $ 37,551 $ 39,214 Lease Maturities and Other Information Maturities of our operating lease liabilities that had remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022, were as follows: SVC Leases (1) Other Total Years ended December 31: 2023 $ 255,469 $ 4,059 $ 259,528 2024 251,295 2,961 254,256 2025 251,283 2,851 254,134 2026 251,278 2,495 253,773 2027 251,299 1,609 252,908 Thereafter 1,287,350 5,640 1,292,990 Total operating lease payments 2,547,974 19,615 2,567,589 Less: present value discount (2) (899,422) (3,192) (902,614) Present value of operating lease liabilities $ 1,648,552 $ 16,423 $ 1,664,975 (1) Includes rent for properties we sublease from SVC. (2) The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on the rates implicit in the SVC Leases and our incremental borrowing rate for all other leases, including properties we sublease from SVC. The weighted average remaining lease term for our operating leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 10 years. Our weighted average discount rate for our operating leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 9.1%. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we paid real estate rent payments of $282,820 and $278,506, respectively, and non-real estate operating lease payments of $2,027 and $2,915, respectively for amounts that had been included in the measurement of our operating lease liabilities. Maturities of the finance lease liabilities related to the finance leases that had remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022, were as follows: SVC Lease (1) Other Total Years ended December 31: 2023 $ 2,656 $ 4,289 $ 6,945 2024 2,722 3,848 6,570 2025 2,790 3,242 6,032 2026 2,860 2,982 5,842 2027 2,932 2,685 5,617 Thereafter 19,194 1,416 20,610 Total finance lease payments 33,154 18,462 51,616 Less: present value discount (2) (7,085) (1,737) (8,822) Present value of finance lease liabilities $ 26,069 $ 16,725 $ 42,794 (1) Includes rent for properties we sublease from SVC. (2) The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on our incremental borrowing rate. The weighted average remaining lease term for our finance leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 9 years. Our weighted average discount rate for our finance leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 4.3%. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 we paid $6,780 and $3,982, respectively, for amounts that had been included in the measurement of our finance lease liabilities. As a Lessor During 2022, we acquired the operating assets related to two travel centers we previously leased to franchisees. These lease agreements expired in June 2022. Rent revenues from these operating leases totaled $1,190, $2,359 and $2,312 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. See Note 3 for more information regarding these acquisitions. See above for information regarding certain travel centers that we lease from SVC for which we sublease a portion of the travel centers to third parties to operate other retail operations. We also lease portions of properties we own to third parties to operate other retail operations.
Leasing Transactions	Leasing Transactions As a Lessee We have lease agreements covering many of our properties, as well as various equipment, with the most significant leases being our five leases with SVC, which are further described below. Certain of our leases include renewal options, and certain leases include escalation clauses and purchase options. Renewal periods are included in calculating our operating lease assets and liabilities when they are reasonably certain. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2022, our SVC Leases (as defined below), the leases covering our other properties, and most of our equipment leases, were classified as operating leases and certain of our other equipment leases and one ground lease pursuant to one SVC Lease were classified as finance leases. Finance lease assets were included in other noncurrent assets other current liabilities other noncurrent liabilities Leasing Agreements with SVC As of December 31, 2022, we leased from SVC a total of 179 properties under five leases. We refer to these five leases collectively as the SVC Leases. The SVC Leases expire between 2029 and 2035, subject to our right to extend those leases. We have two renewal options of 15 years each under each of the SVC Leases. The SVC Leases are “triple net” leases that require us to pay all costs incurred in the operation of the leased properties, including costs related to personnel, utilities, inventory acquisition and provision of services to customers, insurance, real estate and personal property taxes, environmental related expenses, underground storage tank removal costs and ground lease payments at those properties at which SVC leases the property and subleases it to us. We also are required generally to indemnify SVC for certain environmental matters and for liabilities that arise during the terms of the leases from ownership or operation of the leased properties and, at lease expiration, we are required to pay an amount equal to an estimate of the cost of removing underground storage tanks on the leased properties. The SVC Leases require us to maintain the leased properties, including structural and non-structural components. On March 9, 2021, we and SVC amended one of the SVC Leases to reflect the renewal of a third party ground lease at one of the 179 travel center properties that we lease from SVC. This ground lease, which was previously accounted for as an operating lease, is now accounted for as a finance lease. As a result of this ground lease modification, we recorded $28,201 in other noncurrent assets, $1,158 in other current liabilities and $27,046 in other noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets in the first quarter of 2021. We recognized total real estate rent expense under the SVC Leases of $256,192, $253,202 and $250,446 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Included in these rent expense amounts are percentage rent payable of $10,578, $7,085, and $2,764 for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which are based on a percentage of the increases in total nonfuel revenues at each leased property over base year levels, net adjustments to record minimum annual rent on a straight line basis over the terms of the leases, the estimated future payments by us for the cost of removing underground storage tanks on a straight line basis and the benefit of other lease incentives. As of December 31, 2022, the present value of the estimated future payments related to these underground storage tanks were $27,298 and are recorded in other noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. In addition, we paid $17,615 of our deferred rent obligations during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. The remaining balance of our deferred rent obligations was $4,404 as of December 31, 2022, and we paid that amount in January 2023. As of December 31, 2022, our aggregate annual minimum rent payable to SVC under the SVC Leases was $243,914. Pursuant to the SVC Leases, we may request that SVC purchase qualifying capital improvements we make at the leased travel centers in return for increased annual minimum rent. We did not sell to SVC any improvements we made to properties leased from SVC during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. As permitted by the SVC Leases, we sublease a portion of certain travel centers to third parties to operate other retail operations. These subleases are classified as operating leases. We recognized sublease rental income of $1,902, $1,940 and $2,064 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Lease Costs Our lease costs are included in various balances in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), as shown in the following table. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our lease costs consisted of the following, and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: Classification in our Consolidated Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Operating lease costs: SVC Leases Real estate rent expense $ 243,636 $ 244,101 $ 245,922 Operating lease costs: other Real estate rent expense 2,660 1,884 4,669 Variable lease costs: SVC Leases Real estate rent expense 12,556 9,101 4,524 Variable lease costs: other Real estate rent expense 861 541 628 Total real estate rent expense 259,713 255,627 255,743 Operating lease costs: Equipment and other Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense 3,700 2,999 3,649 Financing lease costs - Equipment and other Site level operating expense 290 198 — Short-term lease costs Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense 517 699 1,826 Amortization of finance lease assets: SVC Leases Depreciation and amortization expense 2,212 1,843 — Amortization of finance lease assets: other Depreciation and amortization expense 3,474 1,912 246 Interest on finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases Interest expense, net 1,169 1,018 — Interest on finance lease liabilities: other Interest expense, net 685 476 99 Sublease income Nonfuel revenues (1,902) (1,940) (2,064) Net lease costs $ 269,858 $ 262,832 $ 259,499 During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized an impairment charge of $1,262 relating to our operating lease assets with respect to our QSL business. Lease Assets and Liabilities As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 our operating lease assets and liabilities consisted of the following, and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: December 31, 2022 2021 Operating lease assets: SVC Leases $ 1,560,616 $ 1,649,142 Other 15,922 10,384 Total operating lease assets $ 1,576,538 $ 1,659,526 Current operating lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 110,521 $ 114,372 Other 3,419 3,633 Total current operating lease liabilities $ 113,940 $ 118,005 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 1,538,031 $ 1,648,112 Other 12,996 7,247 Total noncurrent operating lease liabilities $ 1,551,027 $ 1,655,359 As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 our finance lease assets and liabilities consisted of the following and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: December 31, 2022 2021 Finance lease assets: SVC Leases $ 24,330 $ 26,542 Other 16,205 15,781 Total finance lease assets $ 40,535 $ 42,323 Current finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 1,552 $ 1,517 Other 3,690 2,814 Total current finance lease liabilities $ 5,242 $ 4,331 Noncurrent finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 24,517 $ 25,974 Other 13,034 13,240 Total noncurrent finance lease liabilities $ 37,551 $ 39,214 Lease Maturities and Other Information Maturities of our operating lease liabilities that had remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022, were as follows: SVC Leases (1) Other Total Years ended December 31: 2023 $ 255,469 $ 4,059 $ 259,528 2024 251,295 2,961 254,256 2025 251,283 2,851 254,134 2026 251,278 2,495 253,773 2027 251,299 1,609 252,908 Thereafter 1,287,350 5,640 1,292,990 Total operating lease payments 2,547,974 19,615 2,567,589 Less: present value discount (2) (899,422) (3,192) (902,614) Present value of operating lease liabilities $ 1,648,552 $ 16,423 $ 1,664,975 (1) Includes rent for properties we sublease from SVC. (2) The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on the rates implicit in the SVC Leases and our incremental borrowing rate for all other leases, including properties we sublease from SVC. The weighted average remaining lease term for our operating leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 10 years. Our weighted average discount rate for our operating leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 9.1%. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we paid real estate rent payments of $282,820 and $278,506, respectively, and non-real estate operating lease payments of $2,027 and $2,915, respectively for amounts that had been included in the measurement of our operating lease liabilities. Maturities of the finance lease liabilities related to the finance leases that had remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022, were as follows: SVC Lease (1) Other Total Years ended December 31: 2023 $ 2,656 $ 4,289 $ 6,945 2024 2,722 3,848 6,570 2025 2,790 3,242 6,032 2026 2,860 2,982 5,842 2027 2,932 2,685 5,617 Thereafter 19,194 1,416 20,610 Total finance lease payments 33,154 18,462 51,616 Less: present value discount (2) (7,085) (1,737) (8,822) Present value of finance lease liabilities $ 26,069 $ 16,725 $ 42,794 (1) Includes rent for properties we sublease from SVC. (2) The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on our incremental borrowing rate. The weighted average remaining lease term for our finance leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 9 years. Our weighted average discount rate for our finance leases as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 4.3%. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 we paid $6,780 and $3,982, respectively, for amounts that had been included in the measurement of our finance lease liabilities. As a Lessor During 2022, we acquired the operating assets related to two travel centers we previously leased to franchisees. These lease agreements expired in June 2022. Rent revenues from these operating leases totaled $1,190, $2,359 and $2,312 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. See Note 3 for more information regarding these acquisitions. See above for information regarding certain travel centers that we lease from SVC for which we sublease a portion of the travel centers to third parties to operate other retail operations. We also lease portions of properties we own to third parties to operate other retail operations.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders’ Equity Share Award Plans On May 19, 2016, our stockholders approved the TravelCenters of America LLC 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, and in 2019, the plan was amended and restated to reflect our conversion to a Maryland corporation and our reverse stock split effective August 1, 2019. In June 2021, the plan was amended and restated to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 900. The plan as amended, is referred to as the 2016 Plan. Under the terms of the 2016 Plan, 2,185 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance under the terms of the 2016 Plan. The 2016 Plan replaced the Amended and Restated TravelCenters of America LLC 2007 Equity Compensation Plan, or the 2007 Plan. No additional awards have been made under the 2007 Plan and the shares of common stock previously registered for offer and sale under the 2007 Plan but not yet issued were deregistered, although shares of common stock awarded under the 2007 Plan that had not yet vested have continued to vest in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of the related awards. We refer to the 2007 Plan and 2016 Plan collectively as the Share Award Plans. We awarded a total of 324, 319 and 254 shares of common stock under the 2016 Plan during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, with aggregate market values of $14,908, $14,901 and $7,476, respectively, based on the closing prices of our shares of common stock on the Nasdaq on the dates of the awards. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we recognized total stock compensation expense of $8,344, $5,750 and $5,215, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the vesting date fair value of shares of common stock that vested was $10,596, $8,832 and $6,965, respectively. Shares of common stock issued to Directors in that capacity vested immediately and the related compensation expense was recognized on the date of the award. Shares of common stock issued to others in a non-Director capacity vest in five ten Number of Weighted Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2019 412 $ 18.03 Granted 254 29.44 Vested (314) 21.92 Forfeited/canceled (3) 17.39 Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2020 349 349000 22.83 Granted 319 46.69 Vested (189) 29.26 Forfeited/canceled (11) 27.18 Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2021 468 36.41 Granted 324 46.02 Vested (225) 35.05 Forfeited/canceled (9) 44.50 Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2022 558 42.41 Stock Repurchases Certain recipients of stock awards may elect to have us withhold the number of their vesting shares of common stock with a fair market value sufficient to fund the required tax withholding obligations with respect to their stock awards. The shares that are withheld for tax obligations are not reissued and are recorded in additional paid-in capital in our consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we acquired through this share withholding process 48, 43 and 84 shares of common stock, respectively, with an aggregate value of $2,229, $1,994 and $1,750, respectively. Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock Attributable to Common Stockholders We calculate basic earnings per share of common stock by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The net income (loss) attributable to participating securities is deducted from our net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to determine the net income (loss) available to common stockholders. We calculate diluted earnings per share of common stock by adjusting weighted average outstanding shares of common stock, assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive stock securities, using the treasury stock method; but we had no dilutive stock securities outstanding as of December 31, 2022, nor at any time during the three year period then ended. Unvested shares of common stock issued under our Share Award Plans are deemed participating securities because they participate equally in earnings and losses with all of our other shares of common stock. The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to net income (loss) available to common stockholders and the related earnings per share of common stock. Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 164,060 $ 58,524 $ (13,899) Less: net income (loss) attributable to participating securities 5,115 1,349 (422) Net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ 158,945 $ 57,175 $ (13,477) Weighted average shares of common stock (1) 14,397 14,252 10,961 Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders $ 11.04 $ 4.01 $ (1.23) (1) Excludes unvested shares of common stock awarded under our Share Award Plans, which shares of common stock are considered participating securities because they participate equally in earnings and losses with all of our other shares of common stock. The weighted average number of unvested shares of common stock outstanding was 463, 336 and 344 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Underwritten Public Equity Offering On July 6, 2020, we received net proceeds of $79,980, after $296 of offering costs and $5,124 of underwriting discounts and commissions, from the sale and issuance of 6,100 shares of our common stock in an underwritten public equity offering. We used the net proceeds from this offering to fund deferred maintenance and other capital expenditures necessary to enhance property conditions and implement growth initiatives, for working capital and for general corporate purposes.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Our total income (loss) before income taxes was as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 217,532 $ 76,275 $ (20,250) Foreign (1,863) (821) (832) Income (loss) before income taxes $ 215,669 $ 75,454 $ (21,082) Our (provision) benefit for income taxes was as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Current tax (provision) benefit: Federal $ — $ — $ 912 State (7,685) (310) (152) Foreign — (4) — Total current tax (provision) benefit (7,685) (314) 760 Deferred tax (provision) benefit: Federal (42,842) (13,990) 4,443 State (1,082) (2,959) 975 Total deferred tax (provision) benefit (43,924) (16,949) 5,418 Total (provision) benefit for income taxes $ (51,609) $ (17,263) $ 6,178 Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Deferred income tax balances reflect the effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. We state those balances at the enacted tax rates we expect will be in effect when we pay or recover the taxes. The following table presents the tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carry-forward that gave rise to significant portions of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021: December 31, 2022 2021 Deferred tax assets: Tax loss carryforwards $ 26,344 $ 48,847 Tax credit carryforwards 45,337 40,940 Leasing arrangements 455,627 470,327 Reserves 22,515 25,587 Asset retirement obligations 1,766 1,618 Other 5,666 2,226 Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance 557,255 589,545 Valuation allowance (3,912) (2,099) Total deferred tax assets 553,343 587,446 Deferred tax liabilities: Property and equipment (137,848) (110,039) Goodwill and intangible assets (1,940) (1,887) Leasing arrangements (422,915) (440,808) Other (1,793) (2,242) Total deferred tax liabilities (564,496) (554,976) Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets $ (11,153) $ 32,470 As of December 31, 2022, we had federal gross operating loss carryforwards of $96,433, state gross operating loss carryforwards of $72,568 and federal tax credit carryforwards of $45,337. We expect to utilize all federal net operating losses and federal tax credits prior to them expiring. We released the valuation allowance of $273 that was recorded as of December 31, 2021 as we expect to utilize all state net operating losses prior to them expiring . In the event of an ownership change, utilization of the net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards would be subject to an annual limitation under Section 382. We have completed a Section 382 study and have determined that our net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards are not subject to a limitation as there have been no changes in ownership by more than 50% over a three-year period. Deferred tax assets are evaluated, and a valuation allowance is established if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2022 we had a total valuation allowance on our foreign credit carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards and deferred tax assets in foreign jurisdictions. The increase in valuation allowance primarily relates to the capital loss carryforward of $1,632 generated in 2022. The changes in the valuation allowance in 2022, 2021 and 2020 included charges to expense and other deductions that were immaterial. Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation Our effective tax rates on income(loss) before income taxes were 23.9%, 22.8%, and 29.3% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The total provision for income taxes differed from the amount based on the statutory federal income tax rate applied to income (loss) before income taxes due to the following: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 U.S. federal statutory rate applied to income (loss) before income taxes $ (45,290) $ (15,915) $ 4,427 State income tax (provision) benefit, net of federal impact (7,531) (3,204) 651 Tax credits 3,439 2,783 2,090 Nondeductible executive compensation (633) (841) (1,011) Valuation allowance (1,585) — — Other, net (9) (86) 21 Total (provision) benefit for income taxes $ (51,609) $ (17,263) $ 6,178 Our income is primarily domestic. Income and income tax from foreign operations are not material for any periods presented. Unrecognized Tax Benefits Each year we file income tax returns in the various federal, state and local income taxing jurisdictions in which we operate. These tax returns are subject to examination and possible challenge by the taxing authorities. Positions challenged by the taxing authorities may be settled or appealed by us. As a result, there is an uncertainty in income taxes recognized in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC Topic 740. We apply this guidance by defining criteria that an individual income tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, accounting for interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $0 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions are recognized as components of the “Provision for income taxes.” The liability for payment of interest and penalties was $0 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to tax examinations for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2019, through the current period. As of December 31, 2022 , there are no federal income tax audits in progress. Our state and Canadian income tax returns are generally subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2018, through the current period. To the extent we have tax attribute carryforwards, the tax years in which the attribute was generated may still be adjusted by the taxing authorities to the extent the carryforwards are utilized in a subsequent year.

Equity Investments

Equity Investments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Investments	Equity Investments As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, our investment in equity affiliates, which are accounted for under the equity method, are presented in our consolidated balance sheets in other noncurrent assets, and our proportional share of our investees’ net income (loss), which is included in other (income) expense, net in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), were as follows: PTP Other (1) Total Investment balance: As of December 31, 2022 $ 25,215 $ 1,000 $ 26,215 As of December 31, 2021 23,604 1,052 24,656 Income (loss) from equity investments: Year ended December 31, 2022 $ 5,611 $ (1,052) $ 4,559 Year ended December 31, 2021 $ 3,088 $ (3,895) (807) Year ended December 31, 2020 3,598 (4,986) (1,388) (1) Includes our investments in Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC, Nikola - TA HRS 1, LLC, or Nikola-TA, and QuikQ LLC, or QuikQ. Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC, or PTP, is a joint venture between us and Tejon Development Corporation that owns two travel centers, three convenience stores and one standalone restaurant in California. We own a 40.0% interest in PTP and we receive a management fee from PTP to operate these locations. We recognized management fee income of $1,596, $1,639 and $1,506 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which is included in nonfuel revenues in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). QuikQ LLC QuikQ, an independent full-service fuel payment solutions provider, was a joint venture between us and Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. On April 30, 2021, we reduced our ownership in Epona, LLC, or Epona, owner of QuikQ, from 50% to less than 50%, for which a pre-tax loss of $1,826 was recognized in other expense, net in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2021. As a result of the reduction in ownership in 2021, we had no further funding obligations. In December 2022, we voluntarily withdrew from the partnership and as a result, have no further ownership interest in Epona. In the fourth quarter of 2022, we recorded a pre-tax loss of $802, which was recognized in other expense, net in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Affiliates Insurance Company In connection with the dissolution of AIC on February 13, 2020, we received the final capital distribution in December 2022 of $12. See Note 13 for more information regarding our prior investment in AIC. Nikola - TA HRS 1, LLC In March 2022, we entered into a series of agreements with Nikola Corporation which established a joint venture, Nikola-TA. The operations expected to be performed by the joint venture consist of the development, operation and maintenance of a hydrogen fueling station. Operations have not commenced as of December 31, 2022. We own a 50% interest in Nikola-TA. Both parties are entitled to appoint an equal number of board members to the management committee of the joint venture. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, we are obligated to contribute up to approximately $10,000 to Nikola-TA, of which we contributed $1,000 to Nikola-TA during 2022. Summarized Financial Information The following table sets forth summarized financial information of our equity investments and does not represent the amounts we have included in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in connection with our equity investments. Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Total revenues $ 182,335 $ 141,796 $ 89,800 Income from operations 14,772 112 358 Net (loss) income 14,210 (208) 9

Business Management Agreement w

Business Management Agreement with RMR	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Business Management Agreement with RMR	Business Management Agreement with RMR We have a business management agreement with RMR to provide management services to us, which relates to various aspects of our business generally, including but not limited to, services related to compliance with various laws and rules applicable to our status as a publicly traded company, advice and supervision with respect to our travel centers, site selection for properties on which new travel centers may be developed, identification of, and purchase negotiation for, travel center properties and companies, accounting and financial reporting, capital markets and financing activities, investor relations and general oversight of our daily business activities, including legal matters, human resources, insurance programs, management information systems and the like. See Note 13 for more information regarding our relationship, agreements and transactions with RMR. Under our business management agreement, we pay RMR an annual business management fee equal to 0.6% of the sum of our fuel gross margin, as defined in the business management agreement, plus our total nonfuel revenues. The fee is payable monthly and totaled $16,158, $14,037 and $12,485 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The current term of our business management agreement with RMR ends on December 31, 2023, and automatically renews for successive one year terms unless we or RMR gives notice of non-renewal before the end of an applicable term. RMR may terminate the business management agreement upon 120 days’ written notice, and we may terminate upon 60 days’ written notice, subject to approval by a majority vote of our Independent Directors. If we terminate or do not renew the business management agreement other than for cause, as defined, we are obligated to pay RMR a termination fee equal to 2.875 times the annual base management fee and the annual internal audit services expense, which amounts are based on averages during the 24 consecutive calendar months prior to the date of notice of termination or nonrenewal. We are also generally responsible for all of our expenses and certain expenses incurred or arranged by RMR on our behalf. RMR also provides internal audit services to us and we pay to RMR our share of the total internal audit costs incurred by RMR for us and other publicly owned companies to which RMR or its subsidiaries provide management services, which amounts are subject to approval by our Compensation Committee. The amounts recognized as expense for RMR internal audit costs allocated to us were $243, $255 and $281 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and are in addition to the business management fees paid to RMR. Pursuant to our business management agreement, RMR may from time to time negotiate on our behalf with certain third party vendors and suppliers for the procurement of services to us. As part of this arrangement, we may enter agreements with RMR and other companies to which RMR provides management services for the purpose of obtaining more favorable terms from such vendors and suppliers. We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with SVC, RMR and others related to them, including other companies to which RMR or its subsidiaries provide management services and some of which have directors, trustees or officers who are also our Directors or officers. RMR is a majority owned subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. The Chair of our Board of Directors and one of our Managing Directors, Adam D. Portnoy, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of The RMR Group Inc., is chair of the board, a managing director and the president and chief executive officer of The RMR Group Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR. Jonathan M. Pertchik, our other Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as an officer and employee of RMR. Certain of our other officers and SVC’s officers also serve as officers and employees of RMR. Some of our Independent Directors also serve as independent trustees or independent directors of other public companies to which RMR or its subsidiaries provide management services. Mr. Portnoy serves as chair of the board and as a managing director or managing trustee of these public companies. Other officers of RMR, including certain of our officers, serve as managing trustees, managing directors or officers of certain of these companies. As of December 31, 2022, Mr. Portnoy beneficially owned 662 shares of our common stock (including indirectly through RMR), representing approximately 4.4% of our outstanding shares of common stock. This amount includes 219 shares of our common stock that RMR purchased in our underwritten public equity offering in July 2020 at the public offering price of $14 per share and 105 shares of our common stock that RMR purchased from our former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew J. Rebholz, in September 2020, pursuant to a right of first refusal granted to RMR in connection with Mr. Rebholz’s retirement. Relationship with SVC We are SVC’s largest tenant and SVC is our principal landlord and our second largest stockholder. As of December 31, 2022, SVC owned 1,185 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 7.8% of our outstanding shares of common stock, which amount includes 501 shares of our common stock that SVC purchased in our underwritten public equity offering in July 2020 at the public offering price of $14 per share. Ethan S. Bornstein, Mr. Portnoy’s brother-in-law, served as an executive officer of SVC until he resigned on December 31, 2020 in connection with his retirement. See Note 8 for more information about our lease agreements and transactions with SVC. Spin-Off Transaction Agreement. In connection with our spin-off from SVC in 2007, we entered a transaction agreement with SVC and RMR, pursuant to which we granted SVC a right of first refusal to purchase, lease, mortgage or otherwise finance any interest we own in a travel center before we sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise finance that travel center to or with another party, and we granted SVC and any other company to which RMR provides management services a right of first refusal to acquire or finance any real estate of the types in which SVC or such other companies invest before we do. We also agreed that for so long as we are a tenant of SVC we will not permit: the acquisition by any person or group of beneficial ownership of 9.8% or more of the voting shares or the power to direct the management and policies of us or any of our subsidiary tenants or guarantors under the SVC Leases; the sale of a material part of our assets or of any such tenant or guarantor; or the cessation of certain of our Directors to continue to constitute a majority of our Board of Directors or any such tenant or guarantor. Also, we agreed not to take any action that might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on SVC’s ability to qualify as a real estate investment trust and to indemnify SVC for any liabilities it may incur relating to our assets and business. Our Manager, RMR RMR provides certain services we require to operate our business. We have a business management agreement with RMR to provide management services to us, which relates to various aspects of our business generally. See Note 12 for more information about our business management agreement with RMR. RMR also provides management services to SVC, and Mr. Portnoy also serves as a managing trustee and chair of the board of trustees of SVC. Stock Awards to RMR Employees. We award shares of common stock to certain employees of RMR who are not also Directors, officers or employees of ours. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we awarded to such persons a total of 28, 29 and 16 of our shares of common stock valued at $1,321, $1,403 and $519, in aggregate, respectively, based upon the closing prices of our shares of common stock on the Nasdaq on the dates the awards were made. These share awards to RMR employees are in addition to the fees we paid to RMR and the stock awards to our Directors, officers and employees (some of whom are also officers and employees of RMR). See Note 9 for more information regarding our stock awards and activity as well as certain stock purchases we made in connection with stock award recipients satisfying tax withholding obligations on vesting stock awards. Relationship with AIC Until its dissolution on February 13, 2020, we, ABP Trust, SVC and four other companies to which RMR provides management services owned Affiliates Insurance Company, an Indiana insurance company, or AIC, in equal portions. We and AIC’s other shareholders participated in combined property insurance programs arranged by AIC in periods prior to 2020. We did not recognize any income in the year ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. In connection with AIC’s dissolution, we and each other AIC shareholder received a liquidating distribution of approximately $286 in June 2020. We received the final capital distribution in December 2021 of $12. Retirement and Separation Arrangements In December 2019, we and RMR entered into a retirement agreement with Mr. Rebholz. Pursuant to his retirement agreement, Mr. Rebholz continued to serve, through June 30, 2020, as a non-executive employee in order to assist in transitioning his duties and responsibilities to his successor. Under Mr. Rebholz’s retirement agreement, consistent with past practice, we paid Mr. Rebholz his current annual base salary of $300 until June 30, 2020, a cash bonus in the amount of $1,000 in December 2019, and an additional cash payment in the amount of $1,000 in June 2020, and we fully accelerated the vesting of any unvested shares of our common stock previously awarded to Mr. Rebholz. In February 2020, we and RMR entered into a separation agreement with our former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, William E. Myers. Pursuant to his separation agreement, in 2020, we paid Mr. Myers $300 and fully accelerated the vesting of any unvested shares of our common stock previously awarded to Mr. Myers. Sale of Property In May 2021, we sold a property located in Mesquite, Texas to Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, or ILPT, for a sales price of $2,200, excluding selling costs of $15. RMR provides management services to ILPT and Mr. Portnoy serves as the chair of the board of trustees and as a managing trustee of ILPT. The gain on sale of assets of $1,504 was included in other operating expense (income)

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Business Management Agreement with RMR We have a business management agreement with RMR to provide management services to us, which relates to various aspects of our business generally, including but not limited to, services related to compliance with various laws and rules applicable to our status as a publicly traded company, advice and supervision with respect to our travel centers, site selection for properties on which new travel centers may be developed, identification of, and purchase negotiation for, travel center properties and companies, accounting and financial reporting, capital markets and financing activities, investor relations and general oversight of our daily business activities, including legal matters, human resources, insurance programs, management information systems and the like. See Note 13 for more information regarding our relationship, agreements and transactions with RMR. Under our business management agreement, we pay RMR an annual business management fee equal to 0.6% of the sum of our fuel gross margin, as defined in the business management agreement, plus our total nonfuel revenues. The fee is payable monthly and totaled $16,158, $14,037 and $12,485 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The current term of our business management agreement with RMR ends on December 31, 2023, and automatically renews for successive one year terms unless we or RMR gives notice of non-renewal before the end of an applicable term. RMR may terminate the business management agreement upon 120 days’ written notice, and we may terminate upon 60 days’ written notice, subject to approval by a majority vote of our Independent Directors. If we terminate or do not renew the business management agreement other than for cause, as defined, we are obligated to pay RMR a termination fee equal to 2.875 times the annual base management fee and the annual internal audit services expense, which amounts are based on averages during the 24 consecutive calendar months prior to the date of notice of termination or nonrenewal. We are also generally responsible for all of our expenses and certain expenses incurred or arranged by RMR on our behalf. RMR also provides internal audit services to us and we pay to RMR our share of the total internal audit costs incurred by RMR for us and other publicly owned companies to which RMR or its subsidiaries provide management services, which amounts are subject to approval by our Compensation Committee. The amounts recognized as expense for RMR internal audit costs allocated to us were $243, $255 and $281 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and are in addition to the business management fees paid to RMR. Pursuant to our business management agreement, RMR may from time to time negotiate on our behalf with certain third party vendors and suppliers for the procurement of services to us. As part of this arrangement, we may enter agreements with RMR and other companies to which RMR provides management services for the purpose of obtaining more favorable terms from such vendors and suppliers. We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with SVC, RMR and others related to them, including other companies to which RMR or its subsidiaries provide management services and some of which have directors, trustees or officers who are also our Directors or officers. RMR is a majority owned subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. The Chair of our Board of Directors and one of our Managing Directors, Adam D. Portnoy, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of The RMR Group Inc., is chair of the board, a managing director and the president and chief executive officer of The RMR Group Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR. Jonathan M. Pertchik, our other Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as an officer and employee of RMR. Certain of our other officers and SVC’s officers also serve as officers and employees of RMR. Some of our Independent Directors also serve as independent trustees or independent directors of other public companies to which RMR or its subsidiaries provide management services. Mr. Portnoy serves as chair of the board and as a managing director or managing trustee of these public companies. Other officers of RMR, including certain of our officers, serve as managing trustees, managing directors or officers of certain of these companies. As of December 31, 2022, Mr. Portnoy beneficially owned 662 shares of our common stock (including indirectly through RMR), representing approximately 4.4% of our outstanding shares of common stock. This amount includes 219 shares of our common stock that RMR purchased in our underwritten public equity offering in July 2020 at the public offering price of $14 per share and 105 shares of our common stock that RMR purchased from our former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew J. Rebholz, in September 2020, pursuant to a right of first refusal granted to RMR in connection with Mr. Rebholz’s retirement. Relationship with SVC We are SVC’s largest tenant and SVC is our principal landlord and our second largest stockholder. As of December 31, 2022, SVC owned 1,185 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 7.8% of our outstanding shares of common stock, which amount includes 501 shares of our common stock that SVC purchased in our underwritten public equity offering in July 2020 at the public offering price of $14 per share. Ethan S. Bornstein, Mr. Portnoy’s brother-in-law, served as an executive officer of SVC until he resigned on December 31, 2020 in connection with his retirement. See Note 8 for more information about our lease agreements and transactions with SVC. Spin-Off Transaction Agreement. In connection with our spin-off from SVC in 2007, we entered a transaction agreement with SVC and RMR, pursuant to which we granted SVC a right of first refusal to purchase, lease, mortgage or otherwise finance any interest we own in a travel center before we sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise finance that travel center to or with another party, and we granted SVC and any other company to which RMR provides management services a right of first refusal to acquire or finance any real estate of the types in which SVC or such other companies invest before we do. We also agreed that for so long as we are a tenant of SVC we will not permit: the acquisition by any person or group of beneficial ownership of 9.8% or more of the voting shares or the power to direct the management and policies of us or any of our subsidiary tenants or guarantors under the SVC Leases; the sale of a material part of our assets or of any such tenant or guarantor; or the cessation of certain of our Directors to continue to constitute a majority of our Board of Directors or any such tenant or guarantor. Also, we agreed not to take any action that might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on SVC’s ability to qualify as a real estate investment trust and to indemnify SVC for any liabilities it may incur relating to our assets and business. Our Manager, RMR RMR provides certain services we require to operate our business. We have a business management agreement with RMR to provide management services to us, which relates to various aspects of our business generally. See Note 12 for more information about our business management agreement with RMR. RMR also provides management services to SVC, and Mr. Portnoy also serves as a managing trustee and chair of the board of trustees of SVC. Stock Awards to RMR Employees. We award shares of common stock to certain employees of RMR who are not also Directors, officers or employees of ours. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we awarded to such persons a total of 28, 29 and 16 of our shares of common stock valued at $1,321, $1,403 and $519, in aggregate, respectively, based upon the closing prices of our shares of common stock on the Nasdaq on the dates the awards were made. These share awards to RMR employees are in addition to the fees we paid to RMR and the stock awards to our Directors, officers and employees (some of whom are also officers and employees of RMR). See Note 9 for more information regarding our stock awards and activity as well as certain stock purchases we made in connection with stock award recipients satisfying tax withholding obligations on vesting stock awards. Relationship with AIC Until its dissolution on February 13, 2020, we, ABP Trust, SVC and four other companies to which RMR provides management services owned Affiliates Insurance Company, an Indiana insurance company, or AIC, in equal portions. We and AIC’s other shareholders participated in combined property insurance programs arranged by AIC in periods prior to 2020. We did not recognize any income in the year ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. In connection with AIC’s dissolution, we and each other AIC shareholder received a liquidating distribution of approximately $286 in June 2020. We received the final capital distribution in December 2021 of $12. Retirement and Separation Arrangements In December 2019, we and RMR entered into a retirement agreement with Mr. Rebholz. Pursuant to his retirement agreement, Mr. Rebholz continued to serve, through June 30, 2020, as a non-executive employee in order to assist in transitioning his duties and responsibilities to his successor. Under Mr. Rebholz’s retirement agreement, consistent with past practice, we paid Mr. Rebholz his current annual base salary of $300 until June 30, 2020, a cash bonus in the amount of $1,000 in December 2019, and an additional cash payment in the amount of $1,000 in June 2020, and we fully accelerated the vesting of any unvested shares of our common stock previously awarded to Mr. Rebholz. In February 2020, we and RMR entered into a separation agreement with our former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, William E. Myers. Pursuant to his separation agreement, in 2020, we paid Mr. Myers $300 and fully accelerated the vesting of any unvested shares of our common stock previously awarded to Mr. Myers. Sale of Property In May 2021, we sold a property located in Mesquite, Texas to Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, or ILPT, for a sales price of $2,200, excluding selling costs of $15. RMR provides management services to ILPT and Mr. Portnoy serves as the chair of the board of trustees and as a managing trustee of ILPT. The gain on sale of assets of $1,504 was included in other operating expense (income)

Contingencies

Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies	Contingencies Environmental Contingencies Extensive environmental laws regulate our operations and properties. These laws may require us to investigate and clean up hazardous substances, including petroleum or natural gas products, released at our owned and leased properties. Governmental entities or third parties may hold us liable for property damage and personal injuries, and for investigation, remediation and monitoring costs incurred in connection with any contamination and regulatory compliance at our locations. We use both underground storage tanks and above ground storage tanks to store petroleum products, natural gas and other hazardous substances at our locations. We must comply with environmental laws regarding tank construction, integrity testing, leak detection and monitoring, overfill and spill control, release reporting and financial assurance for corrective action in the event of a release. At some locations we must also comply with environmental laws relative to vapor recovery or discharges to water. Under the terms of the SVC Leases, we generally have agreed to indemnify SVC for any environmental liabilities related to properties that we lease from SVC and we are required to pay all environmental related expenses incurred in the operation of the leased properties. We have entered into certain other arrangements in which we have agreed to indemnify third parties for environmental liabilities and expenses resulting from our operations. From time to time we have received, and in the future likely will receive, notices of alleged violations of environmental laws or otherwise have become or will become aware of the need to undertake corrective actions to comply with environmental laws at our locations. Investigatory and remedial actions were, and regularly are, undertaken with respect to releases of hazardous substances at our locations. In some cases we have received, and may receive in the future, contributions to partially offset our environmental costs from insurers, from state funds established for environmental clean up associated with the sale of petroleum products or from indemnitors who agreed to fund certain environmental related costs at locations purchased from those indemnitors. To the extent we incur material amounts for environmental matters for which we do not receive or expect to receive insurance or other third party reimbursement and for which we have not previously recorded a liability, our operating results may be materially adversely affected. In addition, to the extent we fail to comply with environmental laws and regulations, or we become subject to costs and requirements not similarly experienced by our competitors, our competitive position may be harmed. At December 31, 2022, we had a current liability of $2,392 and a noncurrent liability of $967 for environmental matters as well as a receivable, which is recorded in noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets, for expected recoveries of certain of these estimated future expenditures of $554. We cannot precisely know the ultimate costs we may incur in connection with currently known environmental related violations, corrective actions, investigation and remediation; however, we do not expect the costs for such matters to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to our financial position or results of operations. We currently have insurance of up to $20,000 per incident and up to $20,000 in the aggregate for certain environmental liabilities, subject, in each case, to certain limitations and deductibles. Our current insurance policy expires in June 2024 and we can provide no assurance that we will be able to maintain similar environmental insurance coverage in the future on acceptable terms. We cannot predict the ultimate effect changing circumstances and changing environmental laws may have on us in the future or the ultimate outcome of matters currently pending. We cannot be certain that contamination presently unknown to us does not exist at our sites, or that a material liability will not be imposed on us in the future. If we discover additional environmental issues, or if government agencies impose additional environmental requirements, increased environmental compliance or remediation expenditures may be required, which could have a material adverse effect on us. Legal Proceedings We are routinely involved in various legal and administrative proceedings incidental to the ordinary course of business, including commercial disputes, employment related claims, wage and hour claims, premises liability claims and tax audits among others. We do not expect that any litigation or administrative proceedings in which we are presently involved, or of which we are aware, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Inventory

Inventory	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory	Inventory Inventory as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 Nonfuel products $ 212,811 $ 146,313 Fuel products 59,263 45,530 Total inventory $ 272,074 $ 191,843

Reorganization Plan

Reorganization Plan	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Reorganization Plan	Reorganization PlanOn April 30, 2020, we committed to and initiated a reorganization plan, or the Reorganization Plan, to improve the efficiency of our operations. As part of the Reorganization Plan, we reduced our headcount and eliminated certain positions. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized Reorganization Plan costs of $4,288, which are comprised primarily of severance, outplacement services, stock based compensation expense associated with the accelerated vesting of previously granted stock awards for certain employees and fees for recruitment of certain executive positions. These Reorganization Plan costs are recorded as selling, general and administrative expense

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events The Proposed Merger On February 15, 2023, we entered into the Merger Agreement with BP and Merger Subsidiary, pursuant to which Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the Merger. As a result of the Merger, at the Effective Time, each share of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of our common stock (i) owned by BP or Merger Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time, or (ii) held by any subsidiary of ours or BP (other than Merger Subsidiary) immediately prior to the Effective Time), will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each then-outstanding share of our common stock granted subject to vesting or other lapse restrictions under any Company stock plan that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will vest in full and become free of such restrictions and will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration under the same terms and conditions as apply to the receipt of the Merger Consideration by holders of our common stock generally. The closing of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including, among other things, (i) receipt by us of the Company Stockholder Approval, (ii) that there is no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other judgment issued by any court of competent jurisdiction in effect enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, (iii) the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period (or extension thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and all other approvals under antitrust laws, (iv) the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement (subject to specified materiality qualifiers), (v) compliance with the covenants and obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects; (vi) the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to the Company; and (vii) the execution, release and delivery of the Consent and Amendment Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2023, by and among us, our subsidiary TA Operating LLC, BP, SVC and certain of SVC’s subsidiaries and all agreements entered into pursuant thereto . We have made customary representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement and have agreed to customary covenants regarding the operation of our business prior to the Effective Time. The Merger Agreement also includes a covenant requiring us not to solicit any acquisition proposal, and, subject to certain exceptions, not to enter into or participate or engage in any discussions or negotiations with, related to an acquisition proposal or enter into any letter of intent, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement relating to an acquisition proposal. Further, our board of directors will not withhold, withdraw, amend or modify, or publicly propose to do any of the foregoing, its recommendation in a manner adverse to BP, adopt, approve or recommend to our stockholders an acquisition proposal, fail to reaffirm its recommendation within ten business days following BP’s written request, fail to recommend against acceptance of a tender or exchange offer for shares of Company Common Stock within ten business days after the commencement thereof, nor fail to include its recommendation in the proxy statement related to the Merger. Notwithstanding these restrictions, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, if we have received a written, bona fide , unsolicited acquisition proposal from any third party (or a group of third parties) that our board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a superior proposal, and the failure to take the following actions would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its duties under applicable law, then we, directly or indirectly through certain specified representatives may, subject to certain conditions, engage in discussions with such third party and furnish to such third party non-public information relating to us pursuant to an acceptable confidentiality agreement. Further, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, in respect to a superior proposal we receive after the date of the Merger Agreement on an unsolicited basis, if our board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with its duties under applicable law, our board of directors may, subject to compliance with certain conditions, (i) make an Adverse Recommendation Change (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or (ii) cause us to terminate the Merger Agreement in compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement in order to enter into a binding written definitive agreement providing for such superior proposal. The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for us and BP. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, under certain specified circumstances, we will be required to pay BP a termination fee in an amount equal to $51,900, including if the Merger Agreement is terminated due to our acceptance of an unsolicited superior proposal or due to our board of directors changing its recommendation to our stockholders to vote to approve the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement further provides that BP will be required to pay us a termination fee in an amount equal to $90,900 in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain specified circumstances and receipt of antitrust approval has not been obtained by such time. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, either party may terminate the Merger Agreement if the Merger is not consummated by November 15, 2023, subject to (x) an automatic 90-day extension and (y) an additional 90-day extension under certain circumstances. In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, we agreed with BP and SVC to amend and restate our subsidiary’s leases with certain of SVC's subsidiaries, and corresponding guaranty agreements, in each case effective at the Effective Time, conditioned on the occurrence of the closing of the Merger. SVC has consented to the entry by TA into the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and any resulting change in control or assignment of TA resulting from either or both of the Merger and such transactions. In addition, SVC has agreed to vote its shares in favor of the sale. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the closing of the Merger, we expect the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to occur by mid-year 2023.

Summary of Significant Accoun_2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Segment Reporting	We manage our business as one segment. We make specific disclosures concerning fuel and nonfuel products and services because they facilitate our discussion of trends and operational initiatives within our business and industry. On April 26, 2022, we ceased operations at our only travel center located in a foreign country, Canada, which we did not consider material to our operations. In March 2022, we entered into an agreement to sell our Canadian travel center. In December 2022, due to circumstances that were considered unlikely at the time the agreement was executed, we exercised our right to terminate the agreement. As a result, we are actively seeking other buyers for the property.
Consolidation	Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TravelCenters of America Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. We use the equity method of accounting for investments in entities where we have the ability to significantly influence, but not control, the investee’s operating and financial policies.
Basis of Presentation	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fuel Product Cost and Nonfuel Product Cost	Fuel Product Cost and Nonfuel Product Cost. Fuel product cost primarily consists of the commodity fuel cost and related inbound transportation costs. Nonfuel product cost primarily consists of direct costs from suppliers and distribution center costs. All site level labor expense, occupancy costs, purchasing administrative costs and rent are presented in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) according to the nature of respective costs (in either site level operating expense; selling, general and administrative expense or real estate rent expense). Depreciation and amortization expense is presented separately in depreciation and amortization expense on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents. We consider highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less on the date of purchase to be cash equivalents, the majority of which are held at major commercial banks. Certain cash account balances exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits of $250 per account and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts in excess of the insurance limits. We regularly monitor the financial stability of these financial institutions and believe that we are not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We record trade accounts receivable at the invoiced amount and those amounts do not bear interest. Our primary allowance for credit losses is the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Inventory	Inventory. We state our inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We determine cost principally on the weighted average cost method. We maintain reserves for the estimated amounts of obsolete and excess inventory. These estimates are based on unit sales histories and on hand inventory quantities, known market trends for inventory items and assumptions regarding factors such as future inventory needs, our ability and the related cost to return items to our suppliers and our ability to sell inventory at a discount when necessary.
Property and Equipment	Property and Equipment. We record property and equipment as a result of business combinations based on their fair values as of the date of the acquisition. We record all other property and equipment at cost. We depreciate our property and equipment on a straight line basis generally over the following estimated useful lives of the assets: Buildings and site improvements 10 to 40 years Machinery and equipment 3 to 15 years Furniture and fixtures 5 to 20 years We depreciate leasehold improvements over the shorter of the lives shown above or the remaining term of the underlying lease.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Intangible Assets. In a business combination we are required to record assets and liabilities acquired, including those intangible assets that arise from contractual or other legal rights or are otherwise capable of being separated or divided from the acquired entity, based on the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. Any excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of the acquired net identifiable assets is recognized as goodwill. We amortize the recorded costs of intangible assets with finite lives on a straight line basis over their estimated lives, principally the terms of the related contractual agreements.
Impairment	Impairment. We review definite lived assets for potential indicators of impairment during each reporting period. We recognize impairment charges when (i) the carrying value of a long lived asset or asset group to be held and used in the business is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value and (ii) when the carrying value of a long lived asset or asset group to be disposed of exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset less the estimated cost to sell the asset. Our estimates of fair value are based on our estimates of likely market participant assumptions, including our current expectations for projected fuel sales volume, nonfuel revenues, fuel and nonfuel product costs, site level operating expense and real estate rent expense. If the business climate deteriorates, our actual results may not be consistent with these assumptions and estimates. The discount rate is used to measure the present value of projected future cash flows and is set at a rate we believe is likely to be used by a market participant using a weighted average cost of capital that considers market and industry data as well as our specific risk factors. The weighted average cost of capital is our estimate of the overall after tax rate of return required by equity and debt holders of a business enterprise. We use a number of assumptions and methods in preparing valuations underlying the impairment tests including estimates of future cash flows and discount rates, and in some instances we may obtain third party appraisals. We recognize impairment charges in the period during which the circumstances surrounding an asset or asset group to be held and used have changed such that the carrying value is no longer recoverable, or during which a commitment to a plan to dispose of the asset or asset group is made. We perform our impairment analysis for substantially all of our property and equipment and lease assets at the individual site level because that is the lowest level of asset and liability groupings for which the cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. No impairment charges were recorded during 2022. During 2021 and 2020, based on our evaluation of certain low performing owned and leased standalone restaurants, we incurred impairment charges of $650 and $6,574, respectively, related to our property and equipment and $1,262 related to our operating lease assets during 2020. We assess intangible assets with definite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. Definite lived intangible assets primarily include our agreements with franchisees and reacquired franchise rights. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, we did not record any impairment charges related to, or recognize a revision to the remaining period of amortization of, our definite lived intangible assets. We evaluate goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable, using either a quantitative or qualitative analysis. Indefinite lived intangible assets consisted of trademarks and their fair value was determined using a relief from royalty method. We subject goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets to further evaluation and recognize impairment charges when events and circumstances indicate the carrying value of the goodwill or indefinite lived intangible asset exceeds the fair market value of the asset. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level annually as of July 31, or more frequently if the circumstances warrant. We have one reporting unit, travel centers, due to the sale of our QSL business in April 2021. As of July 31, 2022 and 2021, we evaluated our travel centers reporting unit for impairment using a qualitative analysis which included evaluating financial trends, industry and market conditions and assessing the reasonableness of the assumptions used in the most recent quantitative analysis, including comparing actual results to the projections used in the quantitative analysis. Based on the assessment performed, we concluded that it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the travel centers reporting unit was less than its carrying amount. Annual impairment testing for the travel centers reporting unit for 2020 was performed using a quantitative analysis under which the fair value of our reporting unit was estimated using both an income approach and a market approach. Based on our analysis in 2020, we concluded that goodwill for our travel centers reporting unit was not impaired. During 2020, we performed an impairment assessment of the goodwill in our QSL reporting unit using the same quantitative analysis approach that we historically followed for our goodwill impairment assessments. Based on our analysis, during the second quarter of 2020, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $3,046 related to our QSL reporting unit prior to its disposal. We evaluate indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment as of November 30, or more frequently if the circumstances warrant. During 2022, 2021 and 2020 indefinite lived intangible assets were assessed using a qualitative analysis that was performed by assessing certain trends and factors, including actual sales and operating profit margins, discount rates, industry data and other relevant qualitative factors. These trends and factors were compared to, and based on, the assumptions used in the most recent quantitative assessment. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, we did not record any impairment charges related to our indefinite lived intangible assets.
Stock Based Employee Compensation	Stock Based Employee Compensation. We have historically granted awards of our shares of common stock under our share award plans. Stock awards issued to our Directors vest immediately. Stock awards made to others vest in five
Contingencies	Contingencies. We record environmental remediation charges and penalties when the obligation to remediate is probable and the amount of associated costs are reasonably determinable. We estimate liabilities for other loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable. We include remediation expense within site level operating expense in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Generally, the timing of remediation expense recognition coincides with completion of a feasibility study or the commitment to a formal plan of action. Accrued liabilities related to environmental matters are recorded on an undiscounted basis because of the uncertainty associated with the timing of the related future payments. In our consolidated balance sheets, the accrual for environmental matters is included in other noncurrent liabilities, with the amount estimated to be expended within the subsequent 12 months included in other current liabilities. We recognize a receivable for estimated future environmental costs that we may be reimbursed for once receipt of the recovery is probable and we are able to reasonably estimate the amount of the recovery, which is recorded within other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets.
Software as a Service Agreements	Software as a Service Agreements. We subscribe to software agreements, commonly referred to as Software as a Service agreements or cloud-based applications, as an alternative in some cases to developing or licensing internal-use software. We defer the implementation costs for these subscription services and amortize to expense over the terms of the respective contracts. On the consolidated balance sheets, the remaining unamortized implementation costs are recorded within other current assets and other noncurrent assets. We record the subscription fees and amortized implementation costs to either selling, general and administrative expense or site level operating expense (depending on the nature of the application) in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Self Insurance Accruals	Self-Insurance Accruals. We have insurance programs for which we pay deductibles and for which we are partially self-insured up to certain stop loss amounts, including claims under our general liability, workers’ compensation, motor vehicle and group health benefits policies and programs. Accruals are established under these insurance programs for both estimated losses on known claims and potential claims incurred but not reported, based on claims histories and using actuarial methods.
Asset Retirement Obligations	Asset Retirement Obligations. We recognize the future costs for our obligations related to the removal of our underground storage tanks over the estimated useful lives of each asset requiring removal. We record a liability for the fair value of an asset retirement obligation with a corresponding increase to the carrying value of the related long lived asset at the time such an asset is installed. We base the estimated liability on our historical experiences in removing these assets, their estimated useful lives, external estimates as to the cost to remove the assets in the future and regulatory or contractual requirements. The liability is a discounted liability using a credit adjusted risk free rate.
Leasing Transactions	Leasing Transactions. Leasing transactions are a material part of our business. We have lease agreements covering many of our properties, as well as various equipment, with the most significant leases being our five leases with Service Properties Trust, or SVC. The SVC Leases (as defined below) are “triple net” leases that require us to pay all costs incurred in the operation of the leased properties, including costs related to personnel, utilities, inventory acquisition and provision of services to customers, insurance, real estate and personal property taxes, environmental related expenses, underground storage tank removal costs and ground lease payments at those properties at which SVC leases the property and subleases it to us. We also are required generally to indemnify SVC for certain environmental matters and for liabilities that arise during the terms of the leases from ownership or operation of the leased properties and, at lease expiration, we are required to pay an amount equal to an estimate of the cost of removing underground storage tanks on the leased properties. We recognize operating lease assets and liabilities for all leases with an initial term greater than 12 months. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. Our operating lease liabilities represent the present value of our unpaid lease payments. The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on the rates implicit in our leases with SVC and our incremental borrowing rate for all other leases. Certain of our leases include renewal options, and certain of our leases include escalation clauses and purchase options. Renewal periods are included in calculating our lease assets and liabilities when they are reasonably certain. We evaluate the potential inclusion of renewal periods on a case by case basis, based on terms of the applicable renewal option, the availability of comparable replacement property and our ability to bear the exit costs associated with the termination of the lease, among other things. other noncurrent assets other current liabilities other noncurrent liabilities
Income Taxes	Income Taxes. We establish deferred income tax assets and liabilities to reflect the future tax consequences of differences between the tax basis and financial statement basis of assets and liabilities. We reduce the measurement of deferred tax assets, if necessary, by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. We recognize the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. We evaluate and adjust these tax positions based on changing facts and circumstances. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount we recognize in the financial statements is the largest benefit that we estimate has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements The following table summarizes recent accounting standard updates, or ASU, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, that could have an impact on our consolidated financial statements. Standard Description Effective Date Effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements Recently Adopted Standards ASU 2021-10 - Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance This update aims to provide increased transparency by requiring business entities to disclose information about certain types of government assistance they receive in the notes to the financial statements. January 1, 2022 This update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We are pursuing government grants in connection with our efforts to develop and market alternative energy and sustainable resources. We could provide disclosures in the future if we receive material government assistance within the scope of this update. Recently Issued Standards ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the effects of Reference Rate Reform of Financial Reporting, as amended by ASU 2021-01and ASU 2022-06 These updates provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform; clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition; and defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. January 1, 2023 We are currently assessing whether this update will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition	Fuel Revenues. We recognize fuel revenues and the related costs at the time of sale to customers at our company operated locations. We sell diesel fuel and gasoline to our customers at prices that we establish daily or are indexed to market prices and reset daily. We sell diesel fuel under pricing arrangements with certain customers. For the year ended December 31, 2022, approximately 90.6% of our diesel fuel volume was sold at discounts to posted prices under pricing and rebate arrangements with our fleet customers. Nonfuel Revenues. We recognize nonfuel revenues and the related costs at the time of sale to customers at our company operated locations. We sell a variety of nonfuel products and services at stated retail prices in our travel centers and standalone restaurant, as well as through our TA Truck Service® Emergency Roadside Assistance, TA Truck Service® Mobile Maintenance, and TA Commercial Tire Network™ programs. Truck repair and maintenance goods or services may be sold at discounted prices under pricing and rebate arrangements with certain customers. Rent and Royalties from Franchisees Revenues. We recognize franchise royalties and advertising fees from franchisees as revenue monthly based on the franchisees’ sales data reported to us. Royalty revenues are contractual as a percentage of the franchisees’ revenues and advertising fees are contractual as either a percentage of the franchisees’ revenues or as a fixed amount. When we enter into a new franchise agreement or a renewal term with an existing franchisee, the franchisee is required to pay an initial or renewal franchise fee. Initial and renewal franchise fees are recognized as revenue on a straight line basis over the term of the respective franchise agreements. Other. Sales incentives and other promotional activities that we recognize as a reduction to revenues include, but are not limited to, the following: • Customer Loyalty Programs. We offer travel center trucking customers and casual restaurant diners the option to participate in our customer loyalty programs. Our customer loyalty programs provide customers with the right to earn loyalty awards on qualifying purchases that can be used for discounts on future purchases of goods or services. We apply a relative standalone selling price approach to our outstanding loyalty awards whereby a portion of each sale attributable to the loyalty awards earned is deferred and will be recognized as revenue in the category in which the loyalty awards are redeemed upon the redemption or expiration of the loyalty awards. Significant judgment is required to determine the standalone selling price for loyalty awards. Assumptions used in determining the standalone selling price include the historic redemption rate and the use of a weighted average selling price for fuel to calculate the revenues attributable to the customer loyalty awards. • Customer Discounts and Rebates. We enter into agreements with certain customers in which we agree to provide discounts and rebates on fuel and/or truck service purchases. We recognize the cost of discounts against, and in the same period as, the revenues that generated the discounts earned. • Gift Cards. We sell branded gift cards. Sales proceeds are recognized as a contract liability; the liability is reduced and revenue is recognized when the gift card subsequently is redeemed for goods or services. Unredeemed gift card balances are recognized as revenues when the possibility of redemption becomes remote and TA branded gift cards are subject to dormancy fees and are escheated to state governments after five years.

Summary of Significant Accoun_3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of estimated useful lives of property and equipment, net	We depreciate our property and equipment on a straight line basis generally over the following estimated useful lives of the assets: Buildings and site improvements 10 to 40 years Machinery and equipment 3 to 15 years Furniture and fixtures 5 to 20 years Property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 Machinery, equipment and furniture $ 571,297 $ 530,642 Land and improvements 365,154 319,314 Leasehold improvements 409,534 342,952 Buildings and improvements 339,182 299,936 Construction in progress 106,022 60,590 Property and equipment, at cost 1,791,189 1,553,434 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 791,785 722,007 Property and equipment, net $ 999,404 $ 831,427
Schedule of recent accounting standard updates	The following table summarizes recent accounting standard updates, or ASU, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, that could have an impact on our consolidated financial statements. Standard Description Effective Date Effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements Recently Adopted Standards ASU 2021-10 - Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance This update aims to provide increased transparency by requiring business entities to disclose information about certain types of government assistance they receive in the notes to the financial statements. January 1, 2022 This update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We are pursuing government grants in connection with our efforts to develop and market alternative energy and sustainable resources. We could provide disclosures in the future if we receive material government assistance within the scope of this update. Recently Issued Standards ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the effects of Reference Rate Reform of Financial Reporting, as amended by ASU 2021-01and ASU 2022-06 These updates provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform; clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition; and defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. January 1, 2023 We are currently assessing whether this update will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenues (Tables)

Revenues (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Nonfuel revenues disaggregated by type of good or service	Nonfuel revenues disaggregated by type of good or service for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, were as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Nonfuel revenues: Truck service $ 829,971 $ 747,079 $ 670,847 Store and retail services 775,005 751,097 660,921 Restaurant 331,500 310,718 308,525 Diesel exhaust fluid 186,747 137,838 107,125 Total nonfuel revenues $ 2,123,223 $ 1,946,732 $ 1,747,418

Acquisition and Disposition A_2

Acquisition and Disposition Activity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Schedule of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	As of December 31, 2022, the following table summarizes the fair values we recorded for the aggregate assets acquired and liabilities assumed from our acquisitions completed during the year. The intangible assets represent reacquired franchise rights with a weighted average amortization period of approximately five years based on the contractual lives of the applicable franchise agreements. Fair Value Cash and cash equivalents $ 146 Inventories 6,143 Property and equipment 83,847 Goodwill 14,897 Intangible assets 4,723 Other assets and liabilities (212) Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed $ 109,544

Property and Equipment (Tables)

Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of components of property and equipment, net	We depreciate our property and equipment on a straight line basis generally over the following estimated useful lives of the assets: Buildings and site improvements 10 to 40 years Machinery and equipment 3 to 15 years Furniture and fixtures 5 to 20 years Property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 Machinery, equipment and furniture $ 571,297 $ 530,642 Land and improvements 365,154 319,314 Leasehold improvements 409,534 342,952 Buildings and improvements 339,182 299,936 Construction in progress 106,022 60,590 Property and equipment, at cost 1,791,189 1,553,434 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 791,785 722,007 Property and equipment, net $ 999,404 $ 831,427

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of components of intangible assets, net	Intangible assets, net, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 Cost Accumulated Net Amortizable intangible assets: Agreements with franchisees $ 14,535 $ (12,393) $ 2,142 Reacquired franchise rights 4,723 (682) 4,041 Leasehold interests 2,094 (2,094) — Other 3,913 (3,518) 395 Total amortizable intangible assets 25,265 (18,687) 6,578 Carrying value of trademarks (indefinite lives) 7,907 — 7,907 Intangible assets, net $ 33,172 $ (18,687) $ 14,485 December 31, 2021 Cost Accumulated Net Amortizable intangible assets: Agreements with franchisees $ 15,215 $ (12,650) $ 2,565 Leasehold interests 2,094 (2,094) — Other 3,913 (3,451) 462 Total amortizable intangible assets 21,222 (18,195) 3,027 Carrying value of trademarks (indefinite lives) 7,907 — 7,907 Intangible assets, net $ 29,129 $ (18,195) $ 10,934
Schedule of the aggregate amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for each of the next five years	The aggregate amortization expense for our amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2022, for each of the next five years is: Total 2023 $ 1,351 2024 1,351 2025 1,335 2026 832 2027 434

Other Current Liabilities (Tabl

Other Current Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of components of other current liabilities	Other current liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 Taxes payable, other than income taxes $ 47,203 $ 55,029 Accrued wages and benefits 32,179 39,493 Customer loyalty program accruals 25,253 26,120 Self-insurance program accruals, current portion 44,983 15,870 Accrued capital expenditures 24,921 24,825 Current portion of long term debt 2,849 2,849 Other 38,750 30,667 Total other current liabilities $ 216,138 $ 194,853

Long Term Debt (Tables)

Long Term Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of long term debt, net	Long term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 8.25% 2028 Senior Notes $ 108,349 $ 108,021 8.00% 2029 Senior Notes 117,432 117,063 8.00% 2030 Senior Notes 97,654 97,353 3.85% West Greenwich Loan 14,493 15,125 Term Loan Facility 188,482 189,274 Other 645 794 Total long term debt $ 527,055 $ 527,630 Less current portion 2,849 2,849 Total long term debt, net $ 524,206 $ 524,781
Schedule of required principal payments	The aggregate maturities of the required principal payments due during the next five years and thereafter under all our outstanding consolidated debt as of December 31, 2022, are as follows: Principal 2023 $ 2,849 2024 2,829 2025 2,837 2026 2,814 2027 188,664 Thereafter 341,371 Total (1) $ 541,364 (1) Total consolidated debt outstanding as of December 31, 2022, net of unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs totaling $14,309, was $527,055.

Leasing Transactions (Tables)

Leasing Transactions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Schedule of lease costs as a lessee	For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our lease costs consisted of the following, and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: Classification in our Consolidated Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Operating lease costs: SVC Leases Real estate rent expense $ 243,636 $ 244,101 $ 245,922 Operating lease costs: other Real estate rent expense 2,660 1,884 4,669 Variable lease costs: SVC Leases Real estate rent expense 12,556 9,101 4,524 Variable lease costs: other Real estate rent expense 861 541 628 Total real estate rent expense 259,713 255,627 255,743 Operating lease costs: Equipment and other Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense 3,700 2,999 3,649 Financing lease costs - Equipment and other Site level operating expense 290 198 — Short-term lease costs Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense 517 699 1,826 Amortization of finance lease assets: SVC Leases Depreciation and amortization expense 2,212 1,843 — Amortization of finance lease assets: other Depreciation and amortization expense 3,474 1,912 246 Interest on finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases Interest expense, net 1,169 1,018 — Interest on finance lease liabilities: other Interest expense, net 685 476 99 Sublease income Nonfuel revenues (1,902) (1,940) (2,064) Net lease costs $ 269,858 $ 262,832 $ 259,499
Schedule of operating lease assets and liabilities	As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 our operating lease assets and liabilities consisted of the following, and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: December 31, 2022 2021 Operating lease assets: SVC Leases $ 1,560,616 $ 1,649,142 Other 15,922 10,384 Total operating lease assets $ 1,576,538 $ 1,659,526 Current operating lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 110,521 $ 114,372 Other 3,419 3,633 Total current operating lease liabilities $ 113,940 $ 118,005 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 1,538,031 $ 1,648,112 Other 12,996 7,247 Total noncurrent operating lease liabilities $ 1,551,027 $ 1,655,359
Schedule of finance lease assets and liabilities	As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 our finance lease assets and liabilities consisted of the following and for SVC leases shown below, include amounts for properties we sublease from SVC: December 31, 2022 2021 Finance lease assets: SVC Leases $ 24,330 $ 26,542 Other 16,205 15,781 Total finance lease assets $ 40,535 $ 42,323 Current finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 1,552 $ 1,517 Other 3,690 2,814 Total current finance lease liabilities $ 5,242 $ 4,331 Noncurrent finance lease liabilities: SVC Leases $ 24,517 $ 25,974 Other 13,034 13,240 Total noncurrent finance lease liabilities $ 37,551 $ 39,214
Schedule of operating lease liabilities	Maturities of our operating lease liabilities that had remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022, were as follows: SVC Leases (1) Other Total Years ended December 31: 2023 $ 255,469 $ 4,059 $ 259,528 2024 251,295 2,961 254,256 2025 251,283 2,851 254,134 2026 251,278 2,495 253,773 2027 251,299 1,609 252,908 Thereafter 1,287,350 5,640 1,292,990 Total operating lease payments 2,547,974 19,615 2,567,589 Less: present value discount (2) (899,422) (3,192) (902,614) Present value of operating lease liabilities $ 1,648,552 $ 16,423 $ 1,664,975 (1) Includes rent for properties we sublease from SVC. (2) The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on the rates implicit in the SVC Leases and our incremental borrowing rate for all other leases, including properties we sublease from SVC.
Schedule of finance lease liabilities	Maturities of the finance lease liabilities related to the finance leases that had remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2022, were as follows: SVC Lease (1) Other Total Years ended December 31: 2023 $ 2,656 $ 4,289 $ 6,945 2024 2,722 3,848 6,570 2025 2,790 3,242 6,032 2026 2,860 2,982 5,842 2027 2,932 2,685 5,617 Thereafter 19,194 1,416 20,610 Total finance lease payments 33,154 18,462 51,616 Less: present value discount (2) (7,085) (1,737) (8,822) Present value of finance lease liabilities $ 26,069 $ 16,725 $ 42,794 (1) Includes rent for properties we sublease from SVC. (2) The discount rate used to derive the present value of unpaid lease payments is based on our incremental borrowing rate.

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Schedule of number and weighted average grant date fair value of unvested shares of common stock and shares of common stock awarded under the Share Award Plans	A summary of shares awarded, vested, forfeited and unvested under the Share Award Plans for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 is as follows: Number of Weighted Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2019 412 $ 18.03 Granted 254 29.44 Vested (314) 21.92 Forfeited/canceled (3) 17.39 Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2020 349 349000 22.83 Granted 319 46.69 Vested (189) 29.26 Forfeited/canceled (11) 27.18 Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2021 468 36.41 Granted 324 46.02 Vested (225) 35.05 Forfeited/canceled (9) 44.50 Unvested shares of common stock as of December 31, 2022 558 42.41
Reconciliation of net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders to net (loss) income available to common stockholders	The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to net income (loss) available to common stockholders and the related earnings per share of common stock. Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 164,060 $ 58,524 $ (13,899) Less: net income (loss) attributable to participating securities 5,115 1,349 (422) Net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ 158,945 $ 57,175 $ (13,477) Weighted average shares of common stock (1) 14,397 14,252 10,961 Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders $ 11.04 $ 4.01 $ (1.23) (1) Excludes unvested shares of common stock awarded under our Share Award Plans, which shares of common stock are considered participating securities because they participate equally in earnings and losses with all of our other shares of common stock. The weighted average number of unvested shares of common stock outstanding was 463, 336 and 344 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of income (loss) before income taxes	Our total income (loss) before income taxes was as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 217,532 $ 76,275 $ (20,250) Foreign (1,863) (821) (832) Income (loss) before income taxes $ 215,669 $ 75,454 $ (21,082)
Schedule of components of the benefit (provision) for income taxes	Our (provision) benefit for income taxes was as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Current tax (provision) benefit: Federal $ — $ — $ 912 State (7,685) (310) (152) Foreign — (4) — Total current tax (provision) benefit (7,685) (314) 760 Deferred tax (provision) benefit: Federal (42,842) (13,990) 4,443 State (1,082) (2,959) 975 Total deferred tax (provision) benefit (43,924) (16,949) 5,418 Total (provision) benefit for income taxes $ (51,609) $ (17,263) $ 6,178
Schedule of components of deferred tax assets and liabilities	The following table presents the tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carry-forward that gave rise to significant portions of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021: December 31, 2022 2021 Deferred tax assets: Tax loss carryforwards $ 26,344 $ 48,847 Tax credit carryforwards 45,337 40,940 Leasing arrangements 455,627 470,327 Reserves 22,515 25,587 Asset retirement obligations 1,766 1,618 Other 5,666 2,226 Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance 557,255 589,545 Valuation allowance (3,912) (2,099) Total deferred tax assets 553,343 587,446 Deferred tax liabilities: Property and equipment (137,848) (110,039) Goodwill and intangible assets (1,940) (1,887) Leasing arrangements (422,915) (440,808) Other (1,793) (2,242) Total deferred tax liabilities (564,496) (554,976) Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets $ (11,153) $ 32,470
Schedule of effective tax rate reconciliation	The total provision for income taxes differed from the amount based on the statutory federal income tax rate applied to income (loss) before income taxes due to the following: Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 U.S. federal statutory rate applied to income (loss) before income taxes $ (45,290) $ (15,915) $ 4,427 State income tax (provision) benefit, net of federal impact (7,531) (3,204) 651 Tax credits 3,439 2,783 2,090 Nondeductible executive compensation (633) (841) (1,011) Valuation allowance (1,585) — — Other, net (9) (86) 21 Total (provision) benefit for income taxes $ (51,609) $ (17,263) $ 6,178

Equity Investments (Tables)

Equity Investments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Schedule of financial information for investment in equity affiliates	As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, our investment in equity affiliates, which are accounted for under the equity method, are presented in our consolidated balance sheets in other noncurrent assets, and our proportional share of our investees’ net income (loss), which is included in other (income) expense, net in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), were as follows: PTP Other (1) Total Investment balance: As of December 31, 2022 $ 25,215 $ 1,000 $ 26,215 As of December 31, 2021 23,604 1,052 24,656 Income (loss) from equity investments: Year ended December 31, 2022 $ 5,611 $ (1,052) $ 4,559 Year ended December 31, 2021 $ 3,088 $ (3,895) (807) Year ended December 31, 2020 3,598 (4,986) (1,388) (1) Includes our investments in Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC, Nikola - TA HRS 1, LLC, or Nikola-TA, and QuikQ LLC, or QuikQ. The following table sets forth summarized financial information of our equity investments and does not represent the amounts we have included in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in connection with our equity investments. Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 2020 Total revenues $ 182,335 $ 141,796 $ 89,800 Income from operations 14,772 112 358 Net (loss) income 14,210 (208) 9

Inventory (Tables)

Inventory (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of inventory	Inventory as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following: December 31, 2022 2021 Nonfuel products $ 212,811 $ 146,313 Fuel products 59,263 45,530 Total inventory $ 272,074 $ 191,843

Summary of Significant Accoun_4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - General Information and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 21, 2021 USD ($) restaurant state	Dec. 31, 2022 travel_center segment truck_service_facility state store
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites | store		285
Number of reportable segments | segment		1
Travel centers
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of states | state		44
Travel centers | Company operated sites
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites		239
Number of sites owned		56
Number of sites leased		181
Number of sites operated under joint venture		2
Travel centers | Franchisee operated sites
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites		42
Number of sites owned by franchisees or leased from others		42
Travel centers | TA, TA express and Petro brands
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites		281
Truck service facilities
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites owned | truck_service_facility		1
Number of sites leased | truck_service_facility		2
Truck service facilities | TA Truck service brand
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites | truck_service_facility		3
Restaurants | Disposed of by sale | QSL brand
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of sites | restaurant	41
Number of states | state	11
Estimated purchase price | $	$ 5,000

Summary of Significant Accoun_5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Federal deposit insurance corporation insurance limit	$ 250

Summary of Significant Accoun_6

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property and Equipment (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Buildings and site improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	10 years
Buildings and site improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	40 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	15 years
Furniture and fixtures | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	5 years
Furniture and fixtures | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	20 years

Summary of Significant Accoun_7

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Impairment (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) reporting_unit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Additional impairment charge		$ 0
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit		1
Restaurants
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Impairment charges to property and equipment			$ 650,000	$ 6,574,000
Depreciation and amortization expense | Restaurants
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge	$ 3,046,000
Real estate rent expense | Restaurants
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Impairment charges to operating lease assets				$ 1,262,000

Summary of Significant Accoun_8

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Stock Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Share award plans - Employees, excluding Directors	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
5 year
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of stock issued to other than directors	5 years
10 year
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of stock issued to other than directors	10 years

Summary of Significant Accoun_9

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Asset retirement obligations	$ 7,140	$ 6,211

Summary of Significant Accou_10

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Self Insurance Accruals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Self insurance cost accrual	$ 68,565	$ 38,381
Self insurance costs accrual, noncurrent	23,582	22,511
Self insurance costs accrual, current	$ 44,983	$ 15,870

Summary of Significant Accou_11

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Leasing Transactions (Details) - lease	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 09, 2021
SVC | Principal landlord and one of largest stockholders | SVC Leases
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of leases with SVC	5	1

Revenues - Narrative (Details)

Revenues - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Percent of diesel fuel volume sold at discounts	90.60%

Revenues - Disaggregation of No

Revenues - Disaggregation of Nonfuel Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total nonfuel revenues	$ 10,844,990	$ 7,336,844	$ 4,846,037
Truck service
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total nonfuel revenues	829,971	747,079	670,847
Store and retail services
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total nonfuel revenues	775,005	751,097	660,921
Restaurant
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total nonfuel revenues	331,500	310,718	308,525
Diesel exhaust fluid
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total nonfuel revenues	186,747	137,838	107,125
Nonfuel
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total nonfuel revenues	$ 2,123,223	$ 1,946,732	$ 1,747,418

Revenues - Contract Liabilities

Revenues - Contract Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Contract liability balance	$ 32,131	$ 32,276
Contract liability revenue recognized	18,794
Franchise Fee
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	6,878
Franchise Fee | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 700
Expected timing for unsatisfied performance obligations to be satisfied	1 year
Franchise Fee | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 700
Expected timing for unsatisfied performance obligations to be satisfied	1 year
Franchise Fee | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 700
Expected timing for unsatisfied performance obligations to be satisfied	1 year
Franchise Fee | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 700
Expected timing for unsatisfied performance obligations to be satisfied	1 year
Franchise Fee | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2027-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 700
Expected timing for unsatisfied performance obligations to be satisfied	1 year
Customer Loyalty Programs
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 25,253
Customer Loyalty Programs | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected timing for unsatisfied performance obligations to be satisfied	12 months

Acquisition and Disposition A_3

Acquisition and Disposition Activity - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Apr. 21, 2021 USD ($) restaurant state	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) store travel_center	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of sites | store				285
Environmental Remediation Expense, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]				Site level operating expense
Additional impairment charge				$ 0
Held-for-sale | WoodStock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Inventory				188,000
Property and equipment				1,671,000
Other current liabilities				596,000
Expense for termination benefits		$ 375,000
Environmental remediation expense		$ 630,000
Disposed of by sale | QSL brand
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional impairment charge			$ 606,000
Disposed of by sale | QSL brand | Restaurants
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of sites | restaurant	41
Estimated purchase price	$ 5,000,000
Number of states | state	11
Disposed of by sale | QSL brand | Restaurants | Depreciation and amortization expense
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Impairment charge					$ 650,000	$ 13,715,000	$ 14,365,000
2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, aggregate cash consideration				$ 109,544,000
Number of sites | travel_center				2
2022 Acquisitions | Reacquired franchise rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractual lives of the franchise agreements				5 years

Acquisition and Disposition A_4

Acquisition and Disposition Activity - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 37,110	$ 22,213
2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	146
Inventories	6,143
Property and equipment	83,847
Goodwill	14,897
Intangible assets	4,723
Other assets and liabilities	(212)
Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$ 109,544

Property and Equipment (Details

Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, at cost	$ 1,791,189	$ 1,553,434
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	791,785	722,007
Property and equipment, net	$ 999,404	831,427
Impairment, Long Lived Asset Held For Use, Statement Of Income Or Comprehensive Income, Extensible Enumeration, Not Disclosed Flag	impairment charges
Capital expenditures for property plant and equipment	$ 35,985	33,746
Restaurants
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges to property and equipment		650	$ 6,574
Depreciation and amortization expense
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	101,980	91,044	$ 103,178
Machinery, equipment and furniture
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, at cost	571,297	530,642
Land and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, at cost	365,154	319,314
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, at cost	409,534	342,952
Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, at cost	339,182	299,936
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, at cost	$ 106,022	$ 60,590

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 37,110	$ 22,213
Goodwill acquired during period	14,897
Accumulated goodwill impairment loss	15,390
Total amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets	$ 1,171	$ 595	$ 1,547
Weighted average period of amortizable intangible assets	8 years

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total amortizable intangible assets, Cost	$ 25,265	$ 21,222
Total amortizable intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(18,687)	(18,195)
Total amortizable intangible assets, Net	6,578	3,027
Intangible assets, Cost	33,172	29,129
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(18,687)	(18,195)
Intangible assets, Net	14,485	10,934
Trademarks
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying value of trademarks (indefinite lives)	7,907	7,907
Agreements with franchisees
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total amortizable intangible assets, Cost	14,535	15,215
Total amortizable intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(12,393)	(12,650)
Total amortizable intangible assets, Net	2,142	2,565
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(12,393)	(12,650)
Reacquired franchise rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total amortizable intangible assets, Cost	4,723
Total amortizable intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(682)
Total amortizable intangible assets, Net	4,041
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(682)
Leasehold interests
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total amortizable intangible assets, Cost	2,094	2,094
Total amortizable intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,094)	(2,094)
Total amortizable intangible assets, Net	0	0
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,094)	(2,094)
Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total amortizable intangible assets, Cost	3,913	3,913
Total amortizable intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(3,518)	(3,451)
Total amortizable intangible assets, Net	395	462
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	$ (3,518)	$ (3,451)

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_4

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Future Amortization Expense (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Total
2023	$ 1,351
2024	1,351
2025	1,335
2026	832
2027	$ 434

Other Current Liabilities - Sch

Other Current Liabilities - Schedule of Components of Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Taxes payable, other than income taxes	$ 47,203	$ 55,029
Accrued wages and benefits	32,179	39,493
Customer loyalty program accruals	25,253	26,120
Self-insurance program accruals, current portion	44,983	15,870
Accrued capital expenditures	24,921	24,825
Current portion of long term debt	2,849	2,849
Other	38,750	30,667
Total other current liabilities	$ 216,138	$ 194,853

Long Term Debt - Schedule of Lo

Long Term Debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt	$ 527,055	$ 527,630
Less current portion	2,849	2,849
Total long term debt, net	$ 524,206	524,781
West Greenwich Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.85%
Noncurrent loans	$ 14,493	15,125
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Noncurrent loans	188,482	189,274
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other long term debt	$ 645	794
8.25% Senior Notes due 2028 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.25%
Senior notes	$ 108,349	108,021
8.00% Senior Notes due 2029 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	8%
Senior notes	$ 117,432	117,063
8.00% Senior Notes due 2030 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	8%
Senior notes	$ 97,654	$ 97,353

Long Term Debt - Senior Notes (

Long Term Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - Senior Notes - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2022
8.25% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 110,000,000
Redemption price of debt instrument (as a percent)			100%
Fair value of debt instrument				$ 333,804,000
8.00% Senior Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 120,000,000
Redemption price of debt instrument (as a percent)		100%
8.00% Senior Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 100,000,000
Redemption price of debt instrument (as a percent)	100%

Long Term Debt - Term Loan Faci

Long Term Debt - Term Loan Facility (Details) - Term Loan Facility	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Net proceeds from Term Loan Facility	190,062,000
Quarterly principal and interest payment	$ 500,000
Interest rate percentage of principal payment	1%
Interest rate floor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	1%
Interest rate cap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	6%

Long Term Debt - West Greenwich

Long Term Debt - West Greenwich Term Loan (Details) - West Greenwich Loan	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 16,600,000
Interest rate	3.85%
Basis spread	1.98%

Long Term Debt - Revolving Cred

Long Term Debt - Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Credit Facility - USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000
Increase in maximum borrowing capacity subject to available collateral and lender participation		300,000,000
Amount available for borrowings and letters of credit		179,905,000
Borrowings		0
Outstanding amount of letters of credit		13,928,000
Amount under credit facility available for use		$ 165,977,000
Subsequent event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount available for borrowings and letters of credit	$ 165,977,000
Borrowings	$ 0

Long Term Debt - Required Princ

Long Term Debt - Required Principal Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2023	$ 2,849
2024	2,829
2025	2,837
2026	2,814
2027	188,664
Thereafter	341,371
Total	541,364
Unamortized discount (premium) and debt issuance costs, net	14,309	$ 16,546
Total consolidated debt outstanding	$ 527,055

Long Term Debt - Discount and D

Long Term Debt - Discount and Deferred Financing Costs (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount (premium) and debt issuance costs, net	$ 14,309,000	$ 16,546,000
Future amortization of discount and deferred financing costs in 2023	2,624,000
Future amortization of discount and deferred financing costs in 2024	2,579,000
Future amortization of discount and deferred financing costs in 2025	2,535,000
Future amortization of discount and deferred financing costs in 2026	2,688,000
Future amortization of discount and deferred financing costs in 2027	2,770,000
Interest expense from amortization of deferred financing costs	2,589,000	2,521,000	$ 1,242,000
Long term debt, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accumulated amortization of discount and deferred financing costs	10,929,000	8,691,000
Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized deferred financing costs	0	201,000
Credit Facility | Other noncurrent assets
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	526,000	876,000
Accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs	$ 1,983,000	$ 1,632,000
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount			8,484,000
Capitalized deferred financing costs			1,454,000
West Greenwich Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized deferred financing costs			$ 318,000

Leasing Transactions - As a Les

Leasing Transactions - As a Lessee (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) lease	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2021 lease
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other noncurrent assets	Other noncurrent assets
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other noncurrent liabilities	Other noncurrent liabilities
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other current liabilities	Other current liabilities
Operating lease weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	10 years
Operating lease weighted average discount rate	9.10%
Finance lease weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	9 years
Financing lease weighted average discount rate	4.30%
Amount included in measurement of financing lease liabilities	$ 6,780	$ 3,982
Real Estate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount paid included in measurement of operating lease liabilities	282,820	278,506
Non Real Estate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount paid included in measurement of operating lease liabilities	$ 2,027	$ 2,915
Restaurants | Real estate rent expense
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Impairment charges to operating lease assets			$ 1,262
SVC Leases | SVC | Principal landlord and one of largest stockholders
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of leases with SVC | lease	5			1
SVC Leases | SVC | Principal Landlord and Second Largest Stockholder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lessee, finance lease, number of contracts | lease	1

Leasing Transactions - Leasing

Leasing Transactions - Leasing Agreements with SVC (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) lease property renewal_option	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2021 property lease
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Real estate rent expense		$ 259,713,000	$ 255,627,000	$ 255,743,000
Total operating lease payments		2,567,589,000
SVC Leases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total operating lease payments		2,547,974,000
Principal landlord and one of largest stockholders | SVC Leases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sublease income		$ 1,902,000	1,940,000	2,064,000
SVC | SVC Leases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total operating lease payments			27,298,000
SVC | Principal landlord and one of largest stockholders | SVC Leases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of sites leased | property		179			179
Number of leases with SVC | lease		5			1
Number of renewal options | renewal_option		2
Renewal term (in years)		15 years
Increase in other noncurrent assets	$ 28,201,000
Increase in other current liabilities	1,158,000
Increase in other noncurrent liabilities	$ 27,046,000
Real estate rent expense		$ 256,192,000	253,202,000	250,446,000
Percentage rent incurred		10,578,000	7,085,000	2,764,000
Total operating lease payments		243,914,000
Deferred rent obligation		4,404,000
SVC | Principal Landlord and Second Largest Stockholder | SVC Leases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of sites leased | property					1
Cash payments for rent		17,615,000	17,615,000	17,615,000
Proceeds from asset sales to SVC		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Leasing Transactions - Schedule

Leasing Transactions - Schedule of Lease Costs as a Lessee (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Real estate rent expense	$ 259,713	$ 255,627	$ 255,743
Net lease costs	269,858	262,832	259,499
Real estate rent expense
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Net lease costs	259,713	255,627	255,743
Real estate rent expense | SVC Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Real estate rent expense	243,636	244,101	245,922
Variable lease costs	12,556	9,101	4,524
Real estate rent expense | Other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Real estate rent expense	2,660	1,884	4,669
Variable lease costs	861	541	628
Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Short-term lease costs	517	699	1,826
Site level operating expense and selling, general and administrative expense | Equipment and other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Real estate rent expense	3,700	2,999	3,649
Site level operating expense | Equipment and other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Variable lease costs	290	198	0
Depreciation and amortization expense | SVC Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Finance lease, right-of-use asset, amortization	2,212	1,843	0
Depreciation and amortization expense | Other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Finance lease, right-of-use asset, amortization	3,474	1,912	246
Interest expense, net | SVC Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Interest on finance lease liabilities	1,169	1,018	0
Interest expense, net | Other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Interest on finance lease liabilities	685	476	99
Nonfuel revenues | SVC Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Sublease income	$ (1,902)	$ (1,940)	$ (2,064)

Leasing Transactions - Schedu_2

Leasing Transactions - Schedule of Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease assets	$ 1,576,538	$ 1,659,526
Current operating lease liabilities	113,940	118,005
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	1,551,027	1,655,359
SVC Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease assets	1,560,616	1,649,142
Current operating lease liabilities	110,521	114,372
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	1,538,031	1,648,112
Other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease assets	15,922	10,384
Current operating lease liabilities	3,419	3,633
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	$ 12,996	$ 7,247

Leasing Transactions - Schedu_3

Leasing Transactions - Schedule of Finance Lease Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Finance lease assets	$ 40,535	$ 42,323
Current financing lease liabilities	5,242	4,331
Noncurrent financing lease liabilities	37,551	39,214
SVC Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Finance lease assets	24,330	26,542
Current financing lease liabilities	1,552	1,517
Noncurrent financing lease liabilities	24,517	25,974
Other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Finance lease assets	16,205	15,781
Current financing lease liabilities	3,690	2,814
Noncurrent financing lease liabilities	$ 13,034	$ 13,240

Leasing Transactions - Schedu_4

Leasing Transactions - Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2023	$ 259,528
2024	254,256
2025	254,134
2026	253,773
2027	252,908
Thereafter	1,292,990
Total operating lease payments	2,567,589
Less: present value discount	(902,614)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	1,664,975
SVC Leases
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2023	255,469
2024	251,295
2025	251,283
2026	251,278
2027	251,299
Thereafter	1,287,350
Total operating lease payments	2,547,974
Less: present value discount	(899,422)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	1,648,552
Other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2023	4,059
2024	2,961
2025	2,851
2026	2,495
2027	1,609
Thereafter	5,640
Total operating lease payments	19,615
Less: present value discount	(3,192)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$ 16,423

Leasing Transactions - Schedu_5

Leasing Transactions - Schedule of Maturities of Financing Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2023	$ 6,945
2024	6,570
2025	6,032
2026	5,842
2027	5,617
Thereafter	20,610
Total finance lease payments	51,616
Less: present value discount	(8,822)
Present value of finance lease liabilities	42,794
SVC Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2023	2,656
2024	2,722
2025	2,790
2026	2,860
2027	2,932
Thereafter	19,194
Total finance lease payments	33,154
Less: present value discount	(7,085)
Present value of finance lease liabilities	26,069
Other
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2023	4,289
2024	3,848
2025	3,242
2026	2,982
2027	2,685
Thereafter	1,416
Total finance lease payments	18,462
Less: present value discount	(1,737)
Present value of finance lease liabilities	$ 16,725

Leasing Transactions - As a L_2

Leasing Transactions - As a Lessor (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) travel_center	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Rent revenue | $	$ 1,190	$ 2,359	$ 2,312
Operating Lease Income, Comprehensive Income, Extensible List, Not Disclosed Flag	Rent revenues
Travel centers | Franchised units
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of sites leased | travel_center	2

Stockholders' Equity - Share Aw

Stockholders' Equity - Share Award Plans (Details) - Share award plans - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in the number of shares authorized (in shares)	900,000
Number of shares of common stock authorized under the 2016 Plan (in shares)		2,185,000
Number of shares of common stock awarded under the 2016 Plan (in shares)		324,000	319,000	254,000
Aggregate market value of shares of common stock awarded		$ 14,908	$ 14,901	$ 7,476
Total stock based compensation expense recognized		8,344	5,750	5,215
Vesting date fair value of shares of common stock vested		$ 10,596	$ 8,832	$ 6,965
Shares of common stock that remained available for issuance under the 2016 Plan (in shares)		539,000
Total stock based compensation related to unvested shares of common stock		$ 22,726
Weighted average remaining service period over which stock based compensation related to unvested shares of common stock will be expensed		5 years
Employees, excluding Directors | 5 year
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of shares of common stock		5 years
Employees, excluding Directors | 10 year
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of shares of common stock		10 years

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Unvested Shares of Common Stock Under Share Award Plans (Details) - Share award plans - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Number of Shares of Common Stock
Unvested shares of common stock balance at the beginning of the period (in shares)	468	349	412
Granted (in shares)	324	319	254
Vested (in shares)	(225)	(189)	(314)
Forfeited/canceled (in shares)	(9)	(11)	(3)
Unvested shares of common stock balance at the end of the period (in shares)	558	468	349
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share of Common Stock
Unvested shares of common stock balance at the beginning of the period (in USD per share)	$ 36.41	$ 22.83	$ 18.03
Granted (in USD per share)	46.02	46.69	29.44
Vested (in USD per share)	35.05	29.26	21.92
Forfeited/canceled (in USD per share)	44.50	27.18	17.39
Unvested shares of common stock balance at the end of the period (in USD per share)	$ 42.41	$ 36.41	$ 22.83

Stockholders' Equity - Stock Re

Stockholders' Equity - Stock Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Number of shares of common stock repurchased (in shares)	48	43	84
Value of repurchased shares of common stock	$ 2,229	$ 1,994	$ 1,750

Stockholders' Equity - Net (Los

Stockholders' Equity - Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Common Stockholders (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Dilutive stock securities outstanding	$ 0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	164,060,000	$ 58,524,000	$ (13,899,000)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to participating securities	5,115,000	1,349,000	(422,000)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ 158,945,000	$ 57,175,000	$ (13,477,000)
Weighted average shares of common stock , Basic (in shares)	14,397	14,252	10,961
Weighted average shares of common stock , Diluted (in shares)	14,397	14,252	10,961
Basic, net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (in USD per share)	$ 11.04	$ 4.01	$ (1.23)
Diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (in USD per share)	$ 11.04	$ 4.01	$ (1.23)
Weighted average number of unvested shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	463	336	344

Stockholders' Equity - Underwri

Stockholders' Equity - Underwritten Public Equity Offering (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 06, 2020 USD ($) shares
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Net proceeds from underwritten equity offering	$ 79,980
Offering costs	296
Underwriting discounts and commissions	$ 5,124
Common Stock
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares	6,100,000

Income Taxes - Schedule of Inco

Income Taxes - Schedule of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
United States	$ 217,532	$ 76,275	$ (20,250)
Foreign	(1,863)	(821)	(832)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ 215,669	$ 75,454	$ (21,082)

Income Taxes - Components of th

Income Taxes - Components of the Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current tax (provision) benefit:
Federal	$ 0	$ 0	$ 912
State	(7,685)	(310)	(152)
Foreign	0	(4)	0
Total current tax (provision) benefit	(7,685)	(314)	760
Deferred tax (provision) benefit:
Federal	(42,842)	(13,990)	4,443
State	(1,082)	(2,959)	975
Total deferred tax (provision) benefit	(43,924)	(16,949)	5,418
Total (provision) benefit for income taxes	$ (51,609)	$ (17,263)	$ 6,178

Income Taxes - Components of De

Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Deferred tax assets:
Tax loss carryforwards	$ 26,344	$ 48,847
Tax credit carryforwards	45,337	40,940
Leasing arrangements	455,627	470,327
Reserves	22,515	25,587
Asset retirement obligations	1,766	1,618
Other	5,666	2,226
Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	557,255	589,545
Valuation allowance	(3,912)	(2,099)
Total deferred tax assets	553,343	587,446
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	(137,848)	(110,039)
Goodwill and intangible assets	(1,940)	(1,887)
Leasing arrangements	(422,915)	(440,808)
Other	(1,793)	(2,242)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(564,496)	(554,976)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$ (11,153)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets		$ 32,470

Income Taxes - Narrative (Detai

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 3,912,000	$ 2,099,000
Deferred tax assets, capital loss carryforwards	$ 1,632,000
Effective tax rate	23.90%	22.80%	29.30%
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0	$ 0
Unrecognized tax benefits, liability for payment of interest and penalties	0	0
Domestic Tax Authority
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	96,433,000
Federal tax credit carryforwards	45,337,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 72,568,000
State net operating losses
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance		$ 273,000

Income Taxes - Effective Tax Ra

Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory rate applied to income (loss) before income taxes	$ (45,290)	$ (15,915)	$ 4,427
State income tax (provision) benefit, net of federal impact	(7,531)	(3,204)	651
Tax credits	3,439	2,783	2,090
Nondeductible executive compensation	(633)	(841)	(1,011)
Valuation allowance	(1,585)	0	0
Other, net	(9)	(86)	21
Total (provision) benefit for income taxes	$ (51,609)	$ (17,263)	$ 6,178

Equity Investments - Schedule o

Equity Investments - Schedule of Equity Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other expense (income), net
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (loss) from equity investees	$ 4,559	$ (807)	$ (1,388)
Other expense (income), net | PTP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (loss) from equity investees	5,611	3,088	3,598
Other expense (income), net | Other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (loss) from equity investees	(1,052)	(3,895)	$ (4,986)
Other noncurrent assets
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment balance	26,215	24,656
Other noncurrent assets | PTP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment balance	25,215	23,604
Other noncurrent assets | Other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment balance	$ 1,000	$ 1,052

Equity Investments - Narrative

Equity Investments - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) restaurant travel_center convenience_store	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) restaurant travel_center convenience_store	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) restaurant travel_center convenience_store	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 29, 2021
PTP | Equity method investee
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of sites operated under joint venture | travel_center	2			2	2
Ownership interest (as a percent)	40%			40%	40%
Management fee income					$ 1,596	$ 1,639	$ 1,506
PTP | Equity method investee | Convenience stores
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of sites operated under joint venture | convenience_store	3			3	3
PTP | Equity method investee | Restaurants
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of sites operated under joint venture | restaurant	1			1	1
QuikQ
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)									50%	50%
Loss on disposition of equity method investment				$ 802		$ 1,826
AIC | Equity method investee
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capital distribution from AIC	$ 12	$ 12	$ 286
Nikola-TA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)								50%
Nikola-TA | Equity method investee
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Due to Nikola-TA	10,000			$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Contribution to Nikola-TA	$ 1,000

Equity Investments - Summarized

Equity Investments - Summarized Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 10,844,990	$ 7,336,844	$ 4,846,037
Income from operations	252,889	123,050	10,776
Net income (loss)	164,060	58,191	(14,904)
Equity method investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Total revenues	182,335	141,796	89,800
Income from operations	14,772	112	358
Net income (loss)	$ 14,210	$ (208)	$ 9

Business Management Agreement_2

Business Management Agreement with RMR - Narrative (Details) - RMR - Affiliated entity - Business management agreement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual business management fee percentage	0.60%
Business management agreement, automatic renewal term (in years)	1 year
Period before which written notice is required to be given (in days)	120 days
Period for written notice to withdraw, subject to approval by majority vote of Independent Directors (in days)	60 days
Multiple in calculating termination fee	2.875
Period over which base management fee is determined as basis to calculate termination fee (in months)	24 months
Period of transition services (in days)	120 days
Selling, general and administrative expense
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business management fee	$ 16,158	$ 14,037	$ 12,485
Expense for internal audit costs	$ 243	$ 255	$ 281

Related Party Transactions - Na

Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) shares in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 director shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares	Sep. 30, 2020 shares	Jul. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	15,105	14,839
RMR | Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of TA Managing Directors who are also the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust as well as RMR's managing director, president and CEO | director	1
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	662			219
Percentage of outstanding shares of common stock owned	4.40%
Stock price (in USD per share) | $ / shares				$ 14
RMR | Affiliated entity | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			105

Related Party Transactions - Re

Related Party Transactions - Relationship with SVC (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock outstanding owned (in shares)	15,105	14,839
SVC | Principal landlord and one of largest stockholders
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock outstanding owned (in shares)	1,185		501
Percentage of outstanding shares of common stock owned	7.80%
Stock price (in USD per share)			$ 14
SVC | Principal landlord and one of largest stockholders | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of voting shares that can be acquired	9.80%

Related Party Transactions - Ou

Related Party Transactions - Our Manager, RMR (Details) - RMR - Affiliated entity - Restricted stock - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock awarded under the 2016 Plan (in shares)	28	29	16
Aggregate market value of shares of common stock awarded	$ 1,321	$ 1,403	$ 519

Related Party Transactions - _2

Related Party Transactions - Relationship with AIC (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2020 company	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
AIC | Equity method investee
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income from equity investees					$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Capital distribution from AIC		$ 12	$ 12	$ 286
RMR | Affiliated entity
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of companies managed by RMR | company	4

Related Party Transactions - _3

Related Party Transactions - Retirement and Separation Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer | Current annual salary paid
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation per agreement				$ 300
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer | Cash bonus paid relating to 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation per agreement			$ 1,000
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer | Additional cash payment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation per agreement	$ 1,000
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Additional cash payment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation per agreement		$ 300

Related Party Transactions - Sa

Related Party Transactions - Sale of Property (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Other Operating Income (Expense), Net
ILTP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Assets sale price	$ 2,200
Excluding selling cost	$ 15
Gain on sale of assets		$ 1,504

Contingencies (Details)

Contingencies (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental Loss Contingency, Current, Statement Of Financial Position, Extensible Enumeration, Not Disclosed Flag	current liability
Current liability accrued for environmental matters	$ 2,392,000
Environmental Loss Contingency, Noncurrent, Statement Of Financial Position, Extensible Enumeration, Not Disclosed Flag	noncurrent liability
Noncurrent liability accrued for environmental matters	$ 967,000
Expected recoveries of future expenditures	554,000
Environmental issue
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental liability insurance maximum coverage per incident	20,000,000
Environmental liability insurance annual coverage limit	$ 20,000,000

Inventory (Details)

Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventory	$ 272,074	$ 191,843
Nonfuel products
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventory	212,811	146,313
Fuel products
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventory	$ 59,263	$ 45,530

Reorganization Plan (Details)

Reorganization Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Reorganization Plan costs incurred		$ 4,288
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Selling, general and administrative expense

Subsequent Events (Details)

Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent event $ in Thousands	Feb. 15, 2023 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Merger agreement, covenant termination fee, payable	$ 51,900
Merger agreement, covenant termination fee, receivable	$ 90,900