Description of Business, Concentration Risk and Other Disclosures | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND OTHER DISCLOSURES CST’s Merger Agreement Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Circle K Stores Inc. will, through its acquisition of CST, control CST’s interest in the General Partner and CST’s 20.2% limited partner interest in CrossAmerica as well as own all of the IDRs. The closing of the transaction is subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals in the United States and Canada. The transaction is currently expected to close in the second quarter of 2017. Description of Business Our business consists of: • the wholesale distribution of motor fuels; • the retail distribution of motor fuels to end customers at retail sites operated by commission agents or us; • the owning or leasing of retail sites used in the retail distribution of motor fuels and, in turn, generating rental income from the lease or sublease of the retail sites; and • the operation of retail sites. The financial statements reflect the consolidated results of the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Our primary operations are conducted by the following consolidated wholly owned subsidiaries: • LGW, which distributes motor fuels on a wholesale basis and generates qualified income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; • LGPR, which functions as the real estate holding company of CrossAmerica and holds assets that generate rental income that is qualifying under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and • LGWS, which owns and leases (or leases and sub-leases) real estate and personal property used in the retail distribution of motor fuels, as well as provides maintenance and other services to its customers. In addition, LGWS distributes motor fuels on a retail basis and sells convenience merchandise items to end customers at company operated retail sites and sells motor fuel on a retail basis at sites operated by commission agents. Income from LGWS generally is not qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. In 2015, we issued our common units as consideration in the purchase of equity interests in CST Fuel Supply and the real property associated with certain of CST’s NTI retail sites. In addition, we also issued, and may continue to issue, our common units as payment for charges and expenses incurred by us under the Amended Omnibus Agreement. There is no obligation for CST or our General Partner to accept partnership units in lieu of cash for amounts due under the Amended Omnibus Agreement. Pursuant to a common unit purchase program announced in September 2015, CST has, from time to time, also acquired our common units through open market purchases. The Merger Agreement prohibits CST from purchasing any of our common units. At March 31, 2017 , after giving effect to these transactions, CST owned 20.2% of our limited partner interests. Interim Financial Statements These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and the Exchange Act. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to keep the information presented from being misleading. The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K. Financial information as of March 31, 2017 and for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 included in the consolidated financial statements has been derived from our unaudited financial statements. Financial information as of December 31, 2016 has been derived from our audited financial statements and notes thereto as of that date. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. Our business exhibits seasonality due to our wholesale and retail sites being located in certain geographic areas that are affected by seasonal weather and temperature trends and associated changes in retail customer activity during different seasons. Historically, sales volumes have been highest in the second and third quarters (during the summer activity months) and lowest during the winter months in the first and fourth quarters. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results and outcomes could differ from those estimates and assumptions. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances could result in revised estimates and assumptions. Significant Accounting Policies There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies described in our Form 10-K. New Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09– Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which results in comprehensive new revenue accounting guidance, requires enhanced disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized, and develops a common revenue standard under U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Specifically, the core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. With the issuance of ASU 2015-14, which deferred the effective date by one year, this guidance is effective January 1, 2018. The guidance can be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. Although management continues to evaluate the impact of adopting this new guidance, we do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the financial statements, although it will affect disclosures. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02– Leases (Topic 842). This standard modifies existing guidance for reporting organizations that enter into leases to increase transparency by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2018, and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption. Early adoption is permitted. Management continues to evaluate the impact of this new guidance, but the adoption will have a material impact on our balance sheet. We do not anticipate adopting this guidance early. We intend to apply each of the practical expedients in adopting this new guidance. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16– Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. This standard requires companies to account for income tax effects of intercompany transactions other than inventory in the period in which the transfer occurs. This guidance is effective January 1, 2018 and requires a modified retrospective application through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We have chosen to early adopt the standard effective January 1, 2017, which had no impact as of the date of adoption but could impact us in the future. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01– Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This standard clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill and consolidation. ASU 2017-01 is effective for public fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017. We have chosen to early adopt this standard effective January 1, 2017. Although there was no impact upon adoption, among other things, this guidance will result in the capitalization rather than expensing of acquisition costs in future transactions that will be accounted for as asset acquisitions rather than business combinations under the new definition of a business. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04– Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This standard removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 is effective for a Company's annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has elected to early adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2017, which had no impact upon adoption but could result in a change in the measurement of an impairment loss if an impairment was required to be recorded in the future. Certain other new financial accounting pronouncements have become effective for our financial statements but the adoption of these pronouncements did not materially impact our financial position, results of operations or disclosures. Concentration Risk For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , we distributed approximately 14% of our total wholesale distribution volumes to DMS and its affiliates and DMS and its affiliates accounted for approximately 23% of our rental income. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 , we distributed approximately 17% of our total wholesale distribution volumes to DMS and its affiliates and DMS and its affiliates accounted for approximately 30% of our rental income. For more information regarding transactions with DMS and its affiliates, see Note 7 . For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , our wholesale business purchased approximately 28% , 27% and 22% of its motor fuel from ExxonMobil, BP and Motiva (Shell), respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 , our wholesale business purchased approximately 29% , 28% and 26% of its motor fuel from ExxonMobil, BP and Motiva (Shell), respectively. No other fuel suppliers accounted for 10% or more of our motor fuel purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 . Valero supplied substantially all of the motor fuel purchased by CST Fuel Supply during all periods presented. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , CST Fuel Supply purchased approximately 0.4 billion and 0.5 billion gallons of motor fuel from Valero, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , we distributed 7% of our total wholesale distribution volume to CST retail sites that are not supplied by CST Fuel Supply and received 20% of our rental income from CST. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 , we distributed 8% of our total wholesale distribution volume to CST retail sites that are not supplied by CST Fuel Supply and received 22% of our rental income from CST. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , we received 9% of our rental income from a lessee dealer that operates certain of the retail sites acquired through the PMI and One Stop acquisitions. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 , we received 6% of our rental income from this lessee dealer. |