Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 184,747	$ 184,855
Less: Current maturities	525	24
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	184,222	184,831
SUSP Term Loan [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	37,866	148,166
Susser Petroleum Partners Revolver [Member] \| Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
SUSP Revolver, bearing interest at Prime or LIBOR plus an applicable margin	142,800	35,590
Notes Payable, Six and Four Percent [Member] \| Other Notes Payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, bearing interest at 6% and 4%	$ 4,081	$ 1,099

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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