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Related-Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions
Related-Party Transactions
Through Sunoco LLC, we are party to the following fee-based commercial agreements with various affiliates of ETP:
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Products Purchase Agreements – two related products purchase agreements, one with Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing (“PES”) and one with PES’s product financier Merrill Lynch Commodities; both purchase agreements contain 12-month terms that automatically renew for consecutive 12-month terms until either party cancels with notice. ETP Retail owns a noncontrolling interest in the parent of PES.
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (“SXL”) Transportation and Terminalling Contracts – Sunoco LLC is party to various agreements with subsidiaries of SXL for pipeline, terminalling and storage services. SXL is a consolidated subsidiary of ETP. Sunoco LLC also has agreements with subsidiaries of SXL for the purchase and sale of fuel.
We are party to the Susser Distribution Contract, a 10-year agreement under which we are the exclusive distributor of motor fuel at cost (including tax and transportation costs), plus a fixed profit margin of three cents per gallon to Susser’s existing Stripes convenience stores and independently operated consignment locations. This profit margin is eliminated through consolidation from the date of common control, September 1, 2014, and thereafter, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
We are party to the Sunoco Distribution Contract, a 10-year agreement under which Sunoco LLC is the exclusive wholesale distributor of motor fuel to Sunoco Retail’s convenience stores. Pursuant to the agreement, pricing is cost plus a fixed margin of four cents per gallon. This profit margin is eliminated through consolidation from the date of common control, September 1, 2014, and thereafter, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
In connection with the closing of our IPO on September 25, 2012, we also entered into an Omnibus Agreement with Susser (the “Omnibus Agreement”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, among other things, the Partnership received a three-year option to purchase from Susser up to 75 of Susser's new or recently constructed Stripes convenience stores at Susser's cost and lease the stores back to Susser at a specified rate for a 15-year initial term. The Partnership is the exclusive distributor of motor fuel to such stores for a period of 10 years from the date of purchase. During 2015, we completed all 75 sale-leaseback transactions under the Omnibus Agreement.
Summary of Transactions
Affiliate activity related to the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income is as follows:
Net advances from affiliates was $62.7 million as of September 30, 2016. Net advances to affiliates was $365.5 million as of December 31, 2015. Advances to and from affiliates are primarily related to the treasury services agreements between Sunoco LLC and Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) and Sunoco Retail and Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), which are in place for purposes of cash management. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, approximately $175 million was used to repay a portion of the 2014 Revolver.
Accounts receivable from affiliates were $8.8 million and $8.1 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which are primarily related to motor fuel purchases from us.
Accounts payable to affiliates was $31.6 million and $15.0 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which are related to operational expenses and fuel pipeline purchases.
Wholesale motor fuel sales to affiliates of $28.2 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Wholesale motor fuel sales to affiliates of $45.1 million and $8.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Bulk fuel purchases from affiliates of $493.5 million and $549.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which is included in wholesale motor fuel cost of sales in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Bulk fuel purchases from affiliates of $1.4 billion and $2.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which is included in wholesale motor fuel cost of sales in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.