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Related Party Transactions (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions

Commercial Agreements

The Partnership has a number of long-term, fee based commercial agreements with Delek under which we provide various services, including crude oil gathering and crude oil, intermediate and refined products transportation and storage services, and marketing, terminalling and offloading services to Delek. Most of these agreements have an initial term ranging from five to ten years, which may be extended for various renewal terms at the option of Delek. The initial terms for agreements effective in November 2012 were to expire in November 2017. Delek has opted to renew these agreements for subsequent five-year terms. In the case of our marketing agreement with Delek, the initial term has been extended through 2026. The fees under each agreement are payable to us monthly by Delek or certain third parties to whom Delek has assigned certain of its rights and are generally subject to increase or decrease on July 1 of each year, by the amount of any change in various inflation-based indices, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission oil pipeline index or various iterations of the consumer price index and the producer price index; provided, however, that in no event will the fees be adjusted below the amount initially set forth in the applicable agreement.

See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more complete description of certain of our commercial agreements and other agreements with Delek.

Omnibus Agreement. The Partnership entered into an omnibus agreement with Delek, our general partner, Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, Lion Oil Company and certain of the Partnership's and Delek's other subsidiaries on November 7, 2012, which was subsequently amended and restated on July 26, 2013, February 10, 2014 and March 31, 2015 in connection with our subsequent acquisitions of certain assets from Delek (collectively, as amended, the "Omnibus Agreement"). Additionally, the Partnership entered into an amendment to the Omnibus Agreement on August 3, 2015, with an effective date of April 1, 2015. This amendment eliminated a $1.0 million per event deductible that applied to certain asset failures before Delek was required to reimburse the Partnership.

Pursuant to the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, we were reimbursed for certain capital expenditures in the amount of $3.1 million and $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are recorded in other long term liabilities and are amortized to revenue over the life of the underlying revenue agreement corresponding to the asset. Additionally, we were reimbursed or indemnified, as the case may be, for costs incurred in excess of certain amounts related to certain asset failures, pursuant to the terms of the Omnibus Agreement. We were reimbursed a nominal amount and $0.9 million for these matters during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are recorded as a reduction to operating expense.
   
Summary of Transactions

Revenues from affiliates consist primarily of revenues from gathering, transportation, storage, offloading, Renewable Identification Numbers, wholesale marketing, and products terminalling services provided primarily to Delek based on regulated tariff rates or contractually based fees, and product sales to Alon USA Energy, Inc., an equity method investee of Delek. Affiliate operating expenses are primarily comprised of amounts we reimburse Delek or our general partner, as the case may be, for the services provided to us under the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement"). These expenses could also include reimbursement and indemnification amounts from Delek, as provided under the Omnibus Agreement. Additionally, the Partnership is required to reimburse Delek for direct or allocated costs and expenses incurred by Delek on behalf of the Partnership and for charges Delek incurred for the management and operation of our logistics assets, including an annual fee for various centralized corporate services, which are included in general and administrative services. In addition to these transactions, we purchase finished products and bulk biofuels from Delek, the costs of which are included in cost of goods sold.

A summary of revenue and expense transactions with Delek and its affiliates are as follows (in thousands):

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues
 
$
36,619

 
$
38,760

Cost of goods sold
 
$
8,928

 
$
10,690

Operating and maintenance expenses 
 
$
7,096

 
$
7,665

General and administrative expenses 
 
$
1,693

 
$
1,346



Quarterly Cash Distribution

Our common and general partner unitholders and the holders of incentive distribution rights ("IDRs") are entitled to receive quarterly distributions of available cash as it is determined by the board of directors of our general partner in accordance with the terms and provisions of our Partnership Agreement. In February 2017 and 2016, we paid quarterly cash distributions, of which $14.2 million and $10.5 million, respectively, were paid to Delek and our general partner. On April 24, 2017, our general partner's board of directors declared a quarterly cash distribution totaling $21.0 million, based on the available cash as of the date of determination for the end of the first quarter of 2017, payable on May 12, 2017, of which $14.7 million is expected to be paid to Delek and our general partner, including the payment for the IDRs.