Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Goodwill

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Noncurrent Liabilities

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to intangibles acquired in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)	Mar. 23, 2018 USD ($) gasoline_store_facility	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 153,397,000		$ 153,397,000		$ 107,187,000
Acquisition related costs		2,134,000	$ 0	3,515,000	$ 253,000
Northwest Retail Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of retail gasoline, convenience store facilities \| gasoline_store_facility	21
Number of leased retail gasoline, convenience store facilities \| gasoline_store_facility	12
Consideration transferred	$ 75,000,000
Goodwill	$ 46,210,000
Initial accounting incomplete, adjustment, decrease to intangibles		3,300,000
Initial accounting incomplete, adjustment, decrease to other noncurrent liabilities		800,000
Initial accounting incomplete, adjustment, increase to goodwill		2,500,000
Acquisition related costs		$ 0		$ 600,000