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Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)





 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 ________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019
OR
£
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission File No.: 1-16335
 _________________________________________
 Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
73-1599053
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One Williams Center, P.O. Box 22186, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74121-2186
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(918) 574-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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As of April 30, 2019, there were 228,403,428 outstanding limited partner units of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. that trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MMP.”
 
 
 
 
 





TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
 
1.
 
 
2.
 
 
3.
 
 
4.
 
 
5.
 
 
6.
 
 
7.
 
Leases
 
8.
 
 
9.
 
 
10.
 
 
11.
 
 
12.
 
 
13.
 
 
14.
 
 
15.
 
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
ITEM 1A.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 4.
ITEM 5.
ITEM 6.
 

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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
Transportation and terminals revenue
$
431,937

 
$
460,792

 
Product sales revenue
241,592

 
162,995

 
Affiliate management fee revenue
5,250

 
5,148

 
Total revenue
678,779

 
628,935

 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating
143,296

 
146,025

 
Cost of product sales
199,592

 
169,094

 
Depreciation, amortization and impairment
51,879

 
61,871

 
General and administrative
46,556

 
45,995

 
Total costs and expenses
441,323

 
422,985

 
Other income

 
6,941

 
Earnings of non-controlled entities
34,538

 
31,255

 
Operating profit
271,994

 
244,146

 
Interest expense
56,652

 
60,166

 
Interest capitalized
(4,647
)
 
(3,454
)
 
Interest income
(579
)
 
(1,660
)
 
Gain on disposition of assets

 
(21,788
)
 
Other expense
8,724

 
2,050

 
Income before provision for income taxes
211,844

 
208,832

 
Provision for income taxes
934

 
1,169

 
Net income
$
210,910

 
$
207,663

 
Basic net income per limited partner unit
$
0.92

 
$
0.91

 
Diluted net income per limited partner unit
$
0.92

 
$
0.91

 
Weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding used for basic net income per unit calculation
228,320

 
228,558

 
Weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding used for diluted net income per unit calculation
228,360

 
228,558

 

    



See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
Net income
$
210,910

 
$
207,663

 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 

 
Derivative activity:
 
 
 
 
Net gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
5,414

 
(4,376
)
 
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedges to income  
740

 
627

 
Changes in employee benefit plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
Net actuarial loss
(5,944
)
 

 
Amortization of prior service credit
(45
)
 
(45
)
 
Amortization of actuarial loss
5,114

 
1,348

 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
5,279

 
(2,446
)
 
Comprehensive income
$
216,189

 
$
205,217

 






























See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2019
ASSETS
 
 
(Unaudited)
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
218,283

 
$
13,496

Trade accounts receivable
104,164

 
134,120

Other accounts receivable
25,007

 
31,937

Inventory
185,735

 
195,048

Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net
55,011

 

Energy commodity derivatives deposits

 
23,820

Other current assets
58,143

 
39,767

Total current assets
646,343

 
438,188

Property, plant and equipment
7,628,592

 
7,808,952

Less: accumulated depreciation
1,830,411

 
1,883,358

Net property, plant and equipment
5,798,181

 
5,925,594

Investments in non-controlled entities
1,076,306

 
1,128,626

Right-of-use asset, operating leases

 
172,105

Long-term receivables
20,844

 
20,646

Goodwill
53,260

 
53,260

Other intangibles (less accumulated amortization of $2,979 and $4,253 at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively)
51,174

 
49,900

Restricted cash
90,978

 
37,033

Other noncurrent assets
10,451

 
19,199

Total assets
$
7,747,537

 
$
7,844,551

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
138,735

 
$
192,969

Accrued payroll and benefits
70,276

 
31,211

Accrued interest payable
63,258

 
46,788

Accrued taxes other than income
53,093

 
41,073

Environmental liabilities
9,153

 
6,851

Deferred revenue
121,085

 
118,690

Accrued product liabilities
75,482

 
94,431

Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net

 
13,272

Energy commodity derivatives deposits
37,328

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 
23,264

Current portion of long-term debt, net
59,489

 

Other current liabilities
48,657

 
54,819

Total current liabilities
676,556

 
623,368

Long-term operating lease liability

 
148,603

Long-term debt, net
4,211,380

 
4,279,676

Long-term pension and benefits
122,580

 
124,652

Other noncurrent liabilities
82,240

 
40,295

Environmental liabilities
11,347

 
11,702

Commitments and contingencies

 

Partners’ capital:
 
 
 
Limited partner unitholders (228,195 units and 228,403 units outstanding at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively)
2,763,925

 
2,739,192

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(120,491
)
 
(122,937
)
Total partners’ capital
2,643,434

 
2,616,255

Total liabilities and partners’ capital
$
7,747,537

 
$
7,844,551

 
 
 
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2018
 
2019
Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
210,910

 
$
207,663

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense
51,879

 
61,871

Loss (gain) on sale and retirement of assets
1,997

 
(21,759
)
Earnings of non-controlled entities
(34,538
)
 
(31,255
)
Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities
51,754

 
43,069

Equity-based incentive compensation expense
6,632

 
4,914

Amortization of prior service credit and actuarial loss
5,069

 
1,303

Debt prepayment costs

 
8,270

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Trade accounts receivable and other accounts receivable
23,371

 
(36,886
)
Inventory
(13,642
)
 
(9,313
)
Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net of derivatives deposits
617

 
7,135

Accounts payable
19,457

 
2,909

Accrued payroll and benefits
(26,544
)
 
(39,065
)
Accrued interest payable
(17,956
)
 
(16,470
)
Accrued taxes other than income
(16,721
)
 
(12,020
)
Accrued product liabilities
(10,893
)
 
18,949

Deferred revenue
1,463

 
(2,395
)
Current and noncurrent environmental liabilities
(359
)
 
(1,947
)
Other current and noncurrent assets and liabilities
25,406

 
21,583

Net cash provided by operating activities
277,902

 
206,556

Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net(1)
(99,471
)
 
(206,436
)
Proceeds from sale and disposition of assets
214

 
53,676

Investments in non-controlled entities
(60,976
)
 
(76,634
)
Distributions from returns of investments in non-controlled entities

 
7,500

Net cash used by investing activities
(160,233
)
 
(221,894
)
Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Distributions paid
(209,940
)
 
(227,832
)
Net commercial paper borrowings

 
69,000

Borrowings under long-term notes

 
496,855

Payments on notes

 
(550,000
)
Debt placement costs
(315
)
 
(5,355
)
Net payment on financial derivatives

 
(8,028
)
Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive compensation
(9,285
)
 
(9,764
)
Debt prepayment costs

 
(8,270
)
Net cash used by financing activities
(219,540
)
 
(243,394
)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(101,871
)
 
(258,732
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
176,068

 
309,261

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
74,197

 
$
50,529

 
 
 
 
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Issuance of limited partner units in settlement of equity-based incentive plan awards
$
120

 
$
480

 
 
 
 
(1)   Additions to property, plant and equipment
$
(105,384
)
 
$
(260,734
)
Changes in accounts payable and other current liabilities related to capital expenditures
5,913

 
54,298

Additions to property, plant and equipment, net
$
(99,471
)
 
$
(206,436
)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(Unaudited, in thousands)


 
 
Limited Partners
 
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total Partners’ Capital
Balance, January 1, 2018
 
$
2,267,231

 
 
$
(137,578
)
 
 
$
2,129,653

Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
210,910

 
 

 
 
210,910

Total other comprehensive income
 

 
 
5,279

 
 
5,279

Total comprehensive income
 
210,910

 
 
5,279

 
 
216,189

Distributions
 
(209,940
)
 
 

 
 
(209,940
)
Equity-based incentive compensation expense
 
6,632

 
 

 
 
6,632

Issuance of limited partner units in settlement of equity-based incentive plan awards
 
120

 
 

 
 
120

Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive compensation
 
(9,285
)
 
 

 
 
(9,285
)
ASC 606 cumulative effect
 
5,975

 
 

 
 
5,975

Other
 
(157
)
 
 

 
 
(157
)
Balance, March 31, 2018
 
$
2,271,486

 
 
$
(132,299
)
 
 
$
2,139,187

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2019
 
$
2,763,925

 
 
$
(120,491
)
 
 
2,643,434

Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
207,663

 
 

 
 
207,663

Total other comprehensive loss
 

 
 
(2,446
)
 
 
(2,446
)
Total comprehensive income
 
207,663

 
 
(2,446
)
 
 
205,217

Distributions
 
(227,832
)
 
 

 
 
(227,832
)
Equity-based incentive compensation expense
 
4,914

 
 

 
 
4,914

Issuance of limited partner units in settlement of equity-based incentive plan awards
 
480

 
 

 
 
480

Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive compensation
 
(9,764
)
 
 

 
 
(9,764
)
Other
 
(194
)
 
 

 
 
(194
)
Balance, March 31, 2019
 
$
2,739,192

 
 
$
(122,937
)
 
 
$
2,616,255


















See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.
Organization, Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Unless indicated otherwise, the terms “our,” “we,” “us” and similar language refer to Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. together with its subsidiaries. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership, and its limited partner units are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MMP.” Magellan GP, LLC, a wholly-owned Delaware limited liability company, serves as its general partner.

Description of Business

We are principally engaged in the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products and crude oil.  As of March 31, 2019, our asset portfolio consisted of:

our refined products segment, comprised of our approximately 9,700-mile refined products pipeline system with 53 terminals as well as 25 independent terminals not connected to our pipeline system and our 1,100-mile ammonia pipeline system;

our crude oil segment, comprised of approximately 2,200 miles of crude oil pipelines, a condensate splitter and 33 million barrels of aggregate storage capacity, of which approximately 21 million barrels are used for contract storage. Approximately 1,000 miles of these pipelines, the condensate splitter and 28 million barrels of this storage capacity (including 19 million barrels used for contract storage) are wholly-owned, and the remainder is owned through joint ventures; and

our marine storage segment, consisting of six marine terminals located along coastal waterways with an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 27 million barrels. Five of these terminals and approximately 25 million barrels of this storage capacity are wholly-owned, and the remainder is owned through joint ventures.

Terminology common in our industry includes the following terms, which describe products that we transport, store and distribute through our pipelines and terminals:

refined products are the output from refineries and are primarily used as fuels by consumers. Refined products include gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, kerosene and heating oil.  Collectively, diesel fuel, kerosene and heating oil are referred to as distillates;

liquefied petroleum gases, or LPGs, are produced as by-products of the crude oil refining process and in connection with natural gas production. LPGs include butane and propane;

blendstocks are blended with refined products to change or enhance their characteristics such as increasing a gasoline’s octane or oxygen content. Blendstocks include alkylates, oxygenates and natural gasoline;

heavy oils and feedstocks are used as burner fuels or feedstocks for further processing by refineries and petrochemical facilities. Heavy oils and feedstocks include No. 6 fuel oil and vacuum gas oil;

crude oil, which includes condensate, is used as feedstock by refineries, splitters and petrochemical facilities; and


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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are typically blended with other refined products as required by government mandates.

We use the term petroleum products to describe any, or a combination, of the above-noted products.
 
Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, our accompanying consolidated financial statements which are unaudited, except for the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, which is derived from our audited financial statements, include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of March 31, 2019, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2019 for several reasons. Profits from our butane blending activities are realized largely during the first and fourth quarters of each year. Additionally, gasoline demand, which drives transportation volumes and revenues on our refined products pipeline system, generally trends higher during the summer driving months. Further, the volatility of commodity prices impacts the profits from our commodity activities and, to a lesser extent, the volume of petroleum products we transport on our pipelines.

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the financial statements in this report do not include all of the information and notes normally included with financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of our consolidated financial statements, as well as their impact on the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted by us on January 1, 2019

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU requires lessees to recognize a right of use asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases. The new accounting model for lessors remains largely the same, although some changes have been made to align it with the new lessee model and the new revenue recognition guidance. This update also requires companies to include additional disclosures regarding their lessee and lessor agreements. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2019, and it did not have a material impact on our consolidated statements of income or our leverage ratio as defined in our credit agreement. Adoption of this ASU resulted in an increase in our assets and liabilities by approximately $172 million due to the recognition of right of use assets and lease liabilities. See Note 7 – Leases for our lease disclosures.



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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



2.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Statement of Income Disclosures

The following tables provide details of our revenues disaggregated by key activities that comprise our performance obligations by operating segment (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
 
Refined Products
 
Crude Oil
 
Marine Storage
 
Intersegment Eliminations
 
Total
Transportation
 
$
166,902

 
$
79,123

 
$

 
$

 
$
246,025

Terminalling
 
39,348

 

 
712

 

 
40,060

Storage
 
25,247

 
29,990

 
34,211

 
(915
)
 
88,533

Ancillary services
 
25,788

 
5,035

 
7,034

 

 
37,857

Lease revenue
 
3,109

 
12,110

 
4,243

 

 
19,462

Transportation and terminals revenue
 
260,394

 
126,258

 
46,200

 
(915
)
 
431,937

Product sales revenue
 
232,774

 
6,439

 
2,379

 

 
241,592

Affiliate management fee revenue
 
297

 
4,016

 
937

 

 
5,250

Total revenue
 
493,465

 
136,713

 
49,516

 
(915
)
 
678,779

Revenue not under the guidance of ASC 606:
 

 

 

 
 
 

Lease revenue(1)
 
(3,109
)
 
(12,110
)
 
(4,243
)
 

 
(19,462
)
Losses from futures contracts included in product sales revenue(2)
 
5,465

 
1,910

 

 

 
7,375

Affiliate management fee revenue
 
(297
)
 
(4,016
)
 
(937
)
 

 
(5,250
)
Total revenue from contracts with customers under ASC 606
 
$
495,524

 
$
122,497

 
$
44,336

 
$
(915
)
 
$
661,442


(1) Lease revenue in 2018 is accounted for under ASC 840, Leases.
(2) The impact on product sales revenue from futures contracts falls under the guidance of ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging.


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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
 
Refined Products
 
Crude Oil
 
Marine Storage
 
Intersegment Eliminations
 
Total
Transportation
 
$
171,027

 
$
85,158

 
$

 
$

 
$
256,185

Terminalling
 
40,398

 
5,246

 
899

 

 
46,543

Storage
 
26,439

 
34,318

 
35,218

 
(938
)
 
95,037

Ancillary services
 
25,896

 
6,021

 
6,885

 

 
38,802

Lease revenue
 
3,245

 
16,865

 
4,115

 

 
24,225

Transportation and terminals revenue
 
267,005

 
147,608

 
47,117

 
(938
)
 
460,792

Product sales revenue
 
155,156

 
5,713

 
2,126

 

 
162,995

Affiliate management fee revenue
 
412

 
3,486

 
1,250

 

 
5,148

Total revenue
 
422,573

 
156,807

 
50,493

 
(938
)
 
628,935

Revenue not under the guidance of ASC 606:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease revenue(1)
 
(3,245
)
 
(16,865
)
 
(4,115
)
 

 
(24,225
)
Losses from futures contracts included in product sales revenue(2)
 
52,109

 
2,402

 

 

 
54,511

Affiliate management fee revenue
 
(412
)
 
(3,486
)
 
(1,250
)
 

 
(5,148
)
Total revenue from contracts with customers under ASC 606
 
$
471,025

 
$
138,858

 
$
45,128

 
$
(938
)
 
$
654,073


(1) Lease revenue in 2019 is accounted for under ASC 842, Leases.
(2) The impact on product sales revenue from futures contracts falls under the guidance of ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging.

Balance Sheet Disclosures

The following table summarizes our accounts receivable, contract assets and contract liabilities resulting from contracts with customers (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2019
Accounts receivable from contracts with customers
 
$
102,684

 
$
130,257

Contract assets
 
$
8,487

 
$
8,618

Contract liabilities
 
$
122,129

 
$
124,439


For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recognized $70.2 million of transportation and terminals revenue that was recorded in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2018.


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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



Unfulfilled Performance Obligations

The following table provides the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to our unfulfilled performance obligations (“UPOs”) as of March 31, 2019 by operating segment, including the range of years remaining on our contracts with customers and an estimate of revenues expected to be recognized over the next 12 months (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Refined Products
 
Crude Oil
 
Marine Storage
 
Total
Balances at 3/31/2019
 
$
2,082,007

 
$
1,270,411

 
$
239,820

 
$
3,592,238

Remaining terms
 
1 - 19 years

 
1 - 10 years

 
1 - 5 years

 
 
Estimated revenues from UPOs to be recognized in the next 12 months
 
$
289,218

 
$
327,365

 
$
115,727

 
$
732,310



3.
Segment Disclosures

Our reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. Our segments are managed separately as each segment requires different marketing strategies and business knowledge. Management evaluates performance based on segment operating margin, which includes revenue from affiliates and external customers, operating expenses, cost of product sales and earnings of non-controlled entities.
We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures used by management. Operating margin, which is presented in the following tables, is an important measure used by management to evaluate the economic performance of our core operations. Operating margin is not a GAAP measure, but the components of operating margin are computed using amounts that are determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of operating margin to operating profit, which is its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, is included in the tables below (presented in thousands). Operating profit includes depreciation, amortization and impairment expense and general and administrative (“G&A”) expense that management does not consider when evaluating the core profitability of our separate operating segments.
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Refined Products
 
Crude Oil
 
Marine Storage
 
Intersegment
Eliminations
 
Total
Transportation and terminals revenue
$
260,394

 
$
126,258

 
$
46,200

 
$
(915
)
 
$
431,937

Product sales revenue
232,774

 
6,439

 
2,379

 

 
241,592

Affiliate management fee revenue
297

 
4,016

 
937

 

 
5,250

Total revenue
493,465

 
136,713

 
49,516

 
(915
)
 
678,779

Operating expenses
94,049

 
33,591

 
17,964

 
(2,308
)
 
143,296

Cost of product sales
190,333

 
7,050

 
2,209

 

 
199,592

Earnings of non-controlled entities
(2,318
)
 
(31,608
)
 
(612
)
 

 
(34,538
)
Operating margin
211,401

 
127,680

 
29,955

 
1,393

 
370,429

Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense
28,907

 
12,762

 
8,817

 
1,393

 
51,879

G&A expense
28,887

 
11,906

 
5,763

 

 
46,556

Operating profit
$
153,607

 
$
103,012

 
$
15,375

 
$

 
$
271,994

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Refined Products
 
Crude Oil
 
Marine Storage
 
Intersegment
Eliminations
 
Total
Transportation and terminals revenue
$
267,005

 
$
147,608

 
$
47,117

 
$
(938
)
 
$
460,792

Product sales revenue
155,156

 
5,713

 
2,126

 

 
162,995

Affiliate management fee revenue
412

 
3,486

 
1,250

 

 
5,148

Total revenue
422,573

 
156,807

 
50,493

 
(938
)
 
628,935

Operating expenses
89,678

 
43,823

 
14,897

 
(2,373
)
 
146,025

Cost of product sales
160,154

 
6,664

 
2,276

 

 
169,094

Other income
(614
)
 
(1,573
)
 
(4,754
)
 

 
(6,941
)
(Earnings) losses of non-controlled entities
1,430

 
(32,302
)
 
(383
)
 

 
(31,255
)
Operating margin
171,925

 
140,195

 
38,457

 
1,435

 
352,012

Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense
35,534

 
15,259

 
9,643

 
1,435

 
61,871

G&A expense
27,715

 
12,615

 
5,665

 

 
45,995

Operating profit
$
108,676

 
$
112,321

 
$
23,149

 
$

 
$
244,146

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
Investments in Non-Controlled Entities

Our investments in non-controlled entities at March 31, 2019 were comprised of:
Entity
 
Ownership Interest
BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”)
 
30%
Double Eagle Pipeline LLC (“Double Eagle”)
 
50%
HoustonLink Pipeline Company, LLC (“HoustonLink”)
 
50%
MVP Terminalling, LLC (“MVP”)
 
50%
Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”)
 
50%
Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”)
 
40%
Seabrook Logistics, LLC (“Seabrook”)
 
50%
Texas Frontera, LLC (“Texas Frontera”)
 
50%

We serve as operator of BridgeTex, HoustonLink, MVP, Powder Springs, Saddlehorn, Texas Frontera and the pipeline activities of Seabrook. We receive fees for management services as well as reimbursement or payment to us for certain direct operational payroll and other overhead costs. The management fees we have received are reported as affiliate management fee revenue on our consolidated statements of income. Cost reimbursements we receive from these entities in connection with our operating services are included as reductions to costs and expenses on our consolidated statements of income and totaled $0.5 million and $1.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively.


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We recorded the following revenue and expense transactions from certain of these non-controlled entities in our consolidated statements of income (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
Transportation and terminals revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
BridgeTex, pipeline capacity and storage
 
$
9,864

 
$
10,145

 
Double Eagle, throughput revenue
 
$
1,544

 
$
1,659

 
Saddlehorn, storage revenue
 
$
538

 
$
552

 
Operating costs:
 
 
 
 
 
Seabrook, storage lease and ancillary services
 
$

 
$
6,909

 
Product sales revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
Powder Springs, butane sales
 
$
2,719

 
$

 

Our consolidated balance sheets reflected the following balances related to our investments in non-controlled entities (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Trade Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Payable
 
Long-Term Receivables
BridgeTex
 
$
318

 
$
1,549

 
$

 
$

Double Eagle
 
$
546

 
$

 
$

 
$

MVP
 
$

 
$
397

 
$

 
$

Powder Springs
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,221

Saddlehorn
 
$

 
$
183

 
$

 
$

Seabrook
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,140

 
$


 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
Trade Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Payable
 
Long-Term Receivables
BridgeTex
 
$
284

 
$
779

 
$
179

 
$

Double Eagle
 
$
583

 
$

 
$

 
$

MVP
 
$

 
$
361

 
$

 
$

Powder Springs
 
$

 
$
269

 
$

 
$
2,725

Saddlehorn
 
$

 
$
109

 
$

 
$

Seabrook
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,646

 
$

Texas Frontera
 
$

 
$

 
$
83

 
$


The financial results from MVP and Texas Frontera are included in our marine storage segment, the financial results from BridgeTex, Double Eagle, HoustonLink, Saddlehorn and Seabrook are included in our crude oil segment and the financial results from Powder Springs are included in our refined products segment, each as earnings of non-controlled entities.


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A summary of our investments in non-controlled entities follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Investments at 12/31/2018
 
$
1,076,306

Additional investment
 
76,634

Indemnification settlement
 
(5,000
)
Earnings of non-controlled entities:
 
 
Proportionate share of earnings
 
31,719

Amortization of excess investment and capitalized interest
 
(464
)
Earnings of non-controlled entities
 
31,255

Less:
 
 
Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities
 
43,069

Distributions from returns of investments in non-controlled entities
 
7,500

Investments at 3/31/2019
 
$
1,128,626

 
 
 
 

5.
Inventory

Inventory at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands): 
 
December 31, 2018
 
March 31,
2019
Refined products
$
92,751

 
$
80,437

Liquefied petroleum gases
46,612

 
52,725

Transmix
28,497

 
35,947

Crude oil
11,220

 
19,557

Additives
6,655

 
6,382

Total inventory
$
185,735

 
$
195,048



6.
Employee Benefit Plans

We sponsor a defined contribution plan in which we match our employees’ qualifying contributions, resulting in additional expense to us. Expenses related to the defined contribution plan were $3.8 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively.


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Additionally, we sponsor two union pension plans that cover certain union employees, a pension plan for all non-union employees and a postretirement benefit plan for certain employees. Net periodic benefit expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2019
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Other  Postretirement
Benefits
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Other  Postretirement
Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
15,700

 
$
65

 
$
6,527

 
$
54

Interest cost
6,443

 
106

 
3,000

 
119

Expected return on plan assets
(2,978
)
 

 
(2,374
)
 

Amortization of prior service credit
(45
)
 

 
(45
)
 

Amortization of actuarial loss
4,954

 
160

 
1,277

 
71

Net periodic benefit cost
$
24,074

 
$
331

 
$
8,385

 
$
244

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The service component of our net periodic benefit costs is presented in operating expense and G&A expense, and the non-service components are presented in other expense in our consolidated statements of income.

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) related to employee benefit plan assets and benefit obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2019
Gains (Losses) Included in AOCL
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
Beginning balance
 
$
(97,226
)
 
$
(6,597
)
 
$
(88,602
)
 
$
(5,409
)
Net actuarial loss
 
(5,944
)
 

 

 

Amortization of prior service credit
 
(45
)
 

 
(45
)
 

Amortization of actuarial loss
 
4,954

 
160

 
1,277

 
71

Ending balance
 
$
(98,261
)
 
$
(6,437
)
 
$
(87,370
)
 
$
(5,338
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contributions estimated to be paid into the plans in 2019 are $32.1 million and $0.2 million for the pension plans and other postretirement benefit plan, respectively.


7.
Leases

As of January 1, 2019, we adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) using the modified retrospective method of adoption. We elected to use the transition option that allows us to initially apply the new lease standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment (if any) to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. Comparable periods continue to be presented under the guidance of the previous standard, ASC 840. ASC 842 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and right-of-use asset on the balance sheet for operating leases. For lessors, the new accounting model remains largely the same, although some changes have been made to align it with the new lessee model and the new revenue recognition guidance, ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Our adoption of ASC 842 did not result in any material adjustments to retained earnings, changes in the timing or amounts of lease costs or changes to our leverage ratio as defined in our credit agreement.

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We have both lessee and lessor arrangements. Our leases are evaluated at inception or at any subsequent modification. Depending on the terms, leases are classified as either operating or finance leases if we are the lessee, or as operating, sales-type or direct financing leases if we are the lessor, as appropriate under ASC 842.  Our lessee arrangements primarily include a terminalling and storage contract where we have exclusive use of dedicated tankage, leased pipelines and office buildings. Our lessor arrangements include pipeline capacity and storage contracts and our condensate splitter tolling agreement that qualify as operating leases under ASC 842. In addition, we have a long-term throughput and deficiency agreement with a customer that is being accounted for as a sales-type lease under ASC 842.

In accordance with ASC 842, we have made an accounting policy election to not apply the new standard to lessee arrangements with a term of one year or less and no purchase option that is reasonably certain of exercise. We will continue to account for these short-term arrangements by recognizing payments and expenses as incurred, without recording a lease liability and right-of-use asset.

We have also made an accounting policy election for both our lessee and lessor arrangements to combine lease and non-lease components. This election is applied to all of our lease arrangements as our non-lease components are not material and do not result in significant timing differences in the recognition of rental expenses or income.

Operating Leases – Lessee

We recognize a lease liability for each lease based on the present value of remaining minimum fixed rental payments (which includes payments under any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise), using a discount rate that approximates the rate of interest we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term. We also recognize a right-of-use asset for each lease, valued at the lease liability, adjusted for prepaid or accrued rent balances existing at the time of initial recognition. The lease liability and right-of-use asset are reduced over the term of the lease as payments are made and the assets are used.

Related Party Operating Lease. In third quarter 2018, we entered into a long-term terminalling and storage contract with our equity investee, Seabrook, where we have exclusive use of dedicated tankage that is utilized to provide our customers with crude oil storage capacity and dock access for crude oil imports and exports on the Texas Gulf Coast. This arrangement meets the definition of an operating lease, and our lease liability includes renewal options necessary to maintain control of the assets for a time period sufficient to meet our performance obligations to our third-party customers.

Minimum fixed rental payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as costs and expenses on our consolidated statements of income. Variable and short-term rental payments are recognized as costs and expenses as they are incurred. Variable payments consist of amounts that exceed the contractual minimum rental payment (for example, incremental payment increases tied to a change in a market index). Future minimum rental payments under operating leases with initial terms greater than one year as of March 31, 2019, are as follows (in thousands):

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Third Party Leases
 
Seabrook Lease
 
All Leases
2019
$
15,889

 
$
8,266

 
$
24,155

2020
18,948

 
11,021

 
29,969

2021
18,994

 
9,368

 
28,362

2022
18,868

 
6,612

 
25,480

2023
18,419

 
6,612

 
25,031

Thereafter
29,867

 
37,471

 
67,338

Total future minimum rental payments
120,985

 
79,350

 
200,335

Present value discount
14,691

 
13,777

 
28,468

Total operating lease liability
$
106,294

 
$
65,573

 
$
171,867


The following table provides further information about our operating leases as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Third Party Leases
 
Seabrook Lease
 
All Leases
Current lease liability
 
$
14,828

 
$
8,436

 
$
23,264

Long-term lease liability
 
$
91,466

 
$
57,137

 
$
148,603

Right-of-use asset
 
$
106,532

 
$
65,573

 
$
172,105

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed lease cost
 
$
4,821

 
$
2,755

 
$
7,576

Short-term lease cost
 
457

 

 
457

Variable lease cost
 
371

 

 
371

Total lease cost
 
$
5,649

 
$
2,755

 
$
8,404

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating cash flows from operating leases
 
$
3,226

 
2,755

 
$
5,981

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
 
7

 
9

 
8

Weighted-average discount rate
 
4.1%
 
4.3%
 
4.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rent expense was $9.0 million for first quarter 2018 and was recognized in accordance with ASC 840.

Operating Leases – Lessor

We recognize fixed rental income on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as revenue on our consolidated statements of income. Variable rental payments are recognized as revenue in the period in which the changes in facts and circumstances on which the variable lease payments are based occur.


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Future minimum payments receivable under operating leases with terms greater than one year as of March 31, 2019 are estimated as follows (in thousands):
2019
$
30,892

2020
33,770

2021
33,583

2022
23,486

2023
7,699

Thereafter
16,019

Total
$
145,449

 
We recognized variable lease revenue of $13.7 million in first quarter 2019, primarily related to our condensate splitter in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Property, plant and equipment utilized by our customers in operating lease arrangements consisted of: $229.6 million of processing equipment; $74.5 million of storage tanks; $44.3 million of pipeline and station equipment; and $27.9 million of other assets. The processing equipment primarily relates to our condensate splitter.

Sales-Type Lease - Lessor

We entered into a long-term throughput and deficiency agreement with a customer on a pipeline and related assets that we constructed in Texas and New Mexico, which contains minimum payment commitments. Our customer has the option to purchase this pipeline and related assets at the end of the lease term for a nominal amount. This agreement was previously accounted for as a direct-financing lease under ASC 840 and is now being accounted for as a sales-type lease under ASC 842. The net investment under this arrangement as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2019
Total minimum lease payments receivable
 
$
17,468

 
$
17,031

Less: Unearned income
 
3,422

 
3,265

Recorded net investment in sales-type lease
 
$
14,046

 
$
13,766


The net investment in sales-type leases was classified in the consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2019
Other accounts receivable
 
$
1,138

 
$
1,151

Long-term receivables
 
12,908

 
12,615

Total
 
$
14,046

 
$
13,766


Future minimum payments receivable under this lease are $1.3 million in 2019, $1.7 million in 2020, $1.7 million in 2021, $1.7 million in 2022, $1.7 million in 2023 and $8.7 million thereafter.



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8.
Debt
Long-term debt at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2019
Commercial paper
 
$

 
$
69,000

6.55% Notes due 2019
 
550,000

 

4.25% Notes due 2021
 
550,000

 
550,000

3.20% Notes due 2025
 
250,000

 
250,000

5.00% Notes due 2026
 
650,000

 
650,000

6.40% Notes due 2037
 
250,000

 
250,000

4.20% Notes due 2042
 
250,000

 
250,000

5.15% Notes due 2043
 
550,000

 
550,000

4.20% Notes due 2045
 
250,000

 
250,000

4.25% Notes due 2046
 
500,000

 
500,000

4.20% Notes due 2047
 
500,000

 
500,000

4.85% Notes due 2049
 

 
500,000

Face value of long-term debt
 
4,300,000

 
4,319,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs(1)
 
(27,070
)
 
(31,671
)
Net unamortized debt discount(1)
 
(2,927
)
 
(7,653
)
Net unamortized amount of gains from historical fair value hedges(1)
 
866

 

Long-term debt, net, including current portion
 
4,270,869

 
4,279,676

Less: Current portion of long-term debt, net
 
59,489

 

Long-term debt, net
 
$
4,211,380

 
$
4,279,676

 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Debt issuance costs, note discounts and premiums and realized gains and losses of historical fair value hedges are being amortized or accreted to the applicable notes over the respective lives of those notes.

All of the instruments detailed in the table above are senior indebtedness.

2019 Debt Issuance

On January 18, 2019, we issued $500.0 million of 4.85% senior notes due 2049 in an underwritten public
offering. The notes were issued at 99.371% of par. Net proceeds from this offering were approximately $491.5 million after underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The net proceeds from this offering along with cash on hand were used to early redeem our $550.0 million of 6.55% senior notes due 2019 on February 11, 2019. We recognized $8.3 million of debt prepayment costs that were recorded as interest expense in our consolidated statements of income.

Other Debt

Revolving Credit Facility. At March 31, 2019, the total borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility maturing October 26, 2022 was $1.0 billion. Any borrowings outstanding under this facility are classified as long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets. Borrowings under this facility are unsecured and bear interest at LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.000% to 1.625% based on our credit ratings. Additionally, an unused commitment fee is assessed at a rate between 0.100% and 0.275% depending on our credit ratings. The unused commitment fee was 0.125% at March 31, 2019. Borrowings under this facility may be used for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures. As of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility, with $6.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively, obligated for letters of credit.

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Amounts obligated for letters of credit are not reflected as debt on our consolidated balance sheets, but decrease our borrowing capacity under this facility.

Commercial Paper Program. We have a commercial paper program under which we may issue commercial paper notes in an amount up to the available capacity under our $1.0 billion revolving credit facility. The maturities of the commercial paper notes vary, but may not exceed 397 days from the date of issuance. Because the commercial paper we can issue is limited to amounts available under our revolving credit facility, amounts outstanding under the program are classified as long-term debt. The commercial paper notes are sold under customary terms in the commercial paper market and are issued at a discount from par, or alternatively, are sold at par and bear varying interest rates on a fixed or floating basis. The weighted-average interest rate for commercial paper borrowings based on the number of days outstanding was 2.3% for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.


9.
Derivative Financial Instruments

Interest Rate Derivatives

We periodically enter into interest rate derivatives to hedge the fair value of debt or hedge against variability in
interest rates. For interest rate cash flow hedges, we record the noncurrent portion of unrealized gains or losses as an
adjustment to other comprehensive income with the current portion recorded as an adjustment to interest expense.
For fair value hedges on long-term debt, we record the noncurrent portion of gains or losses as an adjustment to
long-term debt with the current portion recorded as an adjustment to interest expense. Adjustments resulting from
discontinued hedges continue to be recognized in accordance with their historic hedging relationships.

At March 31, 2019, we had $100.0 million of treasury lock agreements outstanding to protect against the risk of variability of a portion of debt issuances we anticipate to occur in 2019. The fair value of these interest rate derivative agreements at March 31, 2019 was recorded as a current liability of $4.5 million, with the offset recorded to other comprehensive income. We account for these agreements as cash flow hedges.

In first quarter 2019, upon issuance of $500.0 million of 4.85% notes due 2049, we terminated and settled $150.0 million of treasury lock agreements that we had previously entered into to protect against the variability of interest payments on this anticipated debt issuance for a loss of $8.0 million. These agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges. The loss was recorded to other comprehensive income and will be recognized into earnings as an adjustment to our periodic interest expense over the life of the debt issuance.

Commodity Derivatives

Our butane blending activities produce gasoline, and we can reasonably estimate the timing and quantities of sales of these products. We use a combination of exchange-traded commodities futures contracts and forward purchase and sale contracts to help manage commodity price changes and mitigate the risk of decline in the product margin realized from our butane blending activities. Further, certain of our other commercial operations generate petroleum products, and we also use futures contracts to hedge against price changes for some of these commodities.

Forward physical purchase and sale contracts that qualify for and are elected as normal purchases and sales are accounted for using traditional accrual accounting, whereby changes in the mark-to-market values of such contracts are not recognized in income; rather the revenues and expenses associated with such transactions are recognized during the period when commodities are physically delivered or received. Physical forward commodity contracts subject to this exception are evaluated for the probability of future delivery and are periodically tested once the

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forecasted period has passed to determine whether similar forward contracts are probable of physical delivery in the future.

We record the effective portion of the gains or losses for commodity-based contracts designated as fair value hedges as adjustments to the assets being hedged and the ineffective portions as well as amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness as adjustments to other income or expense. We recognize the change in fair value of economic hedges that hedge against changes in the price of petroleum products that we expect to sell or purchase in the future currently in earnings as adjustments to product sales revenue, cost of product sales or operating expenses, as applicable.

Our open futures contracts at March 31, 2019 were as follows:
Type of Contract/Accounting Methodology
 
Product Represented by the Contract and Associated Barrels
 
Maturity Dates
Futures - Economic Hedges
 
3.3 million barrels of refined products and crude oil
 
Between April 2019 and January 2020
Futures - Economic Hedges
 
0.6 million barrels of butane and natural gasoline
 
Between April 2019 and December 2019

Energy Commodity Derivatives Contracts and Deposits Offsets

At March 31, 2019, we had made margin deposits of $23.8 million for our future contracts with our counterparties, which were recorded as current assets under energy commodity derivatives deposits on our consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2018 we held margin deposits of $37.3 million for our future contracts with our counterparties, which were recorded as current liabilities under energy commodity derivatives deposits on our consolidated balance sheets. We have the right to offset the combined fair values of our open futures contracts against our margin deposits under a master netting arrangement for each counterparty; however, we have elected to present the combined fair values of our open futures contracts separately from the related margin deposits on our consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, we have the right to offset the fair values of our futures contracts together for each counterparty, which we have elected to do, and we report the combined net balances on our consolidated balance sheets. A schedule of the derivative amounts we have offset and the deposit amounts we could offset under a master netting arrangement are provided below as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 (in thousands):
Description
 
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets (Liabilities)
 
Gross Amounts of Assets (Liabilities) Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts of Assets (Liabilities) Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Margin Deposit Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Asset Amount(1)
As of 12/31/2018
 
$
62,166

 
$
(7,155
)
 
$
55,011

 
$
(37,328
)
 
$
17,683

As of 3/31/2019
 
$
(13,869
)
 
$
597

 
$
(13,272
)
 
$
23,820

 
$
10,548

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Amount represents the maximum loss we would incur if all of our counterparties failed to perform on their derivative contracts.



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Impact of Derivatives on Our Financial Statements

Comprehensive Income

The changes in derivative activity included in AOCL for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
Derivative Losses Included in AOCL
2018
 
2019
 
Beginning balance
$
(33,755
)
 
$
(26,480
)
 
Net gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
5,414

 
(4,376
)
 
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedges to income
740

 
627

 
Ending balance
$
(27,601
)
 
$
(30,229
)
 

The following is a summary of the effect on our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 of derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges (in thousands):
 
 
Interest Rate Contracts
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCL on Derivatives
 
Location of Loss Reclassified from AOCL into  Income
 
Amount of Loss Reclassified from AOCL into Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
$
5,414

 
Interest expense
 
$
(740
)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
$
(4,376
)
 
Interest expense
 
$
(627
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2019, the net loss estimated to be classified to interest expense over the next twelve months from AOCL is approximately $2.4 million. This amount relates to the amortization of losses on interest rate contracts over the life of the related debt instruments.
The following table provides a summary of the effect on our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 of derivatives accounted for as economic hedges (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized on Derivatives
 
March 31,
 
Derivative Instrument
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
Futures contracts
 
Product sales revenue
 
$
(7,375
)
 
$
(54,511
)
 
Futures contracts
 
Cost of product sales
 
(3,944
)
 
2,273

 
 
 
Total
 
$
(11,319
)
 
$
(52,238
)
 
The impact of the derivatives in the above table was reflected as cash from operations on our consolidated statements of cash flows.

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Balance Sheets
The following tables provide a summary of the fair value of derivatives, which are presented on a net basis in our consolidated balance sheets, that were designated as hedging instruments as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
Derivative Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Futures contracts
 
Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net
 
$
462

 
Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net
 
$

Interest rate contracts
 
Other current assets
 
312

 
Other current liabilities
 
8,438

 
 
Total
 
$
774

 
Total
 
$
8,438

 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
Derivative Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Interest rate contracts
 
Other current assets
 
$

 
Other current liabilities
 
$
4,474

 
The following tables provide a summary of the fair value of derivatives, which are presented on a net basis in our consolidated balance sheets, that were not designated as hedging instruments as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
Derivative Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Futures contracts
 
Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net
 
$
61,704

 
Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net
 
$
7,155

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
Derivative Instrument
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Futures contracts
 
Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net
 
$
597

 
Energy commodity derivatives contracts, net
 
$
13,869

 

10.
Commitments and Contingencies

Butane Blending Patent Infringement Proceeding

On October 4, 2017, Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P. (“Sunoco”) brought an action for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Magellan”) and Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”) have infringed patents relating to butane blending at the Powder Springs facility located in Powder Springs, Georgia. Sunoco has since submitted pleadings alleging that Magellan has also infringed various patents relating to butane blending at nine Magellan facilities, in addition to Powder Springs. Sunoco is seeking an undetermined amount of damages, attorneys’ fees and a permanent injunction enjoining Magellan and Powder Springs from infringing on the subject patents. We deny and are vigorously defending against all claims asserted by Sunoco. Although it is not possible to predict the ultimate
outcome, we believe, based on our current understanding of the applicable facts and law, that the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Environmental Liabilities

Liabilities recognized for estimated environmental costs were $20.5 million and $18.6 million at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively. We have classified environmental liabilities as current or noncurrent based on management’s estimates regarding the timing of actual payments. Environmental expenses recognized as a result of changes in our environmental liabilities are generally included in operating expenses on our consolidated statements of income. Environmental expenses were $2.5 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Environmental Receivables

Receivables from insurance carriers and other third parties related to environmental matters were $4.1 million at December 31, 2018, of which $2.4 million and $1.7 million were recorded to other accounts receivable and long-term receivables, respectively, on our consolidated balance sheets. Receivables from insurance carriers and other third parties related to environmental matters were $4.0 million at March 31, 2019, of which $2.4 million and $1.6 million were recorded to other accounts receivable and long-term receivables, respectively, on our consolidated balance sheets.

Other

In connection with the sale of part of our interest in BridgeTex in third quarter 2018, we agreed to indemnify an affiliate of OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (“OMERS”) for certain claims involving BridgeTex.  The maximum obligation is limited to the net proceeds we received.  We probability-weighted potential outcome scenarios to estimate our possible liability for specific events covered by such indemnification obligations. As a result, we reduced the gain recognized on the transaction by $16.0 million and recorded the same estimate in other noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets during 2018. In first quarter 2019, certain litigation subject to the indemnification agreement was settled, which resulted in our paying $5.0 million under the indemnification agreement and our recognizing the reduction of the remaining $11.0 million liability as an additional gain on disposition of assets on our consolidated statements of income.

We have entered into an agreement to guarantee our 50% pro rata share, up to $25.0 million, of obligations under Powder Springs’ credit facility. As of March 31, 2019, our consolidated balance sheets reflected a $0.4 million other current liability and a corresponding increase in our investment in non-controlled entities on our consolidated balance sheets to reflect the fair value of this guarantee.

We are a party to various other claims, legal actions and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. While the results cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes the ultimate resolution of these claims, legal actions and complaints after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage or other indemnification arrangements will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.


11.
Long-Term Incentive Plan
The compensation committee of our general partner’s board of directors administers our long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) covering certain of our employees and the independent directors of our general partner. The LTIP primarily consists of phantom units and permits the grant of awards covering an aggregate payout of 11.9 million of our limited partner units. The estimated units remaining available under the LTIP at March 31, 2019 total 1.6 million.
 
Our equity-based incentive compensation expense was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
Performance-based awards
 
$
5,924

 
$
3,644

 
Time-based awards
 
708

 
1,270

 
Total
 
$
6,632

 
$
4,914

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allocation of LTIP expense on our consolidated statements of income:
 
 
 
 
 
G&A expense
 
$
6,577

 
$
4,871

 
Operating expense
 
55

 
43

 
Total
 
$
6,632

 
$
4,914

 

On February 1, 2019, 347,473 unit awards were granted pursuant to our LTIP. These awards included both performance-based and time-based awards and have a three-year vesting period that will end on December 31, 2021.

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit

The difference between our actual limited partner units outstanding and our weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding used to calculate basic net income per unit is due to the impact of: (i) the unit awards issued to non-employee directors and (ii) the weighted average effect of units actually issued during a period.  The difference between the weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding used for basic and diluted net income per unit calculations on our consolidated statements of income is primarily the dilutive effect of unit awards associated with our LTIP that have not yet vested.



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12.
Partners’ Capital and Distributions

Partners’ Capital

In May 2017, we filed a prospectus supplement to the shelf registration statement for our continuous equity offering program (which we refer to as an at-the-market program, or “ATM”) pursuant to which we may issue up to $750.0 million of common units in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time. The net proceeds from any sales under the ATM, after deducting the sales agents’ commissions and our offering expenses, will be used for general partnership purposes, including repayment of indebtedness or capital expenditures. No units have been issued pursuant to this program.

The following table details the changes in the number of our limited partner units outstanding from December 31, 2018 through March 31, 2019:

Limited partner units outstanding on December 31, 2018
 
228,195,160

February 2019–Settlement of employee LTIP awards
 
199,792

During 2019–Other(a)
 
8,476

Limited partner units outstanding on March 31, 2019
 
228,403,428

 
 
 
(a) Limited partner units issued to settle the equity-based retainers paid to four independent directors of our general partner.

Distributions

Distributions we paid during 2018 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
 
Payment Date
 
Per Unit Cash
Distribution
Amount
 
Total Cash Distribution to Limited Partners
02/14/2018
 
 
$
0.9200

 
 
 
$
209,940

 
05/15/2018
 
 
0.9375

 
 
 
213,933

 
08/14/2018
 
 
0.9575

 
 
 
218,497

 
11/14/2018
 
 
0.9775

 
 
 
223,061

 
Total
 
 
$
3.7925

 
 
 
$
865,431

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/14/2019
 
 
$
0.9975

 
 
 
$
227,832

 
05/15/2019(a)
 
 
1.0050

 
 
 
229,545

 
Total
 
 
$
2.0025

 
 
 
$
457,377

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Our general partner’s board of directors declared this cash distribution in April 2019 to be paid on May 15, 2019 to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 8, 2019.



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13.
Fair Value

Fair Value Methods and Assumptions - Financial Assets and Liabilities.

We used the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair value of our financial assets and liabilities:

Energy commodity derivatives contracts. These include exchange-traded futures contracts related to petroleum products. These contracts are carried at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets and are valued based on quoted prices in active markets. See Note 9 – Derivative Financial Instruments for further disclosures regarding these contracts.

Interest rate contracts. These include forward-starting interest rate hedge agreements to protect against the risk of variability of interest payments on future debt. These contracts are carried at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets and are valued based on an assumed exchange, at the end of each period, in an orderly transaction with a participant in the market in which the financial instrument is traded. The exchange value was calculated using present value techniques on estimated future cash flows based on forward interest rate curves. See Note 9 – Derivative Financial Instruments for further disclosures regarding these contracts.

Long-term receivables. These primarily include payments receivable under a sales-type leasing arrangement and cost reimbursement payments receivable. These receivables were recorded at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets, using then-current market rates to estimate the present value of future cash flows.

Guarantees. At December 31, 2018, these guarantees primarily included an indemnity agreement we entered into with an affiliate of OMERS in connection with the partial sale of our interest in BridgeTex. This indemnification was recorded at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets upon initial recognition, using probability-weighted potential outcome scenarios to estimate our possible liability for specific events covered by this indemnification. During first quarter 2019, certain litigation subject to the indemnity agreement was settled.

Debt. The fair value of our publicly traded notes was based on the prices of those notes at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019; however, where recent observable market trades were not available, prices were determined using adjustments to the last traded value for that debt issuance or by adjustments to the prices of similar debt instruments of peer entities that are actively traded. The carrying amount of borrowings, if any, under our revolving credit facility and our commercial paper program approximates fair value due to the frequent repricing of these obligations.

Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and Liabilities

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts, fair values and fair value measurements recorded or disclosed as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 based on the three levels established by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (in thousands):

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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
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December 31, 2018
Assets (Liabilities)
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements using:
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices  in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Energy commodity derivatives contracts
 
$
55,011

 
$
55,011

 
$
55,011

 
$

 
$

Interest rate contracts
 
$
(8,126
)
 
$
(8,126
)
 
$

 
$
(8,126
)
 
$

Long-term receivables
 
$
20,844

 
$
20,844

 
$

 
$

 
$
20,844

Guarantees
 
$
(16,409
)
 
$
(16,409
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(16,409
)
Debt
 
$
(4,270,869
)
 
$
(4,224,373
)
 
$

 
$
(4,224,373
)
 
$


 
 
March 31, 2019
Assets (Liabilities)
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements using:
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Energy commodity derivatives contracts
 
$
(13,272
)
 
$
(13,272
)
 
$
(13,272
)
 
$

 
$

Interest rate contracts
 
$
(4,474
)
 
$
(4,474
)
 
$

 
$
(4,474
)
 
$

Long-term receivables
 
$
20,646

 
$
20,646

 
$

 
$

 
$
20,646

Guarantees
 
$
(408
)
 
$
(408
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(408
)
Debt
 
$
(4,279,676
)
 
$
(4,449,954
)
 
$

 
$
(4,449,954
)
 
$



14.
Related Party Transactions

Stacy P. Methvin is an independent member of our general partner’s board of directors and is also a director of one of our customers.  We received tariff and other ancillary revenue from this customer of $3.8 million and $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively. We recorded receivables of $1.9 million and $2.6 million from this customer at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively.  The tariff revenue we recognized from this customer was in the normal course of business, with rates determined in accordance with published tariffs. 

See Note 4 – Investments in Non-Controlled Entities for details of transactions with our joint ventures.



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15.
Subsequent Events

Recognizable events

No recognizable events occurred subsequent to March 31, 2019.

Non-recognizable events

Cash Distribution. In April 2019, our general partner’s board of directors declared a quarterly distribution of $1.005 per unit for the period of January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019. This quarterly cash distribution will be paid on May 15, 2019 to unitholders of record on May 8, 2019. The total cash distributions expected to be paid under this declaration are approximately $229.5 million.



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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

We are a publicly traded limited partnership principally engaged in the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products and crude oil. As of March 31, 2019, our asset portfolio consisted of:
our refined products segment, comprised of our approximately 9,700-mile refined products pipeline system with 53 terminals as well as 25 independent terminals not connected to our pipeline system and our 1,100-mile ammonia pipeline system;

our crude oil segment, comprised of approximately 2,200 miles of crude oil pipelines, a condensate splitter and 33 million barrels of aggregate storage capacity, of which 21 million barrels are used for contract storage. Approximately 1,000 miles of these pipelines, the condensate splitter and 28 million barrels of this storage capacity (including 19 million barrels used for contract storage) are wholly-owned, and the remainder is owned through joint ventures; and

our marine storage segment, consisting of six marine terminals located along coastal waterways with an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 27 million barrels. Five of these terminals and approximately 25 million barrels of this storage capacity are wholly-owned, and the remainder is owned through joint ventures.

The following discussion provides an analysis of the results for each of our operating segments, an overview of our liquidity and capital resources and other items related to our partnership. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with (i) our accompanying interim consolidated financial statements and related notes and (ii) our consolidated financial statements, related notes and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.


Recent Developments

Cash Distribution. In April 2019, the board of directors of our general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $1.005 per unit for the period of January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019. This quarterly cash distribution will be paid on May 15, 2019 to unitholders of record on May 8, 2019. Total distributions expected to be paid under this declaration are approximately $229.5 million.



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Results of Operations

We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures utilized by management. Operating margin, which is presented in the following tables, is an important measure used by management to evaluate the economic performance of our core operations. Operating margin is not a generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measure, but the components of operating margin are computed using amounts that are determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of operating margin to operating profit, which is its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, is included in the following tables. Operating profit includes expense items, such as depreciation, amortization and impairment expense and general and administrative (“G&A”) expense, which management does not focus on when evaluating the core profitability of our separate operating segments. Additionally, product margin, which management primarily uses to evaluate the profitability of our commodity-related activities, is provided in this table. Product margin is a non-GAAP measure; however, its components of product sales revenue and cost of product sales are determined in accordance with GAAP. Our butane blending, fractionation and other commodity-related activities generate significant revenue. We believe the product margin from these activities, which takes into account the related cost of product sales, better represents its importance to our results of operations.


 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Variance
Favorable  (Unfavorable)
 
2018
 
2019
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Financial Highlights ($ in millions, except operating statistics)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transportation and terminals revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refined products
$
260.4

 
$
267.0

 
$
6.6

 
3
Crude oil
126.3

 
147.6

 
21.3

 
17
Marine storage
46.2

 
47.1

 
0.9

 
2
Intersegment eliminations
(1.0
)
 
(0.9
)
 
0.1

 
10
Total transportation and terminals revenue
431.9

 
460.8

 
28.9

 
7
Affiliate management fee revenue
5.3

 
5.1

 
(0.2
)
 
(4)
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refined products
94.1

 
89.7

 
4.4

 
5
Crude oil
33.6

 
43.8

 
(10.2
)
 
(30)
Marine storage
18.0

 
14.9

 
3.1

 
17
Intersegment eliminations
(2.4
)
 
(2.4
)
 

 
Total operating expenses
143.3

 
146.0

 
(2.7
)
 
(2)
Product margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product sales revenue
241.6

 
163.0

 
(78.6
)
 
(33)
Cost of product sales
199.6

 
169.1

 
30.5

 
15
Product margin
42.0

 
(6.1
)
 
(48.1
)
 
n/a
Other income

 
6.9

 
6.9

 
n/a
Earnings of non-controlled entities
34.5

 
31.3

 
(3.2
)
 
(9)
Operating margin
370.4

 
352.0

 
(18.4
)
 
(5)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense
51.9

 
61.8

 
(9.9
)
 
(19)
G&A expense
46.5

 
46.0

 
0.5

 
1
Operating profit
272.0

 
244.2

 
(27.8
)
 
(10)
Interest expense (net of interest income and interest capitalized)
51.4

 
55.1

 
(3.7
)
 
(7)
Gain on disposition of assets

 
(21.8
)
 
21.8

 
n/a
Other expense
8.8

 
2.1

 
6.7

 
76
Income before provision for income taxes
211.8

 
208.8

 
(3.0
)
 
(1)
Provision for income taxes
0.9

 
1.1

 
(0.2
)
 
(22)
Net income
$
210.9

 
$
207.7

 
$
(3.2
)
 
(2)
Operating Statistics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transportation revenue per barrel shipped
$
1.464

 
$
1.572

 
 
 
 
Volume shipped (million barrels):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
67.6

 
62.1

 
 
 
 
Distillates
43.0

 
44.6

 
 
 
 
Aviation fuel
6.3

 
8.8

 
 
 
 
Liquefied petroleum gases
1.1

 
0.6

 
 
 
 
Total volume shipped
118.0

 
116.1

 
 
 
 
Crude oil:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Magellan 100%-owned assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transportation revenue per barrel shipped
$
1.241

 
$
0.945

 
 
 
 
Volume shipped (million barrels)
55.7

 
79.4

 
 
 
 
Crude oil terminal average utilization (million barrels per month)
16.0

 
19.8

 
 
 
 
Select joint venture pipelines:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BridgeTex - volume shipped (million barrels)(1)
28.3

 
37.7

 
 
 
 
Saddlehorn - volume shipped (million barrels)(2)
5.8

 
9.0

 
 
 
 
Marine storage:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marine terminal average utilization (million barrels per month)
22.6

 
23.9

 
 
 
 

(1) These volumes reflect the total shipments for the BridgeTex pipeline, which was owned 50% by us through September 28, 2018 and 30% thereafter.
(2) These volumes reflect the total shipments for the Saddlehorn pipeline, which is owned 40% by us.

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Transportation and terminals revenue increased $28.9 million resulting from:
an increase in refined products revenue of $6.6 million primarily due to a higher average transportation rate per barrel. The average rate per barrel in the current period was favorably impacted by the 2018 mid-year tariff adjustment as well as less volume transported on the supply-driven South Texas pipelines, which move at a much lower rate;
an increase in crude oil revenue of $21.3 million primarily due to higher revenues from new system storage and ancillary services that we provided to our shippers in conjunction with capacity from our storage contracts with Seabrook Logistics, LLC (“Seabrook”), as well as higher contribution from our condensate splitter at Corpus Christi and higher transportation volumes as a result of the favorable pricing differential between the Permian Basin and Houston. Overall, the average crude oil rate per barrel decreased between periods due to significantly higher volumes on our Houston distribution system, which move at a lower rate; and
an increase in marine storage revenue of $0.9 million primarily due to higher utilization related to timing of maintenance work.
Operating expenses increased by $2.7 million primarily resulting from:
a decrease in refined products expenses of $4.4 million primarily due to a pension valuation correction that negatively impacted 2018 results and lower spending for asset integrity in the 2019 period, partially offset by less favorable product overages (which reduce operating expenses);
an increase in crude oil expenses of $10.2 million primarily due to fees we paid to Seabrook for contract storage and ancillary services that we utilized to provide services to our shippers and higher spending for asset integrity mainly related to planned maintenance for the condensate splitter during the current period; and
a decrease in marine storage expenses of $3.1 million primarily due to lower spending for asset integrity due to timing of tank maintenance.
Product margin decreased $48.1 million primarily due to recognition of losses on futures contracts in the current period compared to gains in first quarter 2018, partially offset by increased butane blending margins on physical sales.
Other income of $6.9 million primarily relates to the favorable benefit of insurance proceeds received in first quarter 2019 related to Hurricane Harvey.
Earnings of non-controlled entities decreased $3.2 million primarily due to lower earnings from BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”) following the sale of a portion of our investment in BridgeTex and lower earnings from Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”) primarily attributable to lower commodity sales prices, partially offset by higher earnings from Seabrook due to recently completed construction of additional storage and higher earnings from Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”) due to increased volume from a contractual step-up in committed shipments in September 2018, as well as recently implemented joint tariff arrangements.
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense increased $9.9 million primarily due to the commencement of depreciation of expansion capital projects recently placed into service and an increase in impairment of assets.
G&A expense decreased $0.5 million primarily due to favorable compensation costs. First quarter 2018 included expense related to a pension valuation correction.
Interest expense, net of interest income and interest capitalized, increased $3.7 million primarily due to $8.3 million of debt prepayment costs in first quarter 2019 related to the early extinguishment of our 6.55% notes that were due July 2019. Otherwise, net interest expense decreased as our average outstanding debt decreased from $4.6

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billion in first quarter 2018 to $4.5 billion in first quarter 2019, and our weighted-average interest rate decreased from 4.8% in first quarter 2018 to 4.7% in first quarter 2019.
Gain on disposition of assets was $21.8 million in first quarter 2019. We recognized $11.0 million additional gain related to the 2018 sale of our investment in BridgeTex as certain litigation subject to the indemnification agreement was settled this year and $10.8 million related to our discontinued Delaware Basin pipeline construction project that was recently sold to a third party.
Other expense was $6.7 million favorable as first quarter 2018 included the impact of a pension valuation correction.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Distributable Cash Flow

We calculate the non-GAAP measures of distributable cash flow (“DCF”) and adjusted EBITDA in the table below. Management uses DCF as a basis for recommending to our general partner’s board of directors the amount of cash distributions to be paid to our limited partners each period. Management also uses DCF as a basis for determining the payouts for the performance-based awards issued under our equity-based compensation plan. Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure that we and the investment community use to assess the financial results of an entity. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures utilized by management for these evaluations. A reconciliation of DCF and adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 to net income, which is its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, follows (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
Net income
 
$
210.9

 
$
207.7

 
$
(3.2
)
Interest expense, net
 
51.4

 
55.1

 
3.7

Depreciation, amortization and impairment(1)
 
53.9

 
59.0

 
5.1

Equity-based incentive compensation(2)
 
(2.7
)
 
(4.9
)
 
(2.2
)
Gain on disposition of assets(3)
 

 
(11.0
)
 
(11.0
)
Commodity-related adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative (gains) losses recognized in the period associated with future product transactions(4)
 
11.5

 
25.0

 
13.5

Derivative gains (losses) recognized in previous periods associated with product sales completed in the period(4)
 
(20.4
)
 
51.3

 
71.7

Inventory valuation adjustments(5)
 
(1.1
)
 
(7.6
)
 
(6.5
)
Total commodity-related adjustments
 
(10.0
)
 
68.7

 
78.7

Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities in excess of earnings
 
17.2

 
11.8

 
(5.4
)
Other(6)
 
3.7

 

 
(3.7
)
Adjusted EBITDA
 
324.4

 
386.4

 
62.0

Interest expense, net, excluding debt issuance cost amortization(7)
 
(50.6
)
 
(45.9
)
 
4.7

Maintenance capital(8)
 
(14.9
)
 
(22.5
)
 
(7.6
)
DCF
 
$
258.9

 
$
318.0

 
$
59.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation. Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense is excluded from DCF to the extent it represents a non-cash expense.

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(2)
Because we intend to satisfy vesting of unit awards under our equity-based long-term incentive compensation plan with the issuance of limited partner units, expenses related to this plan generally are deemed non-cash and added back for DCF purposes. The amounts above have been reduced by $9.3 million and $9.8 million, respectively, for cash payments associated with the plan, which are primarily related to tax withholdings.
(3) Gains on disposition of assets are excluded from DCF to the extent they are not related to our ongoing operations. The 2019 period includes a $10.8 million gain on the sale of residual assets related to the development of expansion projects which are considered ongoing in nature, and as such are included in DCF.
(4) Certain derivatives we use as economic hedges have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes and the mark-to-market changes of these derivatives are recognized currently in net income. We exclude the net impact of these hedges from our determination of DCF until the related products are physically sold. In the period in which these hedged products are physically sold, the net impact of the associated hedges is included in our determination of DCF.
(5)
We adjust DCF for lower of average cost or net realizable value adjustments related to inventory and firm purchase commitments as well as market valuation of short positions recognized each period as these are non-cash items. In subsequent periods when we physically sell or purchase the related products, we adjust DCF for the valuation adjustments previously recognized.
(6)
Other adjustments in 2018 include a $3.6 million adjustment recorded to partners’ capital as required by our adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The amount represents cash that we had previously received for deficiency payments, but did not yet recognize in net income under the previous revenue recognition standard.
(7)
Interest expense in 2019 includes $8.3 million of debt prepayment costs which are excluded from DCF as they are financing activities and are not related to our ongoing operations.
(8)
Maintenance capital expenditures maintain our existing assets and do not generate incremental DCF (i.e. incremental returns to our unitholders). For this reason, we deduct maintenance capital expenditures to determine DCF.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows and Capital Expenditures

Operating Activities. Operating cash flows consist of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in certain assets and liabilities.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $277.9 million and $206.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively. The $71.3 million decrease in 2019 was due to changes in our working capital, adjustments for non-cash items and lower net income as previously described.
Investing Activities. Investing cash flows consist primarily of capital expenditures and investments in non-controlled entities.
Net cash used by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 was $160.2 million and $221.9 million, respectively. During the 2019 period, we incurred $260.7 million for capital expenditures, which included $22.5 million for maintenance capital, $204.0 million for our expansion capital projects and $34.2 million for undivided joint interest projects for which cash was received from a third party. Additionally, we contributed net capital of $69.1 million in conjunction with our joint ventures, which we account for as investments in non-controlled entities, of which $64.1 million related to capital projects. During the 2018 period, we incurred $105.4 million for capital expenditures, which included $14.9 million for maintenance capital and $90.5 million for expansion capital, and we contributed capital of $61.0 million in conjunction with our joint venture capital projects.
Financing Activities. Financing cash flows consist primarily of distributions to our unitholders and borrowings and repayments under our commercial paper program.
Net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 was $219.5 million and $243.4 million, respectively. During the 2019 period, we paid cash distributions of $227.8 million to our unitholders. Additionally, we received net proceeds of $496.9 million from borrowings under long-term notes and had net commercial paper borrowings of $69.0 million, which were used to repay our $550.0 million of 6.55% notes due 2019. Also, in January 2019, our equity-based incentive compensation awards that vested December 31, 2018 were settled by issuing 208,268 limited partner units and distributing those units to the long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) participants, resulting in payments primarily associated with tax withholdings of $9.8 million. During the 2018 period, we paid cash distributions of $209.9 million to our unitholders. Also, in January 2018, our equity-based

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incentive compensation awards that vested December 31, 2017 were settled by issuing 168,913 limited partner units and distributing those units to the LTIP participants, resulting in payments primarily associated with tax withholdings of $9.3 million.
The quarterly distribution amount related to our first quarter 2019 financial results (to be paid in second quarter 2019) is $1.005 per unit.  If we are able to meet management’s targeted distribution growth of 5% during 2019 and the number of outstanding limited partner units remains at 228.4 million, total cash distributions of approximately $928 million will be paid to our unitholders related to 2019 earnings. Management believes we will have sufficient DCF to fund these distributions.

Capital Requirements

Our businesses require continual investments to maintain, upgrade or enhance existing operations and to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations. Capital spending consists primarily of:
Maintenance capital expenditures. These expenditures include costs required to maintain equipment reliability and safety and to address environmental or other regulatory requirements rather than to generate incremental DCF; and
Expansion capital expenditures. These expenditures are undertaken primarily to generate incremental DCF and include costs to acquire additional assets to grow our business and to expand or upgrade our existing facilities, which we refer to as organic growth projects. Organic growth projects include, for example, capital expenditures that increase storage or throughput volumes or develop pipeline connections to new supply sources.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, our maintenance capital spending was $22.5 million. For 2019, we expect to spend approximately $95 million on maintenance capital.

During the first three months of 2019, we spent $204.0 million for our expansion capital projects and contributed $64.1 million for capital projects in conjunction with our joint ventures. Based on the progress of expansion projects already underway, we expect to spend approximately $1.1 billion in 2019 and $150 million in 2020 to complete our current projects.
 
Liquidity

Cash generated from operations is our primary source of liquidity for funding debt service, maintenance capital expenditures and quarterly distributions to our unitholders. Additional liquidity for other purposes, such as expansion capital expenditures and debt repayments, is available through borrowings under our commercial paper program and revolving credit facility, as well as from other borrowings or issuances of debt or limited partner units (see Note 8 – Debt and Note 12 – Partners’ Capital and Distributions of the consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report for detail of our borrowings and changes in partners’ capital). If capital markets do not permit us to issue additional debt and equity securities, our business may be adversely affected, and we may not be able to acquire additional assets and businesses, fund organic growth projects or continue paying cash distributions at the current level.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.



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Environmental

Our operations are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. We have accrued liabilities for estimated costs at our facilities and properties. We record liabilities when environmental costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated. The determination of amounts recorded for environmental liabilities involves significant judgments and assumptions by management. Due to the inherent uncertainties involved in determining environmental liabilities, it is reasonably possible that the actual amounts required to extinguish these liabilities could be materially different from those we have recognized.


Other Items

Executive Officer Promotions. Aaron Milford, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, has been elected by our general partner’s board of directors as Chief Operating Officer effective May 1, 2019. Mr. Milford has worked in the energy industry for 24 years with extensive experience in financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions and business development and has spent his entire career with us or our predecessors.

Jeff Holman, Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, has been elected by our general partner’s board of directors as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, also effective May 1, 2019, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Milford’s promotion. Mr. Holman has been with Magellan since our inception and has served in his most recent role since 2010 and other senior-level finance positions prior to 2010.

Permian Gulf Coast Pipeline. In September 2018, we announced plans to jointly develop a new crude oil pipeline with Energy Transfer LP, MPLX LP and Delek US Holdings, Inc. to deliver crude oil from the Permian Basin to our terminal in the Houston area and Energy Transfer’s terminal in Nederland, Texas. Due to recent developments, it is unlikely that the Permian Gulf Coast pipeline project as initially announced will proceed, and, therefore, we have decreased our expansion capital spending projections by approximately $200 million for 2019 and $250 million for 2020 to reflect our previously expected share of the project. We continue to actively develop a crude oil pipeline project in the Permian Basin, but the probability of success is unknown at this time.

Commodity Derivative Agreements. Certain of the business activities in which we engage result in our owning various commodities, which exposes us to commodity price risk. We use forward physical commodity contracts and exchange-traded futures contracts to help manage this commodity price risk. We use forward physical contracts to purchase butane and sell refined products. We account for these forward physical contracts as normal purchase and sale contracts, using traditional accrual accounting.  We use futures contracts to hedge against changes in prices of petroleum products that we expect to sell or purchase in future periods. We use and account for those futures contracts that qualify for hedge accounting treatment as either cash flow or fair value hedges, and we use and account for those futures contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment as economic hedges.

As of March 31, 2019, our open derivative contracts and the impact of the derivatives we settled during the period were comprised of futures contracts used to hedge sales and purchases of refined products, crude oil and butane related to our butane blending and fractionation activities, tender deductions and product overages. These contracts were accounted for as economic hedges, with the change in fair value of contracts that hedge future sales recorded to product sales, and the change in fair value of contracts that hedge future purchases recorded to cost of product sales.

For further information regarding the quantities of refined products and crude oil hedged at March 31, 2019 and the fair value of open hedge contracts at that date, please see Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.


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The following tables provide a summary of the impacts of the mark-to-market gains and losses associated with these futures contracts on our results of operations for the respective periods presented (in millions): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Product Sales Revenue
 
Cost of Product Sales
 
Net Impact on Net Income
Losses recorded on open futures contracts during the period
$
(6.4
)
 
$
(1.5
)
 
$
(7.9
)
Losses recognized on settled futures contracts during the period
(1.0
)
 
(2.4
)
 
(3.4
)
Net impact of futures contracts
$
(7.4
)
 
$
(3.9
)
 
$
(11.3
)

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Product Sales Revenue
 
Cost of Product Sales
 
Net Impact on Net Income
Losses recorded on open futures contracts during the period
$
(25.1
)
 
$
(0.3
)
 
$
(25.4
)
Gains (losses) recognized on settled futures contracts during the period
(29.4
)
 
2.6

 
(26.8
)
Net impact of futures contracts
$
(54.5
)
 
$
2.3

 
$
(52.2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Related Party Transactions. See Note 14 – Related Party Transactions in Item 1 of Part I of this report for detail of our related party transactions.



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ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We may be exposed to market risk through changes in commodity prices and interest rates and have established policies to monitor and control these market risks. We use derivative agreements to help manage our exposure to commodity price and interest rate risks. 

Commodity Price Risk

Our commodity price risk primarily arises from our butane blending and fractionation activities, and from managing product overages associated with our refined products and crude oil pipelines. We use derivatives such as forward physical contracts and exchange-traded futures contracts to help us manage commodity price risk.

Forward physical contracts that qualify for and are elected as normal purchases and sales are accounted for using traditional accrual accounting. As of March 31, 2019, we had commitments under forward purchase and sale contracts as follows (in millions):
 
Total
 
2019
 
2020-2021
Forward purchase contracts – notional value
$
51.7

 
$
37.5

 
$
14.2

Forward purchase contracts – barrels
1.4

 
1.0

 
0.4

Forward sales contracts – notional value
$
27.5

 
$
27.5

 
$

Forward sales contracts – barrels
0.3

 
0.3

 

 
We also use exchange-traded futures contracts to hedge against changes in the price of petroleum products we expect to sell or purchase. Virtually all of our open contracts did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and we accounted for these contracts as economic hedges, with changes in fair value recognized currently in earnings. The fair value of these open futures contracts, representing 3.3 million barrels of petroleum products we expect to sell and 0.6 million barrels of butane we expect to purchase, was a net liability of $13.3 million. With respect to these contracts, a $10.00 per barrel increase (decrease) in the prices of petroleum products we expect to sell would result in a $33.0 million decrease (increase) in our operating profit, while a $10.00 per barrel increase (decrease) in the price of butane we expect to purchase would result in $6.0 million increase (decrease) in our operating profit. These increases or decreases in operating profit would be substantially offset by higher or lower product sales revenue or cost of product sales when the physical sale or purchase of those products occurs. These contracts may be for the purchase or sale of products in markets different from those in which we are attempting to hedge our exposure, and the resulting hedges may not eliminate all price risks.

Interest Rate Risk

Our use of variable rate debt and any forecasted issuances of fixed rate debt expose us to interest rate risk.

We have entered into $100.0 million of interest rate derivatives to protect against the risk of variability of interest payments on debt we anticipate issuing in the future. The fair value of these contracts at March 31, 2019 was a net liability of $4.5 million. We account for these agreements as cash flow hedges. A 0.125% decrease in interest rates would result in an increase in the fair value of this liability of approximately $2.6 million. A 0.125% increase in interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair value of this liability of approximately $2.5 million.



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ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. We performed this evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our general partner’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Based upon that evaluation, our general partner’s CEO and CFO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed so that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and the CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.




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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that discuss our expected future results based on current and pending business operations. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “potential,” “projected,” “scheduled,” “should,” “will” and other similar expressions. Although we believe our forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, statements made regarding future results are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous assumptions, uncertainties and risks that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may be materially different from the results stated or implied in such forward-looking statements included in this report.
 
The following are among the important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from any expected, projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted amounts, events or circumstances we have discussed in this report:
 
overall demand for refined products, crude oil and liquefied petroleum gases in the U.S.;
price fluctuations for refined products, crude oil and liquefied petroleum gases and expectations about future prices for these products;
changes in the production of crude oil in the basins served by our pipelines;
changes in general economic conditions, interest rates and price levels;
changes in the financial condition of our customers, vendors, derivatives counterparties, lenders or joint venture co-owners;
our ability to secure financing in the credit and capital markets in amounts and on terms that will allow us to execute our growth strategy, refinance our existing obligations when due and maintain adequate liquidity;
development of alternative energy sources, including but not limited to natural gas, solar power, wind power, electric and battery-powered engines and geothermal energy, increased use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, increased conservation or fuel efficiency, increased use of electric vehicles, as well as regulatory developments or other trends that could affect demand for our services;
population decreases in the markets served by our refined products pipeline system and changes in consumer preferences, driving patterns or rates of automobile ownership;
changes in the throughput or interruption in service of refined products or crude oil pipelines owned and operated by third parties and connected to our assets;
changes in demand for storage in our refined products, crude oil or marine terminals;
changes in supply and demand patterns for our facilities due to geopolitical events, the activities of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, changes in U.S. trade policies or in laws governing the importing and exporting of petroleum products, technological developments or other factors;
our ability to manage interest rate and commodity price exposures;
changes in our tariff rates or other terms of service implemented by the FERC or state regulatory agencies;
shut-downs or cutbacks at refineries, oil wells, petrochemical plants or other customers or businesses that use or supply our services;
the effect of weather patterns and other natural phenomena, including climate change, on our operations and demand for our services;
an increase in the competition our operations encounter;
the occurrence of natural disasters, terrorism, sabotage, protests or activism, operational hazards, equipment failures, system failures or unforeseen interruptions;
our ability to obtain adequate levels of insurance at a reasonable cost, and the potential for losses to exceed the insurance coverage we do obtain;
the treatment of us as a corporation for federal or state income tax purposes or if we become subject to significant forms of other taxation or more aggressive enforcement or increased assessments under existing forms of taxation;

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our ability to identify expansion projects with acceptable expected returns or to complete identified expansion projects on time and at projected costs;
our ability to make and integrate accretive acquisitions and joint ventures and successfully execute our business strategy;
uncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of environmental remediation;
our ability to cooperate with and rely on our joint venture co-owners;
actions by rating agencies concerning our credit ratings;
our ability to timely obtain and maintain all necessary approvals, consents and permits required to operate our existing assets and to construct, acquire and operate any new or modified assets;
our ability to promptly obtain all necessary services, materials, labor, supplies and rights-of-way required for construction of our growth projects, and to complete construction without significant delays, disputes or cost overruns;
risks inherent in the use and security of information systems in our business and implementation of new software and hardware;
changes in laws and regulations or the interpretations of such laws that govern our butane blending activities, including the potential applicability of the Carmack Amendment, which broadly covers claims for damage or loss incurred to goods transported by a carrier in interstate commerce, to such activities, or changes regarding product quality specifications or renewable fuel obligations that impact our ability to produce gasoline volumes through our butane blending activities or that require significant capital outlays for compliance;
changes in laws and regulations to which we or our customers are or could become subject, including tax withholding requirements, safety, security, employment, hydraulic fracturing, derivatives transactions, trade and environmental laws and regulations, including laws and regulations designed to address climate change;
the cost and effects of legal and administrative claims and proceedings against us, our subsidiaries or our joint ventures;
the amount of our indebtedness, which could make us vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limit our ability to borrow additional funds, place us at competitive disadvantages compared to our competitors that have less debt or have other adverse consequences;
the effect of changes in accounting policies;
the potential that our internal controls may not be adequate, weaknesses may be discovered or remediation of any identified weaknesses may not be successful;
the ability and intent of our customers, vendors, lenders, joint venture co-owners or other third parties to perform on their contractual obligations to us;
petroleum product supply disruptions;
global and domestic repercussions from terrorist activities, including cyber attacks, and the government’s response thereto; and
other factors and uncertainties inherent in the transportation, storage and distribution of petroleum products and the operation, acquisition and construction of assets related to such activities.
 
This list of important factors is not exclusive. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.





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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Butane Blending Patent Infringement Proceeding.  On October 4, 2017, Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P. (“Sunoco”) brought an action for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Magellan”) and Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”) have infringed patents relating to butane blending at the Powder Springs facility located in Powder Springs, Georgia. Sunoco has since submitted pleadings alleging that Magellan has also infringed various patents relating to butane blending at nine Magellan facilities, in addition to Powder Springs. Sunoco is seeking an undetermined amount of damages, attorneys’ fees and a permanent injunction enjoining Magellan and Powder Springs from infringing on the subject patents. We deny and are vigorously defending against all claims asserted by Sunoco. Although it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome, we believe, based on our current understanding of the applicable facts and law, that the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Hurricane Harvey Enforcement Proceeding. On July 10, 2018, we received a Notice of Enforcement letter from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality alleging two air emission violations at our Galena Park, Texas terminal that occurred during Hurricane Harvey in third quarter 2017.  The penalties associated with these alleged violations could exceed $100,000. While the results cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Clean Air Act Enforcement Proceeding.  In June 2017, we received an enforcement letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) regarding a referral from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) relating to alleged Clean Air Act violations at our terminals in Mason City, Iowa, Great Bend and Kansas City, Kansas and Omaha, Nebraska.  In 2018, the DOJ and EPA notified us of their intent to impose penalties as a result of these alleged violations which could exceed $100,000.  We have been in active settlement discussions with the DOJ and EPA to settle these alleged violations on terms that are mutually agreeable.  While the results cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

U.S. Oil Recovery, EPA ID No.: TXN000607093 Superfund Site. We have liability at the U.S. Oil Recovery Superfund Site in Pasadena, Texas as a potential responsible party (“PRP”) under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). As a result of the EPA’s Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action, filed August 25, 2011, EPA Region 6, CERCLA Docket No. 06-10-11, we voluntarily entered into the PRP group responsible for the site investigation, stabilization and subsequent site cleanup. We have paid approximately $42,000 associated with the assessment phase. Until this assessment phase has been completed, we cannot reasonably estimate our proportionate share of the remediation costs associated with this site.  While the results cannot be reasonably estimated, we believe the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Lake Calumet Cluster Site, EPA ID No.: ILD000716852 Superfund Site.  We have liability at the Lake Calumet Cluster Superfund Site in Chicago, Illinois as a PRP under Sections 107(a) and 113(f)(1) of CERCLA.  As a result of the EPA’s Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order for Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study of June 2013, we voluntarily entered into the PRP group responsible for the investigation, cleanup and installation of an appropriate clay cap over the site.  We have paid approximately $9,000 associated with the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study and cleanup costs to date.  Our projected portion of the estimated cap installation is $55,000.  While the results cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

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We are a party to various other claims, legal actions and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. While the results cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes the ultimate resolution of these claims, legal actions and complaints after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage or other indemnification arrangements will not have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations, financial position or cash flows.  


ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS

In addition to the information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not our only risks. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.


ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.
 

ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.
 

ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.


ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION

None.


ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS

The exhibits listed below on the Index to Exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report.




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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
 
 
 
*
Exhibit 4.1
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.1
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.2
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.1
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.2
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.INS
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.
 
 
 
 

_______________________

*Such exhibit has heretofore been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the filing indicated and is incorporated herein by reference.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 1, 2019.
 
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
 
 
 
By:
 
Magellan GP, LLC,
 
 
its general partner
 
 
 
/s/ Jeff Holman
Jeff Holman
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)



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