Revenue Revenue (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue [Policy Text Block]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Partnership’s consolidated financial statements reflect eight reportable segments, which also represent the level at which the Partnership aggregates revenue for disclosure purposes. Note 14 depicts the disaggregation of revenue by segment.

Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue [Policy Text Block]

Contract Balances with Customers

The Partnership satisfies its obligations by transferring goods or services in exchange for consideration from customers. The timing of performance may differ from the timing the associated consideration is paid to or received from the customer, thus resulting in the recognition of a contract asset or a contract liability.

The Partnership recognizes a contract asset when making upfront consideration payments to certain customers or when providing services to customers prior to the time at which the Partnership is contractually allowed to bill for such services.

The Partnership recognizes a contract liability if the customer’s payment of consideration precedes the Partnership’s fulfillment of the performance obligations. Certain contracts contain provisions requiring customers to pay a fixed fee for a right to use our assets, but allow customers to apply such fees against services to be provided at a future point in time. These amounts are reflected as deferred revenue until the customer applies the deficiency fees to services provided or becomes unable to use the fees as payment for future services due to expiration of the contractual period the fees can be applied or physical inability of the customer to utilize the fees due to capacity constraints. Additionally, Sunoco LP maintains some franchise agreements requiring dealers to make one-time upfront payments for long term license agreements. Sunoco LP recognizes a contract liability when the upfront payment is received and recognizes revenue over the term of the license.

The following table summarizes the consolidated activity of our contract liabilities:

	Contract Liabilities
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	377
Additions	598
Revenue recognized	(614)
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	361
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	394
Additions	448
Revenue recognized	(491)
Balance, September 30, 2019	$	351

The balances of receivables from contracts with customers listed in the table below include both current trade receivables and long-term receivables, net of allowance for expected credit losses. The allowance for expected credit losses represents Sunoco LP's best estimate of the probable losses associated with potential customer defaults. Sunoco LP estimates the expected credit losses based on historical write-off experience by industry and current expectations of future credit losses.