Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

12. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Environmental Liabilities and Contingencies

The Company is subject to certain federal and state environmental laws and regulations associated with sites at which it stores and sells fuel and other fuel products, as well as locations owned, leased or where there is a contractual obligation that results in the Company being the tank operator or owner but are operated by dealers. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, environmental obligations totaled $10.2 million and $10.6 million, respectively. These amounts were recorded as other current and non-current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Environmental reserves have been established on an undiscounted basis based upon internal and external estimates in regard to each site. It is reasonably possible that these amounts will be adjusted in the future due to changes in estimates of environmental remediation costs, the timing of the payments or changes in federal and/or state environmental regulations.

The Company maintains certain environmental insurance policies and participates in various state underground storage tank funds that entitle the Company to be reimbursed for remediation costs. Estimated amounts that will be recovered from its insurance policies and various state funds for the exposures totaled $6.0 million and $6.7 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and were recorded as other current and non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Asset Retirement Obligation

As part of the fuel operations at its retail convenience stores and proprietary cardlock locations, at most of the owned and leased dealer locations, at certain other dealer locations and third-party cardlock locations where the Company owns storage tanks or otherwise agreed to be contractually liable for tank maintenance, there are aboveground and underground storage tanks for which the Company is responsible. The future cost to remove a storage tank is recognized over the estimated remaining useful life of the storage tank, or if sooner, the termination of the applicable lease. A liability for the fair value of an asset retirement obligation with a corresponding increase to the carrying value of the related long-lived asset is recorded at the time a storage tank is installed. The estimated liability is based upon historical experience in removing storage tanks, estimated tank useful lives, external estimates as to the cost to remove the tanks in the future and current and anticipated federal and state regulatory requirements governing the removal of tanks, and discounted. The Company has recorded an asset retirement obligation of $90.2 million and $89.9 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The current portion of the asset retirement obligation is included in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Legal Matters

The Company is a party to various legal actions, as both plaintiff and defendant, in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s management believes, based on estimations with support from legal counsel for these matters, that these legal actions are routine in nature and incidental to the operation of the Company’s business and that it is not reasonably probable that the ultimate

resolution of these matters will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.