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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
(Mark One)
ý
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 Number: 1-32225
  _____________________________________________________________________________________
HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
Delaware
 
20-0833098
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas
 
75201
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 (Zip code)
(214) 871-3555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
________________________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
________________________________________________________________
Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Limited Partner Units
 
HEP
 
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes   ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth” company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
ý
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨

Emerging growth company
¨

 
 
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨ No  ý
The number of the registrant’s outstanding common units at April 26, 2019, was 105,440,201.



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HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q, including, but not limited to, those under “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part I are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements use words such as “anticipate,” “project,” “expect,” “plan,” “goal,” “forecast,” “intend,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “believe,” “may,” and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations. These statements are based on our beliefs and assumptions and those of our general partner using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Although we and our general partner believe that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, neither we nor our general partner can give assurance that our expectations will prove to be correct. All statements concerning our expectations for future results of operations are based on forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Our forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to:
risks and uncertainties with respect to the actual quantities of petroleum products and crude oil shipped on our pipelines and/or terminalled, stored or throughput in our terminals;
the economic viability of HollyFrontier Corporation (“HFC”), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (“Delek”) and our other customers;
the demand for refined petroleum products in markets we serve;
our ability to purchase and integrate future acquired operations;
our ability to complete previously announced or contemplated acquisitions;
the availability and cost of additional debt and equity financing;
the possibility of reductions in production or shutdowns at refineries utilizing our pipeline and terminal facilities;
the effects of current and future government regulations and policies;
our operational efficiency in carrying out routine operations and capital construction projects;
the possibility of terrorist or cyber attacks and the consequences of any such attacks;
general economic conditions;
the impact of recent changes in the tax laws and regulations that affect master limited partnerships; and
other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are set forth in this Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements that are referred to above. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the known material risk factors and other cautionary statements set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in “Risk Factors.” All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q and all subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements
HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except unit data)
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
11,540

 
$
3,045

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Trade
 
14,585

 
12,332

Affiliates
 
36,038

 
46,786

 
 
50,623

 
59,118

Prepaid and other current assets
 
4,066

 
4,311

Total current assets
 
66,229

 
66,474

 
 
 
 
 
Properties and equipment, net
 
1,522,876

 
1,538,655

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
 
76,950

 

Intangible assets, net
 
111,828

 
115,329

Goodwill
 
270,336

 
270,336

Equity method investments
 
83,556

 
83,840

Other assets
 
30,445

 
27,906

Total assets
 
$
2,162,220

 
$
2,102,540

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Trade
 
$
9,535

 
$
16,435

Affiliates
 
7,220

 
14,222

 
 
16,755

 
30,657

 
 
 
 
 
Accrued interest
 
5,686

 
13,302

Deferred revenue
 
7,858

 
8,697

Accrued property taxes
 
5,536

 
1,779

Current operating lease liabilities
 
5,020

 

Current finance lease liabilities
 
877

 
936

Other current liabilities
 
2,656

 
2,526

Total current liabilities
 
44,388

 
57,897

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
1,438,054

 
1,418,900

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
 
72,269

 

Other long-term liabilities
 
13,362

 
15,307

Deferred revenue
 
48,131

 
48,714

 
 
 
 
 
Class B unit
 
46,941

 
46,161

 
 
 
 
 
Equity:
 
 
 
 
Partners’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Common unitholders (105,440,201 units issued and outstanding
    at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018)
 
412,117

 
427,435

Noncontrolling interest
 
86,958

 
88,126

Total equity
 
499,075

 
515,561

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
2,162,220

 
$
2,102,540


See accompanying notes.


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HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per unit data)

 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
Affiliates
 
$
103,359

 
$
101,428

Third parties
 
31,138

 
27,456

 
 
134,497

 
128,884

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
37,519

 
36,202

Depreciation and amortization
 
23,824

 
25,142

General and administrative
 
2,620

 
3,122

 
 
63,963

 
64,466

Operating income
 
70,534

 
64,418

 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of equity method investments
 
2,100

 
1,279

Interest expense
 
(19,022
)
 
(17,581
)
Interest income
 
528

 
515

Gain on sale of assets and other
 
(310
)
 
86

 
 
(16,704
)
 
(15,701
)
Income before income taxes
 
53,830

 
48,717

State income tax expense
 
(36
)
 
(82
)
Net income
 
53,794

 
48,635

Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(2,612
)
 
(2,467
)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
51,182

 
46,168

Limited partners’ per unit interest in earnings—basic and diluted
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.44

Weighted average limited partners’ units outstanding
 
105,440

 
103,836



See accompanying notes.


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HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
53,794

 
$
48,635

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
23,824

 
25,142

Gain on sale of assets
 
(9
)
 
(22
)
Amortization of deferred charges
 
766

 
757

Equity-based compensation expense
 
406

 
837

Equity in earnings of equity method investments, net of distributions
 
(112
)
 
243

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable—trade
 
(2,253
)
 
(1,731
)
Accounts receivable—affiliates
 
10,748

 
9,870

Prepaid and other current assets
 
244

 
(697
)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable—trade
 
(2,199
)
 
(814
)
Accounts payable—affiliates
 
(7,002
)
 
3,016

Accrued interest
 
(7,616
)
 
(7,177
)
Deferred revenue
 
(233
)
 
687

Accrued property taxes
 
3,757

 
1,484

Other current liabilities
 
130

 
375

Other, net
 
(3,090
)
 
(85
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
71,155

 
80,520

 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
Additions to properties and equipment
 
(10,718
)
 
(12,612
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
 
9

 
22

Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of equity investments
 
395

 
358

Net cash used for investing activities
 
(10,314
)
 
(12,232
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
Borrowings under credit agreement
 
104,000

 
227,000

Repayments of credit agreement borrowings
 
(85,000
)
 
(343,500
)
Proceeds from issuance of common units
 

 
114,529

Distributions to HEP unitholders
 
(67,975
)
 
(63,496
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
 
(3,000
)
 
(2,000
)
Payments on finance leases
 
(252
)
 
(277
)
Contributions from general partner
 

 
297

Deferred financing costs
 

 
6

Units withheld for tax withholding obligations
 
(119
)
 
(58
)
Net cash used by financing activities
 
(52,346
)
 
(67,499
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
Increase for the period
 
8,495

 
789

Beginning of period
 
3,045

 
7,776

End of period
 
$
11,540

 
$
8,565


See accompanying notes.

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HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Common
Units
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total Equity
 
 
 
Balance December 31, 2018
 
$
427,435

 
$
88,126

 
$
515,561

Distributions to HEP unitholders
 
(67,975
)
 

 
(67,975
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
 

 
(3,000
)
 
(3,000
)
Amortization of restricted and performance units
 
406

 

 
406

Class B unit accretion
 
(780
)
 

 
(780
)
   Other
 
1,069

 

 
1,069

Net income
 
51,962

 
1,832

 
53,794

Balance March 31, 2019
 
$
412,117

 
$
86,958

 
$
499,075


 
 
Common
Units
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total Equity
 
 
 
Balance December 31, 2017
 
$
393,959

 
$
91,106

 
$
485,065

Issuance of common units
 
114,376

 

 
114,376

Distributions to HEP unitholders
 
(63,496
)
 

 
(63,496
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
 

 
(2,000
)
 
(2,000
)
Amortization of restricted and performance units
 
837

 

 
837

Class B unit accretion
 
(729
)
 

 
(729
)
Cumulative transition adjustment for adoption of revenue recognition standard
 
1,320

 
 
 
1,320

   Other
 
240

 

 
240

Net income
 
46,897

 
1,738

 
48,635

Balance March 31, 2018
 
$
493,404

 
$
90,844

 
$
584,248



See accompanying notes.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note 1:
Description of Business and Presentation of Financial Statements

Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”), together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a publicly held master limited partnership. As of March 31, 2019, HollyFrontier Corporation (“HFC”) and its subsidiaries own a 57% limited partner interest and the non-economic general partner interest in HEP. We commenced operations on July 13, 2004, upon the completion of our initial public offering. In these consolidated financial statements, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to HEP unless the context otherwise indicates.

On October 31, 2017, we closed on an equity restructuring transaction with HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P. (“HEP Logistics”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HFC and the general partner of HEP, pursuant to which the incentive distribution rights ("IDRs") held by HEP Logistics were canceled, and HEP Logistics' 2% general partner interest in HEP was converted into a non-economic general partner interest in HEP. In consideration, we issued 37,250,000 of our common units to HEP Logistics. In addition, HEP Logistics agreed to waive $2.5 million of limited partner cash distributions for each of twelve consecutive quarters beginning with the first quarter the units issued as consideration were eligible to receive distributions. As a result of this transaction, no distributions were made on the general partner interest after October 31, 2017.

On January 25, 2018, we entered into a common unit purchase agreement in which certain purchasers agreed to purchase in a private placement 3,700,000 common units representing limited partner interests, at a price of $29.73 per common unit. The private placement closed on February 6, 2018, and we received proceeds of approximately $110 million, which were used to repay indebtedness under our revolving credit facility.
 
We own and operate petroleum product and crude oil pipelines, terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities and refinery processing units that support HFC’s refining and marketing operations in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Northwest regions of the United States and Delek US Holdings, Inc.’s (“Delek”) refinery in Big Spring, Texas. Additionally, we own a 75% interest in UNEV Pipeline, LLC (“UNEV”), a 50% interest in Osage Pipe Line Company, LLC (“Osage”) and a 50% interest in Cheyenne Pipeline LLC.

We operate in two reportable segments, a Pipelines and Terminals segment and a Refinery Processing Unit segment. Disclosures around these segments are discussed in Note 15.

We generate revenues by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil through our pipelines, by charging fees for terminalling and storing refined products and other hydrocarbons, providing other services at our storage tanks and terminals and by charging fees for processing hydrocarbon feedstocks through our refinery processing units. We do not take ownership of products that we transport, terminal, store or process, and therefore, we are not exposed directly to changes in commodity prices.

The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of our results for the interim periods. Such adjustments are considered to be of a normal recurring nature. Although certain notes and other information required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, we believe that the disclosures in these consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that will be realized for the year ending December 31, 2019.

Principles of Consolidation and Common Control Transactions
The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of subsidiaries and joint ventures that we control. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Most of our acquisitions from HFC occurred while we were a consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”) of HFC. Therefore, as an entity under common control with HFC, we recorded these acquisitions on our balance sheets at HFC's historical basis instead of our purchase price or fair value.


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Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During the Periods Presented

Leases
In February 2016, ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (“ASC 842”) was issued requiring leases to be measured and recognized as a lease liability, with a corresponding right-of-use asset on the balance sheet. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2019 using the optional transition method, whereby comparative prior period financial information will not be restated and will continue to be reported under the lease accounting standard in effect during those periods. We also elected practical expedients provided by the new standard, including the package of practical expedients whereby we did not reassess lease classification or initial indirect lease cost under the new standard. In addition, we elected to exclude short-term leases, which at inception have a lease term of 12 months or less, from the amounts recognized on our balance sheet. Upon adoption of this standard, we recognized $78.4 million of lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets on our consolidated balance sheet. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our results of operations or cash flows. See Notes 2 and 3 for additional information on our lease policies.

Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, an accounting standard update was issued requiring revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the expected consideration for these goods or services. This standard had an effective date of January 1, 2018, and we accounted for the new guidance using the modified retrospective implementation method, whereby a cumulative effect adjustment was recorded to retained earnings as of the date of initial application. In preparing for adoption, we evaluated the terms, conditions and performance obligations under our existing contracts with customers. Furthermore, we implemented policies to comply with this new standard. See Note 2 for additional information on our revenue recognition policies.

Business Combinations
In December 2014, an accounting standard update was issued to provide new guidance on the definition of a business in relation to accounting for identifiable intangible assets in business combinations. This standard had an effective date of January 1, 2018 and had no effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Financial Assets and Liabilities
In January 2016, an accounting standard update was issued requiring changes in the accounting and disclosures for financial instruments. This standard was effective beginning with our 2018 reporting year and had no effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


Note 2:
Revenues

Revenues are generally recognized as products are shipped through our pipelines and terminals, feedstocks are processed through our refinery processing units or other services are rendered. The majority of our contracts with customers meet the definition of a lease since (1) performance of the contracts is dependent on specified property, plant, or equipment and (2) it is remote that one or more parties other than the customer will take more than a minor amount of the output associated with the specified property, plant, or equipment. Prior to the adoption of the new lease standard (see Note 1), we bifurcated the consideration received between lease and service revenue. The new lease standard allows the election of a practical expedient whereby a lessor does not have to separate non-lease (service) components from lease components under certain conditions. The majority of our contracts meet these conditions, and we have made this election for those contracts. Under this practical expedient, we treat the combined components as a single performance obligation in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, which largely codified ASU 2014-09, if the non-lease (service) component is the dominant component. If the lease component is the dominant component, we treat the combined components as an operating lease in accordance with ASC 842, which largely codified ASU 2016-02.
We adopted the new revenue recognition standard (see Note 1) using the modified retrospective method, whereby the cumulative effect of applying the new standard was recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of partners’ equity as well as the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2018, which had no impact on our cash flows. The following table reflects the cumulative effect of adoption as of January 1, 2018:

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Prior to Adoption
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
As Adjusted
 
 
(In thousands)
Deferred revenue
 
$
9,598

 
$
(1,320
)
 
$
8,278

Partners’ equity: Common unitholders
 
$
393,959

 
$
1,320

 
$
395,279

Several of our contracts include incentive or reduced tariffs once a certain quarterly volume is met. Revenue from the variable element of these transactions is recognized based on the actual volumes shipped as it relates specifically to rendering the services during the applicable quarter.
The majority of our long-term transportation contracts specify minimum volume requirements, whereby, we bill a customer for a minimum level of shipments in the event a customer ships below their contractual requirements. If there are no future performance obligations, we will recognize these deficiency payments in revenue.
In certain of these throughput agreements, a customer may later utilize such shortfall billings as credit towards future volume shipments in excess of its minimum levels within its respective contractual shortfall make-up period. Such amounts represent an obligation to perform future services, which may be initially deferred and later recognized as revenue based on estimated future shipping levels, including the likelihood of a customer’s ability to utilize such amounts prior to the end of the contractual shortfall make-up period. We recognize the service portion of these deficiency payments in revenue when we do not expect we will be required to satisfy these performance obligations in the future based on the pattern of rights exercised by the customer. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recognized $3.5 million of these deficiency payments in revenue, of which $0.6 million related to deficiency payments billed in prior periods. As of March 31, 2019, deferred revenue reflected in our consolidated balance sheet related to shortfalls billed was $0.8 million.
A contract liability exists when an entity is obligated to perform future services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration. Since HEP may be required to perform future services for these deficiency payments received, the deferred revenues on our balance sheets were considered contract liabilities. A contract asset exists when an entity has a right to consideration in exchange for goods or services transferred to a customer. Our consolidated balance sheets included the contract assets and liabilities in the table below:
 
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Contract assets
 
$
4,986

 
$
1,818

Contract liabilities
 
$
(810
)
 
$
(1,821
)

The contract assets and liabilities include both lease and service components. We recognized $0.6 million of revenue, during the three months ended March 31, 2019, that was previously included in contract liability as of December 31, 2018, and $2.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, that was previously included in contract liability as of January 1, 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we also recognized $3.2 million of revenue included in contract assets at March 31, 2019.
As of March 31, 2019, we expect to recognize $2.2 billion in revenue related to our unfulfilled performance obligations under the terms of our long-term throughput agreements and operating leases expiring in 2019 through 2036. These agreements provide for changes in the minimum revenue guarantees annually for increases or decreases in the Producer Price Index (“PPI”) or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) index, with certain contracts having provisions that limit the level of the rate increases or decreases. We expect to recognize revenue for these unfulfilled performance obligations as shown in the table below (amounts shown in table include both service and lease revenues):

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Years Ending December 31,
 
(In millions)
Remainder of 2019
 
$
262

2020
 
309

2021
 
299

2022
 
271

2023
 
236

Thereafter
 
833

Total
 
$
2,210

Payment terms under our contracts with customers are consistent with industry norms and are typically payable within 10 to 30 days of the date of invoice.
Disaggregated revenues were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Pipelines
 
$
75,100

 
$
72,169

Terminals, tanks and loading racks
 
37,578

 
38,181

Refinery processing units
 
21,819

 
18,534

 
 
$
134,497

 
$
128,884

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, lease revenues amounted to $94.3 million, and service revenues amounted to $40.2 million. Both of these revenues were recorded within affiliates and third parties revenues on our consolidated statement of income.

Note 3:
Leases

We adopted ASC 842 effective January 1, 2019, and elected to adopt using the modified retrospective transition method and practical expedients, both of which are provided as options by the standard and further defined in Note 1.

Lessee Accounting
At inception, we determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease. Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent our payment obligation under the leasing arrangement. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use our estimated incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) to determine the present value of lease payments as most of our leases do not contain an implicit rate. Our IBR represents the interest rate which we would pay to borrow, on a collateralized basis, an amount equal to the lease payments over a similar term in a similar economic environment. We use the implicit rate when readily determinable.

As a lessee, we lease land, buildings, pipelines, transportation and other equipment to support our operations. These leases can be categorized into operating and finance leases. Operating leases are recorded in operating lease right-of-use assets and current and noncurrent operating lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. Finance leases are included in properties and equipment, current finance lease liabilities and other long-term liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet.

When renewal options are defined in a lease, our lease term includes an option to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain we will exercise that option. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on our balance sheet, and lease expense is accounted for on a straight-line basis. In addition, as a lessee, we separate non-lease components that are identifiable and exclude them from the determination of net present value of lease payment obligations.

Our leases have remaining terms of 1 to 26 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 10 years.


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Finance Lease Obligations
We have finance lease obligations related to vehicle leases with initial terms of 33 to 48 months. The total cost of assets under finance leases was $5.8 million as of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, with accumulated depreciation of $4.6 million and $4.3 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We include depreciation of finance leases in depreciation and amortization in our consolidated statements of income.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands, except for lease term and discount rate):
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
Operating leases:
 
 
   Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
 
$
76,950

 
 
 
   Current operating lease liabilities
 
5,020

   Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
 
72,269

      Total operating lease liabilities
 
$
77,289

 
 
 
Finance leases:
 
 
   Properties and equipment
 
$
5,832

   Accumulated amortization
 
(4,555
)
      Properties and equipment, net
 
$
1,277

 
 
 
   Current finance lease liabilities
 
$
877

   Other long-term liabilities
 
583

      Total finance lease liabilities
 
$
1,460

 
 
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)
 
 
   Operating leases
 
17.8
   Finance leases
 
1.3
 
 
 
Weighted average discount rate
 
 
   Operating leases
 
5.6%
   Finance leases
 
6.6%


Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 
 
(in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
Operating cash flows from operating leases
 
$
1,795

Operating cash flows from finance leases
 
$
27

Financing cash flows from finance leases
 
$
252



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Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
Operating
 
Finance
 
 
(in thousands)
2019
 
$
5,537

 
$
797

2020
 
7,210

 
607

2021
 
7,159

 
158

2022
 
7,141

 
18

2023
 
7,056

 
17

2024 and thereafter
 
88,803

 

   Total lease payments
 
122,906

 
1,597

Less: Imputed interest
 
(45,617
)
 
(137
)
   Total lease obligations
 
77,289

 
1,460

Less: Current obligations
 
(5,020
)
 
(877
)
   Long-term lease obligations
 
$
72,269

 
$
583


The components of lease expense were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 
 
(in thousands)
Operating lease costs
 
$
1,770

Finance lease costs
 
 
   Amortization of assets
 
244

   Interest on lease liabilities
 
27

Variable lease cost
 
35

Total net lease cost
 
$
2,076


Lessor Accounting
As discussed in Note 2, the majority of our contracts with customers meet the definition of a lease. See Note 2 for further discussion of the impact of adoption of this standard on our activities as a lessor.

Substantially all of the assets supporting contracts meeting the definition of a lease have long useful lives, and we believe these assets will continue to have value when the current agreements expire. HFC generally has the option to purchase assets located within HFC refinery boundaries, including refinery tankage, truck racks and refinery processing units, at fair market value when the related agreements expire.

Lease income recognized was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Operating lease revenues
 
$
94,295

 
$
70,931

 
 
 
 
 
Direct financing lease interest income
 
509

 
503

As discussed in Note 2, prior to the adoption of ASC 842, contract consideration was bifurcated between operating lease and service revenues.

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Annual minimum undiscounted lease payments under our leases were as follows as of March 31, 2019:
 
 
Operating
 
Finance
Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
Remainder of 2019
 
$
219,696

 
$
1,535

2020
 
252,820

 
2,060

2021
 
246,188

 
2,076

2022
 
244,740

 
2,092

2023
 
215,060

 
2,109

Thereafter
 
715,497

 
41,853

Less: Imputed Interest
 

 
(35,183
)
Total
 
$
1,894,001

 
$
16,542


Our consolidated balance sheet included finance lease receivables of $16.5 million as of March 31, 2019.


Note 4:
Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and debt. The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Debt consists of outstanding principal under our revolving credit agreement (which approximates fair value as interest rates are reset frequently at current interest rates) and our fixed interest rate senior notes.

Fair value measurements are derived using inputs (assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability) including assumptions about risk. GAAP categorizes inputs used in fair value measurements into three broad levels as follows:
(Level 1) Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
(Level 2) Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active or can be corroborated by observable market data.
(Level 3) Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes valuation techniques that involve significant unobservable inputs.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our senior notes were as follows:
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Financial Instrument
 
Fair Value Input Level
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6% Senior Notes
 
Level 2
 
496,054

 
517,740

 
495,900

 
488,310

 
 
 
 
$
496,054

 
$
517,740

 
$
495,900

 
$
488,310


Level 2 Financial Instruments
Our senior notes are measured at fair value using Level 2 inputs. The fair value of the senior notes is based on market values provided by a third-party bank, which were derived using market quotes for similar type debt instruments. See Note 8 for additional information.



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Note 5:
Properties and Equipment 

The carrying amounts of our properties and equipment are as follows:
 
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Pipelines, terminals and tankage
 
$
1,572,859

 
$
1,571,338

Refinery assets
 
347,338

 
347,338

Land and right of way
 
86,319

 
86,298

Construction in progress
 
26,628

 
23,482

Other
 
40,244

 
41,250

 
 
2,073,388

 
2,069,706

Less accumulated depreciation
 
550,512

 
531,051

 
 
$
1,522,876

 
$
1,538,655


We capitalized $46 thousand and $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, in interest attributable to construction projects.

Depreciation expense was $20.7 million and $20.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and includes depreciation of assets acquired under capital leases.


Note 6:
Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include transportation agreements and customer relationships that represent a portion of the total purchase price of certain assets acquired from Delek in 2005, from HFC in 2008 prior to HEP becoming a consolidated VIE of HFC, from Plains in 2017, and from other minor acquisitions in 2018.

The carrying amounts of our intangible assets are as follows:
 
 
Useful Life
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Delek transportation agreement
 
30 years
 
$
59,933

 
$
59,933

HFC transportation agreement
 
10-15 years
 
75,131

 
75,131

Customer relationships
 
10 years
 
69,683

 
69,683

Other
 
 
 
50

 
50

 
 
 
 
204,797

 
204,797

Less accumulated amortization
 
 
 
92,969

 
89,468

 
 
 
 
$
111,828

 
$
115,329


Amortization expense was $3.5 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We estimate amortization expense to be $14.0 million for each of the next three years, $9.9 million in 2023, and $9.1 million in 2024.

We have additional transportation agreements with HFC resulting from historical transactions consisting of pipeline, terminal and tankage assets contributed to us or acquired from HFC. These transactions occurred while we were a consolidated VIE of HFC; therefore, our basis in these agreements is zero and does not reflect a step-up in basis to fair value.



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Note 7:
Employees, Retirement and Incentive Plans

Direct support for our operations is provided by Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C. (“HLS”), an HFC subsidiary, which utilizes personnel employed by HFC who are dedicated to performing services for us. Their costs, including salaries, bonuses, payroll taxes, benefits and other direct costs, are charged to us monthly in accordance with an omnibus agreement that we have with HFC (the “Omnibus Agreement”). These employees participate in the retirement and benefit plans of HFC. Our share of retirement and benefit plan costs was $1.9 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Under HLS’s secondment agreement with HFC (the “Secondment Agreement”), certain employees of HFC are seconded to HLS to provide operational and maintenance services for certain of our processing, refining, pipeline and tankage assets, and HLS reimburses HFC for its prorated portion of the wages, benefits, and other costs related to these employees.
We have a Long-Term Incentive Plan for employees and non-employee directors who perform services for us. The Long-Term Incentive Plan consists of four components: restricted or phantom units, performance units, unit options and unit appreciation rights. Our accounting policy for the recognition of compensation expense for awards with pro-rata vesting (a significant proportion of our awards) is to expense the costs ratably over the vesting periods.

As of March 31, 2019, we had two types of incentive-based awards outstanding, which are described below. The compensation cost charged against income was $0.7 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We currently purchase units in the open market instead of issuing new units for settlement of all unit awards under our Long-Term Incentive Plan. As of March 31, 2019, 2,500,000 units were authorized to be granted under our Long-Term Incentive Plan, of which 1,228,422 have not yet been granted, assuming no forfeitures of the unvested units and full achievement of goals for the unvested performance units.

Restricted and Phantom Units
Under our Long-Term Incentive Plan, we grant restricted units to non-employee directors and phantom units to selected employees who perform services for us, with most awards vesting over a period of one to three years. We previously granted restricted units to selected employees who perform services for us, which vest over a period of three years. Although full ownership of the units does not transfer to the recipients until the units vest, the recipients have distribution rights on these units from the date of grant, and the recipients of the restricted units have voting rights on the restricted units from the date of grant.

The fair value of each restricted or phantom unit award is measured at the market price as of the date of grant and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award.

A summary of restricted and phantom unit activity and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2019, is presented below:
Restricted and Phantom Units
 
Units
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 (nonvested)
 
138,016

 
$
31.35

Forfeited
 
(10,281
)
 
30.14

Outstanding at March 31, 2019 (nonvested)
 
127,735

 
$
31.45


No restricted units were vested and transferred to recipients during the three months ended March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, there was $2.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted and phantom unit grants, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.


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Performance Units
Under our Long-Term Incentive Plan, we grant performance units to selected officers who perform services for us. Performance units granted are payable in common units at the end of a three-year performance period based upon meeting certain criteria over the performance period. Under the terms of our performance unit grants, some awards are subject to the growth in our distributable cash flow per common unit over the performance period while other awards are subject to "financial performance" and "market performance." Financial performance is based on meeting certain earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") targets, while market performance is based on the relative standing of total unitholder return achieved by HEP compared to peer group companies. The number of units ultimately issued under these awards can range from 50% to 150% or 0% to 200%. As of March 31, 2019, estimated unit payouts for outstanding nonvested performance unit awards ranged between 100% and 150% of the target number of performance units granted.

We did not grant any performance units during the three months ended March 31, 2019. Although common units are not transferred to the recipients until the performance units vest, the recipients have distribution rights with respect to the common units from the date of grant.

A summary of performance unit activity and changes for the three months ended March 31, 2019, is presented below:
Performance Units
 
Units
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 (nonvested)
 
51,748

Vesting and transfer of common units to recipients
 
(10,113
)
Forfeited
 
(5,200
)
Outstanding at March 31, 2019 (nonvested)
 
36,435


The grant date fair value of performance units vested and transferred to recipients during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Based on the weighted-average fair value of performance units outstanding at March 31, 2019, of $1.2 million, there was $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested performance units, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we paid $0.3 million for the purchase of our common units in the open market for the issuance and settlement of unit awards under our Long-Term Incentive Plan.


Note 8:
Debt

Credit Agreement
We have a $1.4 billion senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) expiring in July 2022. The Credit Agreement is available to fund capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions, distribution payments and working capital and for general partnership purposes. The Credit Agreement is also available to fund letters of credit up to a $50 million sub-limit, and it contains an accordion feature giving us the ability to increase the size of the facility by up to $300 million with additional lender commitments.

Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are collateralized by substantially all of our assets, and indebtedness under the Credit Agreement is guaranteed by our material, wholly-owned subsidiaries.  The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants consisting of total leverage, senior secured leverage, and interest coverage.  It also limits or restricts our ability to engage in certain activities.  If, at any time prior to the expiration of the Credit Agreement, HEP obtains two investment grade credit ratings, the Credit Agreement will become unsecured and many of the covenants, limitations, and restrictions will be eliminated.

We may prepay all loans at any time without penalty, except for tranche breakage costs.  If an event of default exists under the Credit Agreement, the lenders will be able to accelerate the maturity of all loans outstanding and exercise other rights and remedies.  We were in compliance with the covenants as of March 31, 2019.

Senior Notes
We have $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 6% senior unsecured notes due in 2024 (the “ 6% Senior Notes”). We used the net proceeds from our offerings of the 6% Senior Notes to repay indebtedness under our Credit Agreement.


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The 6% Senior Notes are unsecured and impose certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, make investments, sell assets, incur certain liens, pay distributions, enter into transactions with affiliates and enter into mergers. We were in compliance with the restrictive covenants for the 6% Senior Notes as of March 31, 2019. At any time when the 6% Senior Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s and no default or event of default exists, we will not be subject to many of the foregoing covenants. Additionally, we have certain redemption rights at varying premiums over face value under the 6% Senior Notes.

Indebtedness under the 6% Senior Notes is guaranteed by our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Long-term Debt
The carrying amounts of our long-term debt was as follows:
 
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Credit Agreement
 
 
 
 
Amount outstanding
 
$
942,000

 
$
923,000

 
 
 
 
 
6% Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
Principal
 
500,000

 
500,000

Unamortized premium and debt issuance costs
 
(3,946
)
 
(4,100
)
 
 
496,054

 
495,900

 
 
 
 
 
Total long-term debt
 
$
1,438,054

 
$
1,418,900


Interest Expense and Other Debt Information
Interest expense consists of the following components:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Interest on outstanding debt:
 
 
 
 
Credit Agreement
 
$
10,372

 
$
8,944

6% Senior Notes
 
7,500

 
7,500

Amortization of discount and deferred debt issuance costs
 
766

 
757

Commitment fees and other
 
430

 
477

Total interest incurred
 
19,068

 
17,678

Less capitalized interest
 
46

 
97

Net interest expense
 
$
19,022

 
$
17,581

Cash paid for interest
 
$
25,918

 
$
16,599



Note 9:
Significant Customers

All revenues are domestic revenues, of which 83% are currently generated from our two largest customers: HFC and Delek.

The following table presents the percentage of total revenues generated by each of these customers:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
HFC
 
77
%
 
79
%
Delek
 
6
%
 
5
%


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Note 10:
Related Party Transactions

We serve HFC’s refineries under long-term pipeline, terminal and tankage throughput agreements, and refinery processing unit tolling agreements expiring from 2019 to 2036. Under these agreements, HFC agrees to transport, store and process throughput volumes of refined product, crude oil and feedstocks on our pipelines, terminals, tankage, loading rack facilities and refinery processing units that result in minimum annual payments to us. These minimum annual payments or revenues are subject to annual rate adjustments on July 1st each year generally based on increases or decreases in PPI or the FERC index. As of March 31, 2019, these agreements with HFC require minimum annualized payments to us of $303 million.

If HFC fails to meet its minimum volume commitments under the agreements in any quarter, it will be required to pay us the amount of any shortfall in cash by the last day of the month following the end of the quarter. Under certain of these agreements, a shortfall payment may be applied as a credit in the following four quarters after its minimum obligations are met.

Under certain provisions of the Omnibus Agreement, we pay HFC an annual administrative fee (currently $2.5 million) for the provision by HFC or its affiliates of various general and administrative services to us. This fee does not include the salaries of personnel employed by HFC who perform services for us on behalf of HLS or the cost of their employee benefits, which are charged to us separately by HFC. Also, we reimburse HFC and its affiliates for direct expenses they incur on our behalf.

Related party transactions with HFC are as follows:
Revenues received from HFC were $103.4 million and $101.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
HFC charged us general and administrative services under the Omnibus Agreement of $0.6 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
We reimbursed HFC for costs of employees supporting our operations of $13.6 million and $12.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
HFC reimbursed us $1.8 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for expense and capital projects.
We distributed $37.3 million and $36.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, to HFC as regular distributions on its common units.
Accounts receivable from HFC were $36.0 million and $46.8 million at March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Accounts payable to HFC were $7.2 million and $14.2 million at March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Deferred revenue in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, included $0.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, relating to certain shortfall billings to HFC.
We received finance lease payments from HFC for use of our Artesia and Tulsa railyards of $0.5 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.


Note 11:
Partners’ Equity, Income Allocations and Cash Distributions

As of March 31, 2019, HFC held 59,630,030 of our common units, constituting a 57% limited partner interest in us, and held the non-economic general partner interest.

On January 25, 2018, we entered into a common unit purchase agreement in which certain purchasers agreed to purchase in a private placement 3,700,000 common units representing limited partnership interests, at a price of $29.73 per common unit. The private placement closed on February 6, 2018, and we received proceeds of approximately $110 million, which were used to repay indebtedness under our Credit Agreement.


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Continuous Offering Program
We have a continuous offering program under which we may issue and sell common units from time to time, representing limited partner interests, up to an aggregate gross sales amount of $200 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, HEP did not issue units under this program. As of March 31, 2019, HEP has issued 2,413,153 units under this program, providing $82.3 million in gross proceeds.

We intend to use our net proceeds for general partnership purposes, which may include funding working capital, repayment of debt, acquisitions and capital expenditures. Amounts repaid under the Credit Agreement may be reborrowed from time to time.
   
Allocations of Net Income
Net income attributable to HEP is allocated to the partners based on their weighted-average ownership percentage during the period.

Cash Distributions
On April 18, 2019, we announced our cash distribution for the first quarter of 2019 of $0.670 per unit. The distribution is payable on all common units and will be paid May 14, 2019, to all unitholders of record on April 29, 2019. However, HEP Logistics waived $2.5 million in limited partner cash distributions due to them as discussed in Note 1.

Our regular quarterly cash distribution to the limited partners will be $68.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and was $66.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Our distributions are declared subsequent to quarter end; therefore, these amounts do not reflect distributions paid during the respective period.

As a master limited partnership, we distribute our available cash, which historically has exceeded our net income attributable to HEP because depreciation and amortization expense represents a non-cash charge against income. The result is a decline in our partners’ equity since our regular quarterly distributions have exceeded our quarterly net income attributable to HEP. Additionally, if the asset contributions and acquisitions from HFC had occurred while we were not a consolidated VIE of HFC, our acquisition cost, in excess of HFC’s historical basis in the transferred assets, would have been recorded in our financial statements at the time of acquisition as increases to our properties and equipment and intangible assets instead of decreases to our partners’ equity.


Note 12:
Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit

Net income per unit applicable to the limited partners is computed using the two-class method, since we have more than one participating security (common units and restricted units).
 
To the extent net income attributable to the partners exceeds or is less than cash distributions, this difference is allocated to the partners based on their weighted-average ownership percentage during the period, after consideration of any priority allocations of earnings. Our dilutive securities, restricted units, are immaterial for all periods presented.
  
For purposes of applying the two-class method, including the allocation of cash distributions in excess of earnings, net income per limited partner unit is computed as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
$
51,182

 
$
46,168

Limited partner’s distribution declared on common units
 
(68,233
)
 
(66,551
)
Distributions in excess of net income attributable to the partners
 
$
(17,051
)
 
$
(20,383
)


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Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands, except per unit data)
Net income attributable to the partners:
 
 
 
 
Distributions declared
 
$
68,233

 
$
66,551

Distributions in excess of net income attributable to the partners
 
(17,051
)
 
(20,383
)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
$
51,182

 
$
46,168

Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding
 
105,440

 
103,836

Limited partners' per unit interest in earnings - basic and diluted
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.44



Note 13:
Environmental

We incurred no expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 for environmental remediation obligations. The accrued environmental liability, net of expected recoveries from indemnifying parties, reflected in our consolidated balance sheets was $6.0 million and $6.3 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, of which $4.0 million and $4.3 million, respectively, were classified as other long-term liabilities. These accruals include remediation and monitoring costs expected to be incurred over an extended period of time.

Under the Omnibus Agreement and certain transportation agreements and purchase agreements with HFC, HFC has agreed to indemnify us, subject to certain monetary and time limitations, for environmental noncompliance and remediation liabilities associated with certain assets transferred to us from HFC and occurring or existing prior to the date of such transfers. As of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our consolidated balance sheets included additional accrued environmental liabilities of $0.5 million for HFC indemnified liabilities, and other assets included equal and offsetting balances representing amounts due from HFC related to indemnifications for environmental remediation liabilities.


Note 14:
Contingencies

We are a party to various legal and regulatory proceedings, none of which we believe will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


Note 15:
Segment Information

Although financial information is reviewed by our chief operating decision makers from a variety of perspectives, they view the business in two reportable operating segments: pipelines and terminals, and refinery processing units. These operating segments adhere to the accounting polices used for our consolidated financial statements.

Pipelines and terminals have been aggregated as one reportable segment as both pipeline and terminals (1) have similar economic characteristics, (2) similarly provide logistics services of transportation and storage of petroleum products, (3) similarly support the petroleum refining business, including distribution of its products, (4) have principally the same customers and (5) are subject to similar regulatory requirements.

We evaluate the performance of each segment based on its respective operating income. Certain general and administrative expenses and interest and financing costs are excluded from segment operating income as they are not directly attributable to a specific reportable segment. Identifiable assets are those used by the segment, whereas other assets are principally equity method investments, cash, deposits and other assets that are not associated with a specific reportable reportable segment.

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Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
Pipelines and terminals - affiliate
 
$
81,540

 
$
82,894

Pipelines and terminals - third-party
 
31,138

 
27,456

Refinery processing units - affiliate
 
21,819

 
18,534

Total segment revenues
 
$
134,497

 
$
128,884

 
 
 
 
 
Segment operating income:
 
 
 
 
Pipelines and terminals
 
$
63,232

 
$
60,213

Refinery processing units
 
9,922

 
7,327

Total segment operating income
 
73,154

 
67,540

Unallocated general and administrative expenses
 
(2,620
)
 
(3,122
)
Interest and financing costs, net
 
(18,494
)
 
(17,066
)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
2,100

 
1,279

Gain on sale of assets and other
 
(310
)
 
86

Income before income taxes
 
$
53,830

 
$
48,717

 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures:
 
 
 
 
  Pipelines and terminals
 
$
10,718

 
$
12,612

  Refinery processing units
 

 

Total capital expenditures
 
$
10,718

 
$
12,612


 
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Identifiable assets:
 
 
 
 
  Pipelines and terminals (1)
 
$
1,740,292

 
$
1,692,282

  Refinery processing units
 
313,719

 
312,888

Other
 
108,209

 
97,370

Total identifiable assets
 
$
2,162,220

 
$
2,102,540

(1) Includes goodwill of $270.3 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.



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Note 16:
Supplemental Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Financial Information

Obligations of HEP (“Parent”) under the 6% Senior Notes have been jointly and severally guaranteed by each of its direct and indirect 100% owned subsidiaries (“Guarantor Subsidiaries”). These guarantees are full and unconditional, subject to certain customary release provisions. These circumstances include (i) when a Guarantor Subsidiary is sold or sells all or substantially all of its assets, (ii) when a Guarantor Subsidiary is declared “unrestricted” for covenant purposes, (iii) when a Guarantor Subsidiary’s guarantee of other indebtedness is terminated or released and (iv) when the requirements for legal defeasance or covenant defeasance or to discharge the senior notes have been satisfied.

The following financial information presents condensed consolidating balance sheets, statements of comprehensive income, and statements of cash flows of the Parent, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. The information has been presented as if the Parent accounted for its ownership in the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and the Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries accounted for the ownership of the Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries, using the equity method of accounting.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
March 31, 2019
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2

 
$
8,640

 
$
2,898

 
$

 
$
11,540

Accounts receivable
 

 
43,652

 
6,971

 

 
50,623

Prepaid and other current assets
 
409

 
3,284

 
373

 

 
4,066

Total current assets
 
411

 
55,576

 
10,242

 

 
66,229

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Properties and equipment, net
 

 
1,181,098

 
341,778

 

 
1,522,876

Operating leases right-of-use assets
 

 
76,950

 

 

 
76,950

Investment in subsidiaries

 
1,847,226

 
260,874

 

 
(2,108,100
)
 

Intangible assets, net
 

 
111,828

 

 

 
111,828

Goodwill
 

 
270,336

 

 

 
270,336

Equity method investments
 

 
83,556

 

 

 
83,556

Other assets
 
8,673

 
21,772

 

 

 
30,445

Total assets
 
$
1,856,310

 
$
2,061,990

 
$
352,020

 
$
(2,108,100
)
 
$
2,162,220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$

 
$
15,847

 
$
908

 
$

 
$
16,755

Accrued interest
 
5,687

 
(1
)
 

 

 
5,686

Deferred revenue
 

 
7,048

 
810

 

 
7,858

Accrued property taxes
 

 
3,522

 
2,014

 

 
5,536

Current maturities of operating leases
 

 
4,955

 
65

 

 
5,020

Current maturities of finance leases
 

 
877

 

 

 
877

Other current liabilities
 
192

 
2,459

 
5

 

 
2,656

Total current liabilities
 
5,879

 
34,707

 
3,802

 

 
44,388


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
1,438,054

 

 

 

 
1,438,054

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
 

 
72,269

 

 

 
72,269

Other long-term liabilities
 
260

 
12,716

 
386

 

 
13,362

Deferred revenue
 

 
48,131

 

 

 
48,131

Class B unit
 

 
46,941

 

 

 
46,941

Equity - partners
 
412,117

 
1,847,226

 
260,874

 
(2,108,100
)
 
412,117

Equity - noncontrolling interest
 

 

 
86,958

 

 
86,958

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
1,856,310

 
$
2,061,990

 
$
352,020

 
$
(2,108,100
)
 
$
2,162,220



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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2018
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2

 
$

 
$
3,043

 
$

 
$
3,045

Accounts receivable
 

 
53,376

 
5,994

 
(252
)
 
59,118

Prepaid and other current assets
 
217

 
3,542

 
552

 

 
4,311

Total current assets
 
219

 
56,918

 
9,589

 
(252
)
 
66,474

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Properties and equipment, net
 

 
1,193,181

 
345,474

 

 
1,538,655

Investment in subsidiaries
 
1,850,416

 
264,378

 

 
(2,114,794
)
 

Intangible assets, net
 

 
115,329

 

 

 
115,329

Goodwill
 

 
270,336

 

 

 
270,336

Equity method investments
 

 
83,840

 

 

 
83,840

Other assets
 
9,291

 
18,615

 

 

 
27,906

Total assets
 
$
1,859,926

 
$
2,002,597

 
$
355,063

 
$
(2,115,046
)
 
$
2,102,540

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$

 
$
30,325

 
$
584

 
$
(252
)
 
$
30,657

Accrued interest
 
13,302

 

 

 

 
13,302

Deferred revenue
 

 
8,065

 
632

 

 
8,697

Accrued property taxes
 

 
744

 
1,035

 

 
1,779

Other current liabilities
 
29

 
3,429

 
4

 

 
3,462

Total current liabilities
 
13,331

 
42,563

 
2,255

 
(252
)
 
57,897

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
1,418,900

 

 

 

 
1,418,900

Other long-term liabilities
 
260

 
14,743

 
304

 

 
15,307

Deferred revenue
 

 
48,714

 

 

 
48,714

Class B unit
 

 
46,161

 

 

 
46,161

Equity - partners
 
427,435

 
1,850,416

 
264,378

 
(2,114,794
)
 
427,435

Equity - noncontrolling interest
 

 

 
88,126

 

 
88,126

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
1,859,926

 
$
2,002,597

 
$
355,063

 
$
(2,115,046
)
 
$
2,102,540





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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Non-restricted Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates
 
$

 
$
97,393

 
$
5,966

 
$

 
$
103,359

Third parties
 

 
22,065

 
9,073

 

 
31,138

 
 

 
119,458

 
15,039

 

 
134,497

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 

 
34,077

 
3,442

 

 
37,519

Depreciation and amortization
 


 
19,536

 
4,288

 

 
23,824

General and administrative
 
1,076

 
1,544

 

 

 
2,620

 
 
1,076

 
55,157

 
7,730

 

 
63,963

Operating income (loss)
 
(1,076
)
 
64,301

 
7,309

 

 
70,534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
71,299

 
5,496

 

 
(76,795
)
 

Equity in earnings of equity method investments
 

 
2,100

 

 

 
2,100

Interest expense
 
(19,041
)
 
19

 

 

 
(19,022
)
Interest income
 

 
528

 

 

 
528

Gain on sale of assets and other
 

 
(329
)
 
19

 

 
(310
)
 
 
52,258

 
7,814

 
19

 
(76,795
)
 
(16,704
)
Income before income taxes
 
51,182

 
72,115

 
7,328

 
(76,795
)
 
53,830

State income tax expense
 

 
(36
)
 

 

 
(36
)
Net income
 
51,182

 
72,079

 
7,328

 
(76,795
)
 
53,794

Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 
(780
)
 
(1,832
)
 

 
(2,612
)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
$
51,182

 
$
71,299

 
$
5,496

 
$
(76,795
)
 
$
51,182



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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates
 
$

 
$
94,291

 
$
7,137

 
$

 
$
101,428

Third parties
 

 
19,978

 
7,478

 

 
27,456

 
 

 
114,269

 
14,615

 

 
128,884

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 

 
32,664

 
3,538

 

 
36,202

Depreciation and amortization
 

 
21,001

 
4,141

 

 
25,142

General and administrative
 
1,280

 
1,842

 

 

 
3,122

 
 
1,280

 
55,507

 
7,679

 

 
64,466

Operating income (loss)
 
(1,280
)
 
58,762

 
6,936

 

 
64,418

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
65,052

 
5,212

 

 
(70,264
)
 

Equity in earnings of equity method investments
 

 
1,279

 

 

 
1,279

Interest expense
 
(17,649
)
 
68

 

 

 
(17,581
)
Interest income
 

 
515

 

 

 
515

Gain on sale of assets and other
 
45

 
28

 
13

 

 
86

 
 
47,448

 
7,102

 
13

 
(70,264
)
 
(15,701
)
Income before income taxes
 
46,168

 
65,864

 
6,949

 
(70,264
)
 
48,717

State income tax expense
 

 
(82
)
 

 

 
(82
)
Net income
 
46,168

 
65,782

 
6,949

 
(70,264
)
 
48,635

Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 
(730
)
 
(1,737
)
 

 
(2,467
)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
$
46,168

 
$
65,052

 
$
5,212

 
$
(70,264
)
 
$
46,168
















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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
 
$
(26,584
)
 
$
91,226

 
$
12,009

 
$
(5,496
)
 
$
71,155

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions to properties and equipment
 

 
(10,564
)
 
(154
)
 

 
(10,718
)
Distributions from UNEV in excess of earnings
 

 
3,504

 

 
(3,504
)
 

Proceeds from sale of assets
 

 
9

 

 

 
9

Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of equity investments
 

 
395

 

 

 
395

 
 

 
(6,656
)
 
(154
)
 
(3,504
)
 
(10,314
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net borrowings under credit agreement
 
19,000

 

 

 

 
19,000

Net intercompany financing activities
 
75,678

 
(75,678
)
 

 

 

Distributions to HEP unitholders
 
(67,975
)
 

 

 

 
(67,975
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 
(12,000
)
 
9,000

 
(3,000
)
Units withheld for tax withholding obligations
 
(119
)
 

 

 

 
(119
)
Payments on finance leases
 

 
(252
)
 

 

 
(252
)
 
 
26,584

 
(75,930
)
 
(12,000
)
 
9,000

 
(52,346
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) for the period
 

 
8,640

 
(145
)
 

 
8,495

Beginning of period
 
2

 

 
3,043

 

 
3,045

End of period
 
$
2

 
$
8,640

 
$
2,898

 
$

 
$
11,540



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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
 
$
(23,679
)
 
$
98,013

 
$
11,398

 
$
(5,212
)
 
$
80,520

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions to properties and equipment
 

 
(9,029
)
 
(3,583
)
 

 
(12,612
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
 

 
22

 

 

 
22

Distributions from UNEV in excess of earnings
 

 
788

 

 
(788
)
 

Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of equity investments
 

 
358

 

 

 
358

 
 

 
(7,861
)
 
(3,583
)
 
(788
)
 
(12,232
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net repayments under credit agreement
 
(116,500
)
 

 

 

 
(116,500
)
Net intercompany financing activities
 
89,060

 
(89,060
)
 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common units
 
114,376

 
153

 

 

 
114,529

Distributions to HEP unitholders
 
(63,496
)
 

 

 

 
(63,496
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 
(8,000
)
 
6,000

 
(2,000
)
Contributions from general partner
 
297

 

 

 

 
297

Units withheld for tax withholding obligations
 
(58
)
 

 

 

 
(58
)
Deferred financing costs
 

 
6

 

 

 
6

Payments on finance leases
 

 
(277
)
 

 

 
(277
)
 
 
23,679

 
(89,178
)
 
(8,000
)
 
6,000

 
(67,499
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) for the period
 

 
974

 
(185
)
 

 
789

Beginning of period
 
2

 
511

 
7,263

 

 
7,776

End of period
 
$
2

 
$
1,485

 
$
7,078

 
$

 
$
8,565




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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Item 2, including but not limited to the sections under “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” contains forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In this document, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) and its consolidated subsidiaries or to HEP or an individual subsidiary and not to any other person.


OVERVIEW

HEP is a Delaware limited partnership. We own and operate petroleum product and crude oil pipelines, terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities and refinery processing units that support the refining and marketing operations of HollyFrontier Corporation (“HFC”) in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Northwest regions of the United States and Delek US Holdings, Inc.’s (“Delek”) refinery in Big Spring, Texas. HEP, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, owns and/or operates petroleum product and crude pipelines, tankage and terminals in Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Kansas as well as refinery processing units in Utah and Kansas. HFC owned 57% of our outstanding common units and the non-economic general partnership interest, as of March 31, 2019.

We generate revenues by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil through our pipelines, by charging fees for terminalling and storing refined products and other hydrocarbons, providing other services at our storage tanks and terminals and charging a tolling fee per barrel or thousand standard cubic feet of feedstock throughput in our refinery processing units. We do not take ownership of products that we transport, terminal, store or process, and therefore, we are not directly exposed to changes in commodity prices.

We believe the long-term growth of global refined product demand and U.S. crude production should support high utilization rates for the refineries we serve, which in turn should support volumes in our product pipelines, crude gathering systems and terminals.

Agreements with HFC and Delek
We serve HFC’s refineries under long-term pipeline, terminal, tankage and refinery processing unit throughput agreements expiring from 2019 to 2036. Under these agreements, HFC agrees to transport, store and process throughput volumes of refined product, crude oil and feedstocks on our pipelines, terminal, tankage, and loading rack facilities and refinery processing units that result in minimum annual payments to us. These minimum annual payments or revenues are subject to annual rate adjustments on July 1st each year, based on the Producer Price Index (“PPI”) or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission index. As of March 31, 2019, these agreements with HFC require minimum annualized payments to us of $303 million.

If HFC fails to meet its minimum volume commitments under the agreements in any quarter, it will be required to pay us the amount of any shortfall in cash by the last day of the month following the end of the quarter. Under certain of the agreements, a shortfall payment may be applied as a credit in the following four quarters after minimum obligations are met.

We have a pipelines and terminals agreement with Delek expiring in 2020 under which Delek has agreed to transport on our pipelines and throughput through our terminals volumes of refined products that result in a minimum level of annual revenue that is also subject to annual tariff rate adjustments. We also have a capacity lease agreement under which we lease Delek space on our Orla to El Paso pipeline for the shipment of refined product. The terms for a portion of the capacity under this lease agreement expired in 2018 and were not renewed, and the remaining portions of the capacity expire in 2020 and 2022. As of March 31, 2019, these agreements with Delek require minimum annualized payments to us of $32 million.

A significant reduction in revenues under these agreements could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Under certain provisions of an omnibus agreement we have with HFC (the “Omnibus Agreement”), we pay HFC an annual administrative fee, currently $2.5 million, for the provision by HFC or its affiliates of various general and administrative services to us. This fee does not include the salaries of personnel employed by HFC who perform services for us on behalf of Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C. (“HLS”), or the cost of their employee benefits, which are separately charged to us by HFC. We also reimburse HFC and its affiliates for direct expenses they incur on our behalf.

Under HLS’s Secondment Agreement with HFC, certain employees of HFC are seconded to HLS to provide operational and maintenance services for certain of our processing, refining, pipeline and tankage assets, and HLS reimburses HFC for its prorated portion of the wages, benefits, and other costs of these employees for our benefit.

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We have a long-term strategic relationship with HFC. Our current growth plan is to continue to pursue purchases of logistic and other assets at HFC’s existing refining locations in New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. We also expect to work with HFC on logistic asset acquisitions in conjunction with HFC’s refinery acquisition strategies. Furthermore, we plan to continue to pursue third-party logistic asset acquisitions that are accretive to our unitholders and increase the diversity of our revenues.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

Income, Distributable Cash Flow, Volumes and Balance Sheet Data The following tables present income, distributable cash flow and volume information for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Change from
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands, except per unit data)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pipelines:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates—refined product pipelines
 
$
20,732

 
$
21,294

 
$
(562
)
Affiliates—intermediate pipelines
 
7,281

 
8,469

 
(1,188
)
Affiliates—crude pipelines
 
21,121

 
19,797

 
1,324

 
 
49,134

 
49,560

 
(426
)
Third parties—refined product pipelines
 
15,604

 
13,582

 
2,022

Third parties—crude pipelines
 
10,362

 
9,027

 
1,335

 
 
75,100

 
72,169

 
2,931

Terminals, tanks and loading racks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates
 
32,406

 
33,334

 
(928
)
Third parties
 
5,172

 
4,847

 
325

 
 
37,578

 
38,181

 
(603
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates—refinery processing units
 
21,819

 
18,534

 
3,285

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
 
134,497

 
128,884

 
5,613

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
37,519

 
36,202

 
1,317

Depreciation and amortization
 
23,824

 
25,142

 
(1,318
)
General and administrative
 
2,620

 
3,122

 
(502
)
 
 
63,963

 
64,466

 
(503
)
Operating income
 
70,534

 
64,418

 
6,116

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of equity method investments
 
2,100

 
1,279

 
821

Interest expense, including amortization
 
(19,022
)
 
(17,581
)
 
(1,441
)
Interest income
 
528

 
515

 
13

Gain on sale of assets and other
 
(310
)
 
86

 
(396
)
 
 
(16,704
)
 
(15,701
)
 
(1,003
)
Income before income taxes
 
53,830

 
48,717

 
5,113

State income tax expense
 
(36
)
 
(82
)
 
46

Net income
 
53,794

 
48,635

 
5,159

Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(2,612
)
 
(2,467
)
 
(145
)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
$
51,182

 
$
46,168

 
$
5,014

Limited partners’ earnings per unit—basic and diluted
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.05

Weighted average limited partners’ units outstanding
 
105,440

 
103,836

 
1,604

EBITDA (1)
 
$
93,536

 
$
88,458

 
$
5,078

Distributable cash flow (2)
 
$
70,599

 
$
69,099

 
$
1,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volumes (bpd)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pipelines:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates—refined product pipelines
 
130,807

 
144,805

 
(13,998
)
Affiliates—intermediate pipelines
 
130,830

 
126,993

 
3,837

Affiliates—crude pipelines
 
400,797

 
360,409

 
40,388

 
 
662,434

 
632,207

 
30,227

Third parties—refined product pipelines
 
81,064

 
72,239

 
8,825

Third parties—crude pipelines
 
126,496

 
126,014

 
482

 
 
869,994

 
830,460

 
39,534

Terminals and loading racks:
 
 
 
 
 

Affiliates
 
373,912

 
390,481

 
(16,569
)
Third parties
 
68,765

 
62,352

 
6,413

 
 
442,677

 
452,833

 
(10,156
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates—refinery processing units
 
65,837

 
66,875

 
(1,038
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total for pipelines and terminal and refinery processing unit assets (bpd)
 
1,378,508

 
1,350,168

 
28,340



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(1)
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is calculated as net income attributable to the partners plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) state income tax expense and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation based upon generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income attributable to the partners or operating income, as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for compliance with financial covenants. Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.

 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
$
51,182

 
$
46,168

Add (subtract):
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
18,256

 
16,824

Interest income
 
(528
)
 
(515
)
Amortization of discount and deferred debt issuance costs
 
766

 
757

State income tax expense
 
36

 
82

Depreciation and amortization
 
23,824

 
25,142

EBITDA
 
$
93,536

 
$
88,458


(2)
Distributable cash flow is not a calculation based upon GAAP. However, the amounts included in the calculation are derived from amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements, with the general exceptions of maintenance capital expenditures. Distributable cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Distributable cash flow is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Distributable cash flow is presented here because it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by investors to compare partnership performance. It is also used by management for internal analysis and for our performance units. We believe that this measure provides investors an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of our assets and the cash our business is generating. Set forth below is our calculation of distributable cash flow.
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to the partners
 
$
51,182

 
$
46,168

Add (subtract):
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
23,824

 
25,142

Amortization of discount and deferred debt issuance costs
 
766

 
757

Revenue recognized greater than customer billings
 
(3,034
)
 
(1,681
)
Maintenance capital expenditures (3)
 
(735
)
 
(318
)
Decrease in environmental liability
 
(278
)
 
(140
)
Decrease in reimbursable deferred revenue
 
(1,579
)
 
(1,177
)
Other non-cash adjustments
 
453

 
348

Distributable cash flow
 
$
70,599

 
$
69,099



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(3)
Maintenance capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to replace partially or fully depreciated assets in order to maintain the existing operating capacity of our assets and to extend their useful lives. Maintenance capital expenditures include expenditures required to maintain equipment reliability, tankage and pipeline integrity, safety and to address environmental regulations.
 
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Balance Sheet Data
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
11,540

 
$
3,045

Working capital
 
$
21,841

 
$
8,577

Total assets
 
$
2,162,220

 
$
2,102,540

Long-term debt
 
$
1,438,054

 
$
1,418,900

Partners’ equity (4)
 
$
412,117

 
$
427,435


(4)
As a master limited partnership, we distribute our available cash, which historically has exceeded our net income attributable to the partners because depreciation and amortization expense represents a non-cash charge against income. The result is a decline in partners’ equity since our regular quarterly distributions have exceeded our quarterly net income attributable to the partners. Additionally, if the assets contributed and acquired from HFC while we were a consolidated variable interest entity of HFC had been acquired from third parties, our acquisition cost in excess of HFC’s basis in the transferred assets would have been recorded in our financial statements as increases to our properties and equipment and intangible assets at the time of acquisition instead of decreases to partners’ equity.


Results of Operations—Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

Summary
Net income attributable to the partners for the first quarter was $51.2 million ($0.49 per basic and diluted limited partner unit) compared to $46.2 million ($0.44 per basic and diluted limited partner unit) for the first quarter of 2018. The increase in net income attributable to the partners was mainly due to higher crude oil pipeline volumes around the Permian Basin, higher revenues on our refinery processing units, and contractual tariff escalators. These gains were partially offset by higher interest expense.
 
Revenues
Revenues for the quarter were $134.5 million, an increase of $5.6 million compared to the first quarter of 2018. The increase was mainly attributable to higher crude oil pipeline volumes around the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas, which contributed to an increase in overall pipeline volumes of 5%, higher revenues on our refinery processing units and contractual tariff escalators.

Revenues from our refined product pipelines were $36.3 million, an increase of $1.5 million, on shipments averaging 211.9 thousand barrels per day (“mbpd”) compared to 217.0 mbpd for the first quarter of 2018. The volume decrease was mainly due to pipelines servicing HFC's Woods Cross refinery, which had lower throughput due to operational issues at the refinery during the quarter partially offset by higher volumes from Delek. The increase in revenues was mainly due to higher Delek volumes and contractual tariff escalators.

Revenues from our intermediate pipelines were $7.3 million, a decrease of $1.2 million compared to the first quarter of 2018, on shipments averaging 130.8 mbpd compared to 127.0 mbpd for the first quarter of 2018. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a decrease in deferred revenue realized.

Revenues from our crude pipelines were $31.5 million, an increase of $2.7 million, on shipments averaging 527.3 mbpd compared to 486.4 mbpd for the first quarter of 2018. The increases were mainly attributable to increased volumes on our crude pipeline systems in New Mexico and Texas and on our crude pipeline systems in Wyoming and Utah.

Revenues from terminal, tankage and loading rack fees were $37.6 million, a decrease of $0.6 million compared to the first quarter of 2018. Refined products and crude oil terminalled in the facilities averaged 442.7 mbpd compared to 452.8 mbpd for the first quarter of 2018. The volume decrease and associated revenue decrease were mainly due to the planned turnaround at HFC's Tulsa refinery and operational issues at HFC's El Dorado refinery in the first quarter of 2019.


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Revenues from refinery processing units were $21.8 million, an increase of $3.3 million compared to the first quarter of 2018, on throughputs averaging 65.8 mbpd compared to 66.9 mbpd for the first quarter of 2018. The increase in revenue was mainly due to an adjustment in revenue recognition and contractual rate increases.

Operations Expense
Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) expense was $37.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $1.3 million compared to the first quarter of 2018. The increase was mainly due to higher property taxes and employee compensation expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2019, decreased by $1.3 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease was mainly due to lower amortization of intangible assets and asset retirement obligations.

General and Administrative
General and administrative costs for the three months ended March 31, 2019, decreased by $0.5 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018, mainly due to higher legal and consulting costs incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Equity in Earnings of Equity Method Investments
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Equity Method Investment
2019
 
2018
 
(in thousands)
Osage Pipe Line Company, LLC
$
505

 
$
642

Cheyenne Pipeline LLC
1,595

 
637

Total
$
2,100

 
$
1,279


Equity in earnings of Cheyenne Pipeline LLC were higher for the three months ended March 31, 2019, mainly due to higher crude throughput volumes.

Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019, totaled $19.0 million, an increase of $1.4 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase is primarily due to interest expense associated with higher average balances outstanding under the Credit Agreement (as defined below) and market interest rate increases under that facility. Our aggregate effective interest rates were 5.3% and 4.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

State Income Tax
We recorded state income tax expense of $36,000 and $82,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. All tax expense is solely attributable to the Texas margin tax.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Overview
We have a $1.4 billion senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) expiring in July 2022. The Credit Agreement is available to fund capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions, distribution payments and working capital and for general partnership purposes. The Credit Agreement is also available to fund letters of credit up to a $50 million sub-limit, and it contains an accordion feature giving us the ability to increase the size of the facility by up to $300 million with additional lender commitments.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we received advances totaling $104.0 million and repaid $85.0 million, resulting in a net increase of $19.0 million under the Credit Agreement and an outstanding balance of $942.0 million at March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, we have no letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement and the available capacity under the Credit Agreement was $458.0 million. Amounts repaid under the Credit Agreement may be reborrowed from time to time.
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commitments under the Credit Agreement. We do not expect to experience any difficulty in the lenders’ ability to honor their respective commitments, and if it were to become necessary, we believe there would be alternative lenders or options available.

On January 25, 2018, we entered into a common unit purchase agreement in which certain purchasers agreed to purchase in a private placement 3,700,000 common units representing limited partnership interests, at a price of $29.73 per common unit. The private placement closed on February 6, 2018, and we received proceeds of approximately $110 million, which were used to repay indebtedness under the Credit Agreement.

We have a continuous offering program under which we may issue and sell common units from time to time, representing limited partner interests, up to an aggregate gross sales amount of $200 million. We did not issue any units under this program during the three months ended March 31, 2019. We intend to use the net proceeds for general partnership purposes, which may include funding working capital, repayment of debt, acquisitions and capital expenditures. As of March 31, 2019, HEP has issued 2,413,153 units under this program, providing $82.3 million in gross proceeds.

Under our registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process, we currently have the authority to raise up to $2.0 billion, less amounts issued under the $200 million continuous offering program, by offering securities, through one or more prospectus supplements that would describe, among other things, the specific amounts, prices and terms of any securities offered and how the proceeds would be used. Any proceeds from the sale of securities would be used for general business purposes, which may include, among other things, funding acquisitions of assets or businesses, working capital, capital expenditures, investments in subsidiaries, the retirement of existing debt and/or the repurchase of common units or other securities.

We believe our current cash balances, future internally generated funds and funds available under the Credit Agreement will provide sufficient resources to meet our working capital liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.

In February 2019, we paid a regular cash distribution of $0.6675 on all units in an aggregate amount of $68.0 million after deducting HEP Logistics' waiver of $2.5 million of limited partner cash distributions.

Cash and cash equivalents increased by $8.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The cash flows provided by operating activities of $71.2 million were more than the cash flows used for financing activities of $52.3 million and investing activities of $10.3 million. Working capital increased by $13.3 million to $21.8 million at March 31, 2019, from $8.6 million at December 31, 2018.

Cash Flows—Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities decreased by $9.4 million from $80.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, to $71.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The decrease was mainly due to higher payments for operating and interest expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018 partially offset by increased receipts from customers.

Cash Flows—Investing Activities
Cash flows used for investing activities were $10.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, a decrease of $1.9 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we invested $10.7 million and $12.6 million in additions to properties and equipment, respectively. We also received $0.4 million for distributions in excess of equity in earnings of equity investments during both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Cash Flows—Financing Activities
Cash flows used for financing activities were $52.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $67.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, a decrease of $15.2 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we received $104.0 million and repaid $85.0 million in advances under the Credit Agreement. Additionally, we paid $68.0 million in regular quarterly cash distributions to our limited partners and $3.0 million to our noncontrolling interest. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we received $227.0 million and repaid $343.5 million in advances under the Credit Agreement. We paid $63.5 million in regular quarterly cash distributions to our limited partners, and distributed $2.0 million to our noncontrolling interest. We also received net proceeds of $114.5 million from the issuance of common units.

Capital Requirements
Our pipeline and terminalling operations are capital intensive, requiring investments to maintain, expand, upgrade or enhance existing operations and to meet environmental and operational regulations. Our capital requirements have consisted of, and are expected to continue to consist of, maintenance capital expenditures and expansion capital expenditures. “Maintenance capital

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expenditures” represent capital expenditures to replace partially or fully depreciated assets to maintain the operating capacity of existing assets. Maintenance capital expenditures include expenditures required to maintain equipment reliability, tankage and pipeline integrity, safety and to address environmental regulations. “Expansion capital expenditures” represent capital expenditures to expand the operating capacity of existing or new assets, whether through construction or acquisition. Expansion capital expenditures include expenditures to acquire assets, to grow our business and to expand existing facilities, such as projects that increase throughput capacity on our pipelines and in our terminals. Repair and maintenance expenses associated with existing assets that are minor in nature and do not extend the useful life of existing assets are charged to operating expenses as incurred.

Each year the board of directors of HLS, our ultimate general partner, approves our annual capital budget, which specifies capital projects that our management is authorized to undertake. Additionally, at times when conditions warrant or as new opportunities arise, additional projects may be approved. The funds allocated for a particular capital project may be expended over a period in excess of a year, depending on the time required to complete the project. Therefore, our planned capital expenditures for a given year consist of expenditures approved for capital projects included in the current year’s capital budget as well as, in certain cases, expenditures approved for capital projects in capital budgets for prior years. The 2019 capital budget is comprised of approximately $10 million for maintenance capital expenditures and approximately $20 million to $25 million for expansion capital expenditures. We expect the majority of the expansion capital budget to be invested in refined product pipeline expansions, crude system enhancements, new storage tanks and enhanced blending capabilities at our racks. In addition to our capital budget, we may spend funds periodically to perform capital upgrades or additions to our assets where a customer reimburses us for such costs. The upgrades or additions would generally benefit the customer over the remaining life of the related service agreements.
We expect that our currently planned sustaining and maintenance capital expenditures, as well as expenditures for acquisitions and capital development projects, will be funded with cash generated by operations, the sale of additional limited partner common units, the issuance of debt securities and advances under our Credit Agreement, or a combination thereof. With volatility and uncertainty at times in the credit and equity markets, there may be limits on our ability to issue new debt or equity financing. Additionally, due to pricing movements in the debt and equity markets, we may not be able to issue new debt and equity securities at acceptable pricing. Without additional capital beyond amounts available under the Credit Agreement, our ability to obtain funds for some of these capital projects may be limited.

Under the terms of the transaction to acquire HFC’s 75% interest in UNEV, we issued to HFC a Class B unit comprising a noncontrolling equity interest in a wholly-owned subsidiary subject to redemption to the extent that HFC is entitled to a 50% interest in our share of annual UNEV earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization above $30 million beginning July 1, 2015, and ending in June 2032, subject to certain limitations. However, to the extent earnings thresholds are not achieved, no redemption payments are required. No redemption payments have been required to date.

Credit Agreement
Our $1.4 billion Credit Agreement expires in July 2022. The Credit Agreement is available to fund capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions, distribution payments and working capital and for general partnership purposes. The Credit Agreement is also available to fund letters of credit up to a $50 million sub-limit, and it contains an accordion feature giving us the ability to increase the size of the facility by up to $300 million with additional lender commitments.

Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are collateralized by substantially all of our assets, and indebtedness under the Credit Agreement is guaranteed by our material, wholly-owned subsidiaries.  The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants consisting of total leverage, senior secured leverage, and interest coverage.  It also limits or restricts our ability to engage in certain activities.  If, at any time prior to the expiration of the Credit Agreement, HEP obtains two investment grade credit ratings, the Credit Agreement will become unsecured and many of the covenants, limitations, and restrictions will be eliminated.

We may prepay all loans at any time without penalty, except for tranche breakage costs.  If an event of default exists under the Credit Agreement, the lenders will be able to accelerate the maturity of all loans outstanding and exercise other rights and remedies.  We were in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2019.

Senior Notes
We have $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 6% Senior Notes due in 2024 (the “ 6% Senior Notes”). We used the net proceeds from our offerings of the 6% Senior Notes to repay indebtedness under our Credit Agreement.

The 6% Senior Notes are unsecured and impose certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, make investments, sell assets, incur certain liens, pay distributions, enter into transactions with affiliates, and enter into mergers. We were in compliance with the restrictive covenants for the 6% Senior Notes as of March 31, 2019. At any time when the 6% Senior Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s and no default or event of default

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exists, we will not be subject to many of the foregoing covenants. Additionally, we have certain redemption rights at varying premiums over face value under the 6% Senior Notes.

Indebtedness under the 6% Senior Notes is guaranteed by our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Long-term Debt
The carrying amounts of our long-term debt are as follows:
 
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
(In thousands)
Credit Agreement
 
$
942,000

 
$
923,000

 
 
 
 
 
6% Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
Principal
 
500,000

 
500,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
(3,946
)
 
(4,100
)
 
 
496,054

 
495,900

 
 
 
 
 
Total long-term debt
 
$
1,438,054

 
$
1,418,900


Contractual Obligations
There were no significant changes to our long-term contractual obligations during this period.

Impact of Inflation
Inflation in the United States has been relatively moderate in recent years and did not have a material impact on our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. PPI has increased an average of 0.8% annually over the past five calendar years, including increases of 3.1% and 3.2% in 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The substantial majority of our revenues are generated under long-term contracts that provide for increases or decreases in our rates and minimum revenue guarantees annually for increases or decreases in the PPI. Certain of these contracts have provisions that limit the level of annual PPI percentage rate increases or decreases. A significant and prolonged period of high inflation or a significant and prolonged period of negative inflation could adversely affect our cash flows and results of operations if costs increase at a rate greater than the fees we charge our shippers.

Environmental Matters
Our operation of pipelines, terminals, and associated facilities in connection with the transportation and storage of refined products and crude oil is subject to stringent and complex federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment. As with the industry generally, compliance with existing and anticipated laws and regulations increases our overall cost of business, including our capital costs to construct, maintain, and upgrade equipment and facilities. While these laws and regulations affect our maintenance capital expenditures and net income, we believe that they do not affect our competitive position given that the operations of our competitors are similarly affected. However, these laws and regulations, and the interpretation or enforcement thereof, are subject to frequent change by regulatory authorities, and we are unable to predict the ongoing cost to us of complying with these laws and regulations or the future impact of these laws and regulations on our operations. Violation of environmental laws, regulations, and permits can result in the imposition of significant administrative, civil and criminal penalties, injunctions, and construction bans or delays. A major discharge of hydrocarbons or hazardous substances into the environment could, to the extent the event is not insured, subject us to substantial expense, including both the cost to comply with applicable laws and regulations and claims made by employees, neighboring landowners and other third parties for personal injury and property damage.

Under the Omnibus Agreement and certain transportation agreements and purchase agreements with HFC, HFC has agreed to indemnify us, subject to certain monetary and time limitations, for environmental noncompliance and remediation liabilities associated with certain assets transferred to us from HFC and occurring or existing prior to the date of such transfers.
We have an environmental agreement with Delek with respect to pre-closing environmental costs and liabilities relating to the pipelines and terminals acquired from Delek in 2005, under which Delek will indemnify us subject to certain monetary and time limitations.


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There are environmental remediation projects in progress that relate to certain assets acquired from HFC. Certain of these projects were underway prior to our purchase and represent liabilities retained by HFC. At March 31, 2019, we had an accrual of $6.0 million that related to environmental clean-up projects for which we have assumed liability or for which the indemnity provided for by HFC has expired or will expire. The remaining projects, including assessment and monitoring activities, are covered under the HFC environmental indemnification discussed above and represent liabilities of HFC.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our significant accounting policies are described in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Certain critical accounting policies that materially affect the amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, assessing the possible impairment of certain long-lived assets and goodwill, and assessing contingent liabilities for probable losses. With the exception of certain of our revenue recognition policies discussed in Note 2 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, there have been no changes to these policies in 2019. We consider these policies to be the most critical to understanding the judgments that are involved and the uncertainties that could impact our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During the Periods Presented

Leases
In February 2016, ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (“ASC 842”) was issued requiring leases to be measured and recognized as a lease liability, with a corresponding right-of-use asset on the balance sheet. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2019, and we elected to adopt using the modified retrospective transition method, whereby comparative prior period financial information will not be restated and will continue to be reported under the lease accounting standard in effect during those periods. We also elected practical expedients provided by the new standard, including the package of practical expedients and the short-term lease recognition practical expedient, which allows an entity to not recognize on the balance sheet leases with a term of 12 months or less. Upon adoption of this standard, we recognized $78.4 million of lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets on our consolidated balance sheet. Adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our results of operations or cash flows. See Notes 2 and 3 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our lease policies.

Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, an accounting standard update was issued requiring revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the expected consideration for these goods or services. This standard had an effective date of January 1, 2018, and we accounted for the new guidance using the modified retrospective implementation method, whereby a cumulative effect adjustment was recorded to retained earnings as of the date of initial application. In preparing for adoption, we evaluated the terms, conditions and performance obligations under our existing contracts with customers. Furthermore, we implemented policies to comply with this new standard. See Note 2 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our revenue recognition policies.

Business Combinations
In December 2014, an accounting standard update was issued to provide new guidance on the definition of a business in relation to accounting for identifiable intangible assets in business combinations. This standard had an effective date of January 1, 2018, and had no effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Financial Assets and Liabilities
In January 2016, an accounting standard update was issued requiring changes in the accounting and disclosures for financial instruments. This standard was effective beginning with our 2018 reporting year and had no effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.



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RISK MANAGEMENT

The market risk inherent in our debt positions is the potential change arising from increases or decreases in interest rates as discussed below.

At March 31, 2019, we had an outstanding principal balance of $500 million on our 6% Senior Notes. A change in interest rates generally would affect the fair value of the 6% Senior Notes, but not our earnings or cash flows. At March 31, 2019, the fair value of our 6% Senior Notes was $517.7 million. We estimate a hypothetical 10% change in the yield-to-maturity applicable to the 6% Senior Notes at March 31, 2019, would result in a change of approximately $12 million in the fair value of the underlying 6% Senior Notes.

For the variable rate Credit Agreement, changes in interest rates would affect cash flows, but not the fair value. At March 31, 2019, borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement were $942.0 million. A hypothetical 10% change in interest rates applicable to the Credit Agreement would not materially affect our cash flows.

Our operations are subject to normal hazards of operations, including fire, explosion and weather-related perils. We maintain various insurance coverages, including business interruption insurance, subject to certain deductibles. We are not fully insured against certain risks because such risks are not fully insurable, coverage is unavailable, or premium costs, in our judgment, do not justify such expenditures.

We have a risk management oversight committee that is made up of members from our senior management.  This committee monitors our risk environment and provides direction for activities to mitigate, to an acceptable level, identified risks that may adversely affect the achievement of our goals.


Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. See “Risk Management” under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a discussion of market risk exposures that we have with respect to our long-term debt, which disclosure should be read in conjunction with the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

Since we do not own products shipped on our pipelines or terminalled at our terminal facilities, we do not have direct market risks associated with commodity prices.


Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Based upon the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2019, at a reasonable level of assurance.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we implemented a new lease accounting system and process in response to the adoption of ASC 842, effective January 1, 2019. Accordingly, we added additional controls over financial reporting to address the reporting requirements under ASC 842.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, we may become party to legal, regulatory or administrative proceedings or governmental investigations, including environmental and other matters. Damages or penalties may be sought from us in some matters and certain matters may require years to resolve.  While the outcome and impact of these proceedings and investigations on us cannot be predicted with certainty, based on advice of counsel, management believes that the resolution of these proceedings and investigations, through settlement or adverse judgment, will not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental Matters

We are reporting the following proceedings to comply with SEC regulations which require us to disclose proceedings arising under federal, state or local provisions regulating the discharge of materials into the environment or protecting the environment if we reasonably believe that such proceedings may result in monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more. Our respective subsidiaries have or will develop corrective action plans regarding the subject of these proceedings that will be implemented in consultation with the respective federal and state agencies. It is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, although none are currently expected to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Written Safety Compliance Program
Holly Energy Partners - Operating, L.P. (“HEP Operating”) received a Notice of Probable Violation (NOPV) dated June 20, 2018 from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”).  The NOPV follows a routine inspection of HEP's facilities and records and is not in response to an incident.  In the NOPV, PHMSA alleges certain regulatory violations involving HEP Operating’s written safety compliance program for its pipelines, terminals and tanks.  PHMSA has proposed a civil penalty and a compliance order that would require HEP Operating to take certain remedial actions.  HEP Operating is currently working with PHMSA to resolve this matter.

Other

We are a party to various other legal and regulatory proceedings, which we believe, based on the advice of counsel, will not either individually or in the aggregate have a materially adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 1A.
Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors as previously disclosed in Part 1, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. In addition to the other information set forth in this quarterly report, you should consider carefully the factors discussed in our 2018 Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our 2018 Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.


Item 6.
Exhibits

The Exhibit Index on page 41 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q lists the exhibits that are filed or furnished, as applicable, as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
3.1
 
3.2
 
3.3
 
3.4
 
3.5
 
3.6
 
10.1*
 
31.1*
 
31.2*
 
32.1**
 
32.2**
 
101+
 
The following financial information from Holly Energy Partners, L.P.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Equity, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


*
Filed herewith.
 **
Furnished herewith.
 +
Filed electronically herewith.



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HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
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.
 
 
HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
By: HEP LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, L.P.
its General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
By: HOLLY LOGISTIC SERVICES, L.L.C.
its General Partner
 
 
 
Date: May 2, 2019
 
/s/    Richard L. Voliva III
 
 
Richard L. Voliva III
 
 
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
Date: May 2, 2019
 
/s/    Kenneth P. Norwood
 
 
Kenneth P. Norwood
 
 
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 


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